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US 2014/0349778 A1Published application
Interchangeable shaft system
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsScott A. Knutson, Gery M. Zimmerman, Joshua C. Stokes
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Abstract
A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve assembly, and a club head. The shaft sleeve assembly is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve assembly is removably coupled to the club head includes portions coupled by a flexible coupling.
Claims18
A golf club, comprising:
- a golf club head including a hosel and a club head fastener bore;
- an elongate shaft;
- a shaft sleeve assembly coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft, the shaft sleeve assembly including a sleeve body and a tension member coupled to the sleeve body by a flexible coupling;
- a wedge member interposed between a portion of the sleeve body and the proximal end of the hosel, wherein the wedge member defines a bore and a portion of the sleeve body and a portion of the tension member extend into the bore;
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- a fastener disposed in the club head fastener bore that releasably couples the tension member to the club head,
- wherein a longitudinal axis of a proximal portion of the hosel is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the club head fastener bore, and
- wherein the wedge member provides a wedge angle between the shaft sleeve and the hosel and wherein the sleeve body provides a shaft angle between the sleeve body and the shaft.
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A golf club, comprising:
- a golf club head including a hosel and a club head fastener bore;
- an elongate shaft;
- a shaft sleeve assembly coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft, the shaft sleeve assembly including a sleeve body and a tension member coupled to the sleeve body by a flexible coupling;
- a wedge member interposed between a portion of the sleeve body and the proximal end of the hosel, wherein the wedge member defines a bore and a portion of the sleeve body and a portion of the tension member extend into the bore;
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- a fastener disposed in the club head fastener bore that releasably couples the tension member to the club head,
- wherein a longitudinal axis of a proximal portion of the hosel is offset from a longitudinal axis of the club head fastener bore, and
- wherein the wedge member provides a wedge angle between the shaft sleeve and the hosel and wherein the sleeve body provides a shaft angle between the sleeve body and the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.