Sporting Article With Adjustable Weight Configuration
AssigneePower Golf Corporation
InventorEttore Casati, JR.
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Abstract
A sporting article having moveable weight members of various weight values that may be positioned along a guide in various configurations, for example, transversally, longitudinally and/or diagonally, at various positions and angles on the sporting article so that the user may properly adjust the weight distribution of the sporting article to perform a desired shot or improve maneuverability.
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A sporting article comprising:
- at least one body portion providing a guide, said at least one body portion defining a generally longitudinal length, a generally transversal length and a generally diagonal length thereof;
- and said guide comprising at least two guide sections;
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- at least one moveable weight member for being moveably engaged to said guide;
- wherein each of said guide sections provides for selectively moving said moveable weight member along at least one of said generally longitudinal, generally transversal and generally diagonal lengths of said at least one body portion.
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A sporting article comprising:
- a guide channel formed within at least one body portion of said sporting article;
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- at least one moveable weight member for being moveably engaged within said guide channel, said moveable weight member comprising:
- an external element for being positioned externally relative to said guide channel;
- an internal element for being positioned within said guide channel;
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- an intermediate element for mounting said external and internal elements thereon near opposite ends thereof;
- wherein when mounting said moveable weight member to said guide channel, selective actuation of said intermediate element provides for moving said external and internal elements closer to one another along said intermediate element causing said external and internal elements to respectively frictionally abut an external surface said body portion and an internal surface of said guide channel thereby locking said moveable weight member at a given position along said guide channel.
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A sporting article comprising:
- a guide provided on at least one body portion of said sporting article;
- positioning indicators being provided on said at least one body portion along said guide;
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- at least one moveable weight member for being moveably mounted to said guide;
- wherein said moveable weight member is configured to be lockingly positioned at a desired position indicated by a given said positioning indicators along said guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.