Golf club adjustable hosel assembly
First Claim
1. An adjustable assembly comprising:
- a golf club shaft having a tip portion;
a golf club head including a body having a crown, a sole, a striking plate and a hosel portion, the hosel portion defining an upper hosel opening;
a hosel insert secured to the hosel portion, the hosel insert including a plurality of inwardly projecting teeth, each tooth including a leading surface and a trailing surface;
a shaft adapter extending about a first longitudinal axis, the shaft adapter defining a shaft opening for engaging the tip portion of the shaft;
the shaft adapter including at least one outwardly extending flexible or biased element having a distal end, the element being aligned with the teeth of the hosel insert, the leading surfaces of the teeth of the hosel insert being shaped to enable rotational movement of the shaft adapter about the first longitudinal axis with respect to the hosel insert in a first rotational direction, the trailing surfaces are shaped to selectively engage the distal end of the element to inhibit rotational movement of the shaft adapter with respect to the hosel insert in a second rotation direction, opposite the first rotational direction; and
a fastener releasably coupled to the club head and the shaft adapter, wherein the assembly is adjustable between a plurality of locked positions, each of the plurality of locked positions defining a separate loft position, lie position, face angle position, or any combination thereof of the club head with respect to the shaft, wherein the assembly is adjustable between the plurality of locked positions by loosening the fastener, rotating the shaft adapter in a first rotational direction without removing the plurality of teeth of the shaft adapter from the hosel insert, and tightening the fastener.
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Abstract
An adjustable assembly includes a shaft, a club head having a hosel portion, a hosel insert, a shaft adapter, and a fastener. The hosel insert is secured to the hosel portion and includes a plurality of inwardly projecting teeth. Each tooth includes leading and surfaces. The adapter extends about a first longitudinal axis and includes at least one outwardly extending flexible or biased element aligned with the teeth. The leading surfaces are shaped to enable rotational movement of the adapter about the axis with respect to the hosel insert in a first rotational direction. The trailing surfaces are shaped to selectively engage the element to inhibit rotational movement of the adapter in a second rotation direction, opposite the first rotational direction. The assembly is adjustable between several locked positions. Each of the locked positions defines a separate loft and/or lie position of the head with respect to the shaft.
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1. An adjustable assembly comprising:
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a golf club shaft having a tip portion; a golf club head including a body having a crown, a sole, a striking plate and a hosel portion, the hosel portion defining an upper hosel opening; a hosel insert secured to the hosel portion, the hosel insert including a plurality of inwardly projecting teeth, each tooth including a leading surface and a trailing surface; a shaft adapter extending about a first longitudinal axis, the shaft adapter defining a shaft opening for engaging the tip portion of the shaft;
the shaft adapter including at least one outwardly extending flexible or biased element having a distal end, the element being aligned with the teeth of the hosel insert, the leading surfaces of the teeth of the hosel insert being shaped to enable rotational movement of the shaft adapter about the first longitudinal axis with respect to the hosel insert in a first rotational direction, the trailing surfaces are shaped to selectively engage the distal end of the element to inhibit rotational movement of the shaft adapter with respect to the hosel insert in a second rotation direction, opposite the first rotational direction; anda fastener releasably coupled to the club head and the shaft adapter, wherein the assembly is adjustable between a plurality of locked positions, each of the plurality of locked positions defining a separate loft position, lie position, face angle position, or any combination thereof of the club head with respect to the shaft, wherein the assembly is adjustable between the plurality of locked positions by loosening the fastener, rotating the shaft adapter in a first rotational direction without removing the plurality of teeth of the shaft adapter from the hosel insert, and tightening the fastener. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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