Golf club with interchangeable head-shaft connection
First Claim
1. A wood-type golf club comprising:
- a club head including a striking face, a crown portion, a sole portion, a heel end, a toe end, and an internal hosel having a first opening in the crown portion;
a sleeve mounted in the internal hosel of the club head, the sleeve including an upper portion projecting from the first opening in the crown portion of the club head, the upper portion including a first connection section and a top section, the top section having a plurality of fingers and plurality of slits formed therein, each slit extending from an upper end of the sleeve toward the first connection section, the sleeve further including a rib extending diametrically across the interior of the sleeve;
a shaft having a tip end removably mounted in the sleeve of the club head, the tip end having a notch formed therein, the notch engaging the rib of the sleeve to prevent rotation of the shaft with respect to the sleeve; and
a mechanical fastener placed over the tip end of the shaft and in sliding relationship with the shaft, the mechanical fastener including a second connection section for engagement with the first connection section of the sleeve, the mechanical fastener constricting the plurality of fingers of the sleeve to removably secure the shaft to the club head.
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Abstract
A golf club including a club head and an interchangeable shaft is disclosed herein. A sleeve is mounted in an internal hosel of the club head. The sleeve includes a top section, which has a plurality of fingers and slits. The sleeve further includes a rib that extends diametrically across the interior of the sleeve. The shaft is inserted in the sleeve, and a mechanical fastener, which is placed over a tip end of the shaft and coupled to the sleeve, constricts the fingers of the sleeve about the shaft to removably secure the shaft to the club head. The tip end of the shaft has a notch formed therein. The notch in the shaft engages the rib of the sleeve to prevent the shaft from rotating with respect to the sleeve.
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Citations
26 Claims
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1. A wood-type golf club comprising:
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a club head including a striking face, a crown portion, a sole portion, a heel end, a toe end, and an internal hosel having a first opening in the crown portion; a sleeve mounted in the internal hosel of the club head, the sleeve including an upper portion projecting from the first opening in the crown portion of the club head, the upper portion including a first connection section and a top section, the top section having a plurality of fingers and plurality of slits formed therein, each slit extending from an upper end of the sleeve toward the first connection section, the sleeve further including a rib extending diametrically across the interior of the sleeve; a shaft having a tip end removably mounted in the sleeve of the club head, the tip end having a notch formed therein, the notch engaging the rib of the sleeve to prevent rotation of the shaft with respect to the sleeve; and a mechanical fastener placed over the tip end of the shaft and in sliding relationship with the shaft, the mechanical fastener including a second connection section for engagement with the first connection section of the sleeve, the mechanical fastener constricting the plurality of fingers of the sleeve to removably secure the shaft to the club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wood-type golf club comprising:
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a club head including a striking face, a crown portion, a sole portion, a heel end, a toe end, and an internal hosel having an opening in the crown portion; a sleeve including a lower portion mounted in and extending along a majority of a length of the internal hosel of the club head, the sleeve including an upper portion projecting from the opening in the crown portion of the club head, the upper portion including a first connection section and a top section, the top section having a plurality of fingers and plurality of slits formed therein, each slit extending from an upper end of the sleeve toward the first connection section, the sleeve further including a rib extending diametrically across the interior of the sleeve; a shaft having a tip end removably mounted in the sleeve of the club head, the tip end having a notch formed therein, the notch engaging the rib of the sleeve to prevent rotation of the shaft with respect to the sleeve; and a mechanical fastener placed over the tip end of the shaft and in sliding relationship with the shaft, the mechanical fastener including a second connection section for engagement with the first connection section of the sleeve, the mechanical fastener constricting the plurality of fingers of the sleeve to removably secure the shaft to the club head. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of removably attaching a shaft to a golf club, the method comprising:
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providing a wood-type golf club head including a striking face, a crown portion, a sole portion, a heel end, a toe end, and an internal hosel having an opening in the crown portion; mounting a sleeve in the internal hosel of the club head, the sleeve including an upper portion projecting from the opening in the crown portion of the club head, the upper portion including a first connection section and a top section, the top section having a plurality of fingers and a plurality of slits formed therein, each slit extending from an upper end of the sleeve toward the first connection section, the sleeve further including a rib extending diametrically across the interior of the sleeve; providing a shaft, the shaft having a tip end with a notch formed therein; placing a mechanical fastener over the tip end of the shaft, the mechanical fastener being slidable along the shaft, the mechanical fastener including a second connection section; inserting the tip end of the shaft into the sleeve, the notch at the tip end of the shaft engaging the rib in the sleeve to prevent rotation of the shaft with respect with to the sleeve; and engaging the second connection section of the mechanical fastener with the first connection section of the sleeve, the mechanical fastener constricting the plurality of fingers of the sleeve to removably secure the shaft to the club head. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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