US 2016/0096090 A1Published application

Club length adjustment device

AssigneeAcushnet Company

InventorScott A. Knutson

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Abstract

A golf club length adjustment device for use in a golf club, including a first member affixed to a main shaft, a second member slideably coupled to the first member, the second member adapted to couple to a golf club grip, wherein the first member is configured to slide relative to the second member to change the length of the golf club; a locking system having a locked position and an unlocked position; wherein the locking system includes at least one locking member and a plurality of detents, wherein the locking member is configured to selectively engage at least one of the plurality of detents; wherein the first member is formed of a first material having a first density; wherein the locking member is formed of a second material having a second density; wherein the second density is greater than the first density.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A golf club length adjustment device for use in a golf club, comprising:

a first member affixed to a main shaft, said main shaft configured to couple to a golf club head;
a second member slideably coupled to said first member, said second member adapted to couple to a golf club grip, said golf club grip including an internal cavity configured to receive a golf club shaft;
wherein said first member is configured to slide relative to said second member to change the length of said golf club;
wherein said first member and said second member are configured to limit rotation of said first member relative to said second member;
a locking system configured to selectively limit said first member from sliding relative to said second member;
wherein said locking system comprises a locked position and an unlocked position;
wherein said locking system is configured to selectively lock said first member relative to said second member at each of a plurality of discrete golf club lengths;
wherein said locking system comprises at least one locking member and a plurality of detents, wherein said locking member is configured to selectively engage at least one of said plurality of detents;
wherein said first member is formed of a first material having a first density;
wherein said locking member is formed of a second material having a second density;
wherein said locking system is hidden from view inside said golf club.

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A golf club length adjustment device for use in a golf club, comprising:

a first member affixed to a main shaft, said main shaft configured to couple to a golf club head;
a second member slideably coupled to said first member, said second member adapted to couple to a golf club grip, said golf club grip including an internal cavity configured to receive a golf club shaft;
wherein said first member is configured to slide relative to said second member to change the length of said golf club;
wherein said first member and said second member are configured to limit rotation of said first member relative to said second member;
a locking system configured to selectively limit said first member from sliding relative to said second member;
wherein said locking system comprises a locked position and an unlocked position;
wherein said locking system is configured to selectively lock said first member relative to said second member at each of a plurality of discrete golf club lengths;
wherein said locking system comprises at least one locking member and a plurality of detents, wherein said locking member is configured to selectively engage at least one of said plurality of detents;
wherein said first member is formed of a first material having a first density;
wherein said locking member is formed of a second material having a second density;
wherein said second density is greater than said first density.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/970,423Filed 15 Dec 2015
Priority: 1 Nov 2013
Published: 7 Apr 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A63B 53/14
Golf clubs: handles
A63B 53/10
Golf clubs: non-metallic shafts
A63B 60/22
Handles: adjustable handles
A63B 60/42
Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like: devices for measuring, verifying, correcting or customising the inherent…

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