HOSEL-LESS WOOD TYPE GOLF CLUB
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1. A wood type golf club comprising:
- a. a club head having a frontal striking surface, toe and heel portions, a bottom surface and a top surface, said club head defining a shaft receiving opening on said top surface at said heel portion, said top surface having a continuous generally convex contour from said toe to said heel portions;
b. a sole plate secured to the bottom of said club head, said sole plate having a projection of a predetermined shape secured thereto and extending upwardly therefrom;
c. a shaft retainer received in said club head, said shaft retainer having a bottom inner surface of a predetermined shape residing around said projection, whereby rotation of said shaft retainer is precluded; and
d. a shaft received in said shaft retainer and secured therein.
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Abstract
A wood type golf club having a club head with a frontal striking surface, toe and heel portions, a bottom surface, and a top surface, the club head having a shaft receiving opening in the top surface at said heel portion and said top surface being a continuation of the general contour of the club head from the toe to the heel portions. The club head is provided on its bottom surface with a sole plate which is associated with a shaft retainer that is received in the shaft receiving opening in the club head. A shaft is received in the shaft retainer and secured therein.
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1. A wood type golf club comprising:
- a. a club head having a frontal striking surface, toe and heel portions, a bottom surface and a top surface, said club head defining a shaft receiving opening on said top surface at said heel portion, said top surface having a continuous generally convex contour from said toe to said heel portions;
b. a sole plate secured to the bottom of said club head, said sole plate having a projection of a predetermined shape secured thereto and extending upwardly therefrom;
c. a shaft retainer received in said club head, said shaft retainer having a bottom inner surface of a predetermined shape residing around said projection, whereby rotation of said shaft retainer is precluded; and
d. a shaft received in said shaft retainer and secured therein.
- a. a club head having a frontal striking surface, toe and heel portions, a bottom surface and a top surface, said club head defining a shaft receiving opening on said top surface at said heel portion, said top surface having a continuous generally convex contour from said toe to said heel portions;
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2. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 1 wherein said sole plate substantially covers the bottom of the club head.
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3. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 1 wherein said projection and said bottom inner surface of the shaft retainer residing therearound are rectangular in shape.
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4. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 1 wherein said projection and the bottom inner surface of the shaft retainer residing therearound are oval in shape.
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5. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 1 wherein said projection and the bottom inner surface of the shaft retainer residing therearound are triangular in shape.
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6. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 1 wherein the shaft is adhesively secured in said shaft retainer.
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7. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 6 wherein the adhesive is an epoxy.
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8. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 1 wherein said shaft retainer is provided with threads internally thereof and said shaft has complementary external threads adjacent the lower end thereof, whereby said shaft is threadedly secured within said shaft retainer.
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9. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 8 wherein the threads on said shaft are left hand threads.
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10. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 8 wherein the threads on said shaft are right hand threads.
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11. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 1 wherein said shaft is secured within said shaft retainer by a pin.
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12. A wood type golf club as defined in claim 1 comprising further a member received around said shaft and residing atop and being secured to said club head.
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