Adjustable golf club
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1. A golf club head and hosel assembly having adjustable loft angles which comprises:
- a club head, a ring member, a hosel, and a nut for attaching said hosel and said ring member to said club head;
said club head having a heel portion from which a threaded cylindrical post extends and having a plurality of teeth formed in said heel portion at a base of said post,said hosel having a gear housing formed at one end thereof, said gear housing being sufficiently deep to receive and enclose said ring member in said housing when said housing and said ring member are assembled with said club head, and a plurality of teeth at a base of said gear housing for engaging said ring member,said ring member having first and second ends having first and second axially extending surfaces and having first and second sets of teeth formed, respectively said first and second ends of said surfaces for engaging, respectively, said teeth in said heel portion and said teeth in said gear housing,said ring member being assembled with said club head and said hosel such that said first and second sets of teeth in said ring member engage, respectively, said teeth in said heel portion of said club head and said teeth in said gear housing and said ring member is protectively enclosed and concealed from view within said gear housing, andsaid nut member being threadedly tightened on said post to thereby hold said assembly together.
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Abstract
A club head and hosel assembly providing adjustable loft angles wherein the adjustment ring is located within a housing in the hosel and a one-way ratchet engagement is used to adjust the loft angle by alternately rotating the club head in one direction and then the other with respect to the hosel.
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19 Claims
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1. A golf club head and hosel assembly having adjustable loft angles which comprises:
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a club head, a ring member, a hosel, and a nut for attaching said hosel and said ring member to said club head; said club head having a heel portion from which a threaded cylindrical post extends and having a plurality of teeth formed in said heel portion at a base of said post, said hosel having a gear housing formed at one end thereof, said gear housing being sufficiently deep to receive and enclose said ring member in said housing when said housing and said ring member are assembled with said club head, and a plurality of teeth at a base of said gear housing for engaging said ring member, said ring member having first and second ends having first and second axially extending surfaces and having first and second sets of teeth formed, respectively said first and second ends of said surfaces for engaging, respectively, said teeth in said heel portion and said teeth in said gear housing, said ring member being assembled with said club head and said hosel such that said first and second sets of teeth in said ring member engage, respectively, said teeth in said heel portion of said club head and said teeth in said gear housing and said ring member is protectively enclosed and concealed from view within said gear housing, and said nut member being threadedly tightened on said post to thereby hold said assembly together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An improved golf club with adjustable loft angles comprising a golf club shaft and a golf club head and hosel assembly, said golf club head and hosel assembly including a club head, a ring member, a hosel, and a nut for attaching said hosel and said ring member to said club head;
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said club head having a heel portion from which a threaded cylindrical post extends and having a plurality of teeth formed in said heel portion at a base of said post, said hosel having a gear housing formed at one end thereof, and gear housing being sufficiently deep to receive and enclose said ring member in said housing when said housing and said ring member are assembled with said club head, and a plurality of teeth at a base of said housing for engaging said ring member, said ring member having first and second end and having first and second axially extending surfaces and having first and second sets of teeth formed respectively, in said first and second ends of said surfaces for engaging, respectively, said teeth in said heel portion and said teeth in said gear housing, said ring member being assembled with said club head and said hosel such that said first and second sets of teeth in said ring member engage, respectively, said teeth in said heel portion of said club head and said teeth in said gear housing and said ring member is protectively enclosed and concealed from view within said gear housing, and said nut member being threadedly tightened on said post to thereby hold said assembly together. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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