# US 2014/0194217 A1 · Golf club stand arrangement

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- Number: US 2014/0194217 A1
- Document ID: US20140194217A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/155,350
- Filed: 2014-01-14
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2011-11-12
- Inventors: Richard L. KARCHER
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140194217A1

## CPC

- A63B 60/00: Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
- A63B 53/12: Metallic shafts
- A63B 55/10: Stands for golf clubs {, e.g.} for use on the course {; Golf club holders, racks or presses}
- A63B 2071/024: {with screws or pins in the earth}
- A63B 2210/58: slideably retracted in a housing when not in use
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

A stand arrangement for a golf club having a club head and club shaft may include a plunger rod movably secured within the club shaft and displaceable between a retracted position entirely within the club shaft and an extended position. In the extended position, at least a portion of the plunger rod extends from a channel in the club shaft to an exterior of the golf club. The stand arrangement may further include an actuation sleeve extending around a periphery of the club shaft and a connecting member extending through a wall of the club shaft and coupling the actuation sleeve with the plunger rod. The actuation sleeve may be selectively actuatable to secure the plunger rod in both the retracted position and the extended position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A stand arrangement for a golf club including a club shaft and a club head, the stand arrangement comprising:
a plunger rod movably secured within the club shaft and displaceable between a retracted position entirely within the club shaft and an extended position, wherein in the extended position, at least a portion of the plunger rod extends from a channel in the club shaft to an exterior of the golf club;
an actuation sleeve extending around a periphery of the club shaft; and
a connecting member extending through a wall of the club shaft and coupling the actuation sleeve with the plunger rod, the actuation sleeve being selectively actuatable to secure the plunger rod in both the retracted position and the extended position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The stand arrangement of claim 1, wherein, in the extended position, the plunger rod extends from the actuation sleeve and beyond a surface of the club head that is distalmost relative to the club shaft.

### Claim 3

A golf club, comprising:
a club head adapted to strike a golf ball;
a club shaft extending upwardly from the club head and having a gripping portion adapted to be gripped by the golfer, the club shaft being tubular, flared, and continuously hollow from the club head to and into the gripping portion of the club shaft;
a plunger rod movably secured within the club shaft and displaceable between a retracted position entirely within the club head and an extended position, wherein in the extended position, at least a portion of the plunger rod extends from a channel in the club shaft to an exterior of the golf club;
an actuation sleeve extending around a periphery of the club shaft; and
a connecting member extending through a wall of the club shaft and coupling the actuation sleeve with the plunger rod, the actuation sleeve being selectively actuatable to secure the plunger rod in both the retracted position and the extended position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The golf club of claim 3, wherein, in the extended position, the plunger rod extends from the actuation sleeve and beyond a surface of the club head that is distalmost relative to the club shaft.