Hosel coupling assembly and method of using same
AssigneeZevo Golf Co., Inc.
InventorsDonald C. Wood, David W. Means
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Abstract
The golf club construction includes a club head, an interchangeable shaft, and a hosel having a hosel bore extending between an open distal end and a closed end, and an alignment arrangement including an element thereof disposed at the closed end. A sleeve secured on the shaft end forms another alignment arrangement element and is adapted to be received within the bore to engage the alignment element therein. A capture mechanism disposed on the shaft engages the hosel at about the open end portion to fix releaseably the shaft relative to the club head.
Claims12
A golf club construction, comprising:
- a golf club head;
- a shaft having a bottom end portion connected releasably to the club head;
- a hosel on said club head having a hosel bore extending from an open end portion to a closed end portion;
- alignment and splicing means having a member disposed at said closed end portion of said hosel for helping to locate and splice the shaft relative to the club head;
- said alignment and splicing means comprising an alignment and splicing member further including a sleeve secured on the shaft bottom end portion and adapted for insertion into said hosel bore to engage matingly said member of said alignment means;
- and
- a releasable capture mechanism disposed on the shaft for engaging said hosel proximate said open end portion to retain releasably said sleeve within said hosel bore to fix the shaft releaseably relative to the club head.
A method of assembling a golf club, comprising:
- using said hosel having a hosel bore, using alignment and splicing means within the bore, using a sleeve secured to said shaft, and using a capture mechanism disposed about the shaft;
- inserting said sleeve within said bore;
- engaging said alignment and splicing means with said sleeve to position said shaft relative to said club head when said sleeve is received in said bore;
- and
- engaging an open end of said hosel with said capture mechanism to retain releasably said sleeve within said bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.