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US 2003/0069080 A1Published application
Metal wood golf club head with selectable loft and lie angulation
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorTerrill R. McCabe
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Abstract
A golf club is provided which includes a metal wood club head with a hosel receiving tube that extends from the neck to the sole, and a hosel configured and dimensioned to be received in the hosel receiving tube. The club shaft is received in a bore in the hosel, which may be oriented to produce a desired lie angle and loft. The hosel has an oblong and tapered geometry and is insertable into the tube bore from the sole. The hosel may positively engage the club head, and a ferrule also may be included.
Claims26
A golf club comprising:
- a metal wood club head comprising a body having a face, a neck, a crown, and a sole;
- a hosel receiving tube having a first portion at the sole and a second portion proximate the neck;
- a hosel configured and dimensioned to be received in the hosel receiving tube;
- an elongate shaft configured and dimensioned to be received in the hosel,
- wherein the hosel has a substantially oblong and tapered geometry and is insertable into the hosel receiving tube from the sole.
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A golf club comprising:
- a metal wood club head comprising a body having a face, a neck, a crown, and a sole;
- a hosel receiving tube having a first portion at the sole and a second portion at the neck;
- a hosel configured and dimensioned to be received in the hosel receiving tube;
- an elongate shaft configured and dimensioned to be received in the hosel;
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- a ferrule comprising a rounded lower, outer edge, the ferrule being configured and dimensioned to abut the shaft and the neck,
- wherein the hosel has an oblong and tapered geometry and is insertable into the hosel receiving tube from the sole, and the outer edge of the ferrule mates with a rounded shoulder proximate a top edge of the neck.
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A golf club comprising:
- a club head comprising a body having a face, a neck, a crown, and a sole;
- a hosel receiving tube having a first portion at the sole and a second portion at the neck;
- a hosel configured and dimensioned to be received in the hosel receiving tube, the hosel having a substantially oblong and tapered geometry, an upper face defining a first area and a lower face defining a second area;
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- an elongate shaft configured and dimensioned to be received in the hosel,
- wherein the hosel is insertable into the hosel receiving tube from the sole, the lower face of the hosel rests flush with the sole when the hosel is inserted into the tube bore, the second area is greater than the first area, and the club head is a driver or a wood.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.