Orientation Marker for Golf Club Having Releasable and Interchangeable Head and Shaft Connections
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJames S. Thomas, Robert Lukasiewicz, JR.
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Abstract
A golf club may have an orientation marker located on the golf club that indicates at least a relative orientation between the golf club head and shaft. The orientation marker may be located, for example, on the golf club head or shaft. A key member provides additional information with respect to the relative orientation between the golf club head and the shaft. The key member may be located, for example, on the golf club head, shaft, or grip portion, or on a head cover for the golf club head.
Claims26
A golf club head comprising:
- an orientation marker located on the golf club head that indicates at least a relative orientation between the golf club head and a shaft;
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- a key member that provides additional information with respect to the relative orientation between the golf club head and the shaft.
A golf club shaft comprising:
- an orientation marker located on the golf club shaft that indicates at least a relative orientation between a golf club head and the shaft;
- and
- a key member that provides additional information with respect to the relative orientation between the golf club head and the shaft.
A golf club head cover comprising a key member that provides information with respect to a relative orientation between a golf club head and a shaft.
A golf club, comprising:
- a shaft including a shaft axial direction change region;
- a shaft engaging member having a rotation-inhibiting structure;
- a club head engaging member releasably engaged with the shaft engaging member, wherein the club head engaging member includes a retaining structure engaged with the rotation-inhibiting structure to prevent rotation of the club head engaging member with respect to the shaft engaging member;
- a golf club head engaged with the club head engaging member;
- a securing system for releasably securing the club head engaging member with respect to the shaft engaging member;
- an orientation marker located on the golf club that indicates at least a relative orientation between the golf club head and the shaft;
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- a key member that provides additional information with respect to the relative orientation between the golf club head and the shaft.
A kit comprising:
- (i) a golf club having a shaft including a shaft axial direction change region;
- a shaft engaging member having a rotation-inhibiting structure;
- a club head engaging member releasably engaged with the shaft engaging member, wherein the club head engaging member includes a retaining structure engaged with the rotation-inhibiting structure to prevent rotation of the club head engaging member with respect to the shaft engaging member;
- a golf club head engaged with the club head engaging member;
- a securing system for releasably securing the club head engaging member with respect to the shaft engaging member;
- an orientation marker located on the golf club that indicates at least a relative orientation between the golf club head and the shaft;
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- (ii) a golf club head cover comprising a key member that provides information with respect to a relative orientation between the golf club head and the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.