Golf club with universal hosel and/or spacer
AssigneeCobra Golf Incorporated
InventorsPeter L. Soracco, Ryan L. Roach
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Abstract
A golf club can include a universal hosel and/or hosel spacer that allows the golf club to be used with a variety of different sized club head shafts. The universal hosel can include multiple steps or ledges, and various inner diameters to accommodate different sized shafts. The spacer can be a self-expanding spacer, and can be pre-coated with epoxy. The spacer can fill in gaps within a hosel, so as to accommodate different sized shafts.
Claims18
A golf head comprising:
- a ball striking face;
- a sole;
- a crown;
- a hosel comprising a hosel body and a hosel opening in the hosel body;
- a club head shaft having a distal end, the distal end of the club head shaft located within the hosel opening;
- and
- a hosel spacer surrounding the distal end of the club head shaft within the hosel opening, wherein the hosel spacer comprises an expandable structure.
2-4. (canceled)
The golf club head of claim 4, wherein the hosel spacer comprises a plurality of mesh elements.
The golf club head of claim 4, wherein the hosel spacer comprises a metallic material.
(canceled)
A golf club comprising:
- a ball striking face;
- a sole;
- a crown;
- a hosel comprising a hosel body and a hosel opening in the hosel body;
- a club head shaft having a distal end, the distal end of the club head shaft located within the hosel opening;
- and
- a hosel spacer surrounding the distal end of the club head shaft within the hosel opening, the hosel spacer comprising a deformable structure within the hosel opening.
19-21. (canceled)
A golf club comprising:
- a ball striking face;
- a sole;
- a crown;
- a hosel comprising a hosel body and a hosel opening in the hosel body;
- a club head shaft having a distal end, the distal end of the club head shaft located within the hosel opening;
- and
- an expandable hosel spacer surrounding the distal end of the club head shaft within the hosel opening, the hosel spacer comprising a self-expanding structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.