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Golf club assembly system and method

  • US 4,597,577 A
  • Filed: 12/11/1984
  • Issued: 07/01/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A golf club assembly including a shaft having a free end, and a club head having a hosel having a hollow bore, said assembly comprising:

  • primary mounting means for affixing said club head to said shaft, and secondary mounting means for effecting initial assembly of said club head and shaft, said secondary mounting means including projecting pin means on said hosel extending inwardly of the hosel bore and slot means on said shaft free end for receiving said projecting pin means therein;

    said slot means including a generally axially extending portion opening to the end of the shaft and a circumferentially extending portion terminating in an end wall providing circumferential stop means defining a maximum relative rotational movement in one direction between said shaft and said head;

    said pin means and said slot means being respectively located for causing alignment of said shaft with said club head when said pin means is fully advanced with respect to said slot means in both the axial and circumferential directions; and

    said circumferential stop means substantially preventing rotation of said club head in response to forces normally encountered thereby when engaging a ball, and thereby serving to maintain said primary mounting means in operable condition and said primary mounting means preventing relative rotation and axial movement of said club head and said shaft as required to unseat said pin means from said slot means after assembly.

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