Replaceable hosel assembly for golf club

• US 7,201,668 B1
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Issued: 04/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Francisco Pamias
• Original Assignee: Francisco Pamias
• Inventors: Pamias, Francisco
• Primary Examiner(s): BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER
• Application Number:
  US11/230,225
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 473340-341, 473/309, 473/313, 473/288, 473/307
• US Class Current: 473/288
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/007 Putters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/02 Joint structures between the head and the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/025 lie angle only, i.e. relative angular adjustment between the shaft and the club head about an axis parallel to the intended line of play when the club is in its normal address position
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

Abstract

A replaceable hosel assembly for a golf club that enables a golfer to adjust an inclined angle of a putter shaft to a putter head, so as to satisfy a user'"'"'s preference. A replaceable hosel assembly has an upper end adapted to fit the club shaft and the lower end fitted to the putter head. A plurality of removable hosel assemblies having pre-selected angles between the ends of the component, determines the golfer'"'"'s preferred angle of inclination or lie angle.

Claims

1. A replaceable hosel assembly for a golf putter, comprising:

A) an elongated club shaft having first and second ends;

B) a plurality of replaceable hosels each comprising first and second elongated engagement elements and each having a different predetermined angle between their respective first and second elongated engagement elements, each of said different predetermined angle establishing a 1 degree lie angle change between them and within a lie angle range of 60 degree to 80 degree, furthermore each plurality of replaceable hosels having a proximal end and a distal end and each proximal end and a distal end has a longitudinal axis, said first elongated engagement element being substantially hollow to removably receive said first end, and said second elongated engagement element being solid, said second elongated engagement element comprising a protrusion located at a first predetermined distance from said distal end and adjacent to said first elongated engagement element; and

C) a putter head comprising a face and a base plate, said face being substantially perpendicularly disposed with respect to said base plate, said face designed to strike a golf ball when putting, angularly extending from said face are first and second sidewalls, said putter head further comprises a V-shaped top wall that connects said face to said first and second sidewalls, said V-shaped top wall having a merging point that comprises an aperture, said aperture having a channel extending towards said base plate a second predetermined distance and not reaching said base plate, said aperture removably receives said second elongated engagement element and said channel receives said protrusion.

2. The replaceable hosel assembly for a golf putter set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said V-shaped top wall is substantially planer.

3. The replaceable hosel assembly for a golf putter set forth in claim 2, further characterized in that said face and said first and second sidewalls are a same height.

4. The replaceable hosel assembly for a golf putter set forth in claim 3, further characterized in that said V-shaped top wall and said base plate are substantially parallel with respect to each other.