Releasable and interchangeable connections for golf club heads and shafts
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63B-053/02
출원번호
US-0631036
(2012-09-28)
등록번호
US-8597135
(2013-12-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Sander, Raymond J.
Thomas, James S.
Contini, Vincent
Harris, Scott Allen
Rubal, Matthew Paul
Prescott, James Alan
Trees, Gregory A.
출원인 / 주소
Nike, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
인용정보
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초록▼
Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a shaft retainer, a
Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a shaft retainer, and a club head having an interior chamber. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts. Furthermore, the shaft may be bent or otherwise extend at an angle from the shaft adapter so as to allow adjustment of the shaft position with respect to the club head.
대표청구항▼
1. A golf club, comprising: a golf club head having an interior chamber configured to receive an insertable shaft adapter, the interior chamber that includes a rotation inhibiting structure;a shaft adapter comprising an axial direction change region, the shaft adapter further having an upper end and
1. A golf club, comprising: a golf club head having an interior chamber configured to receive an insertable shaft adapter, the interior chamber that includes a rotation inhibiting structure;a shaft adapter comprising an axial direction change region, the shaft adapter further having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the upper end is configured to engage a golf club shaft, wherein the lower end comprises a rotation inhibiting structure configured to engage or mate with at least a portion of the outer perimeter of the rotation inhibiting structure of the golf club head to prevent rotation of the shaft adapter in relation to the club head, wherein the shaft adapter is able to be fit within the interior chamber of the golf club head at a plurality of different configurations, wherein a first configuration of the shaft adapter with respect to the golf club head provides different club characteristics than a second configuration of the shaft adapter with respect to the golf club head;a shaft retainer having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, wherein the inner perimeter is configured to slide axially over the upper end of the shaft adapter; anda spacer element surrounding a portion of the shaft retainer and extending in an axial direction, wherein the spacer element is located between the shaft retainer and an exterior portion of the golf club head. 2. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the club head further includes a receiving mechanism proximate to an exterior portion of the golf club head configured to releasably receive and secure the shaft retainer. 3. The golf club of claim 2, wherein the outer perimeter of the shaft adapter is configured to secure the receiving mechanism of the club head in a releasable manner. 4. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the shaft adapter includes one or more radially extending securing surfaces located between the upper end and the lower end of the shaft adapter. 5. The golf club of claim 4, wherein the shaft retainer includes one or more radially extending securing surfaces that engage, directly or indirectly, the one or more radially extending securing surfaces provided on the shaft adapter. 6. The golf club of claim 5, further including an intermediate element located between the one or more securing surfaces of the shaft retainer and the one or more securing surfaces of the shaft adapter. 7. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the interior chamber of the golf club head further includes a grommet retaining portion located deeper in the interior chamber than the rotation inhibiting structure of the golf club head, and wherein golf club further includes a grommet received in the grommet retaining portion. 8. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the spacer element at least partially prevents water or debris from entering the shaft adapter. 9. The golf club of claim 1, further including an annular ring engaged with the shaft adapter at a location outside of an end of the shaft retainer. 10. The golf club of claim 9, further comprising a cover element extending over the annular ring. 11. The golf club of claim 1, further comprising a cover element engaged with the shaft at a location outside and above the shaft retainer. 12. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the shaft retainer has an interior chamber for receiving a golf club shaft, wherein the shaft retainer has an external cylindrical structure surrounding the interior chamber, wherein the interior chamber has an axial direction that differs from an axial direction of the external cylindrical structure. 13. A kit comprising: The golf club of claim 1; andinstructions for instructing a person to perform a method of: inserting the shaft adapter within the interior chamber of the golf club head and;releasably securing the shaft retainer to the club head to releasably secure the shaft adapter to the club head. 14. The kit of claim 13, wherein the instructions further include information relating to at least one of a face angle, a lie angle, and a loft angle of the club head in relation to the different configurations of the shaft adapter in the interior chamber of the club head. 15. A kit comprising: the golf club of claim 1; andprinted information relating to at least one of a face angle, a lie angle, and a loft angle of the club head in relation to the different configurations of the shaft adapter in the interior chamber of the club head. 16. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the different configurations of the shaft adapter in the interior chamber of the club head relates the different club characteristics of the club head that include at least one of a face angle, a lie angle, and a loft angle of the club head. 17. The golf club of claim 1, wherein the different configurations of the shaft adapter in the interior chamber of the club head relates the different club characteristics of the club head that include at least one of a face angle and a loft angle of the club head.
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