US 5,976,028 AGranted

Golf club spine finder and method

OwnerCarl Ciccarello, Iain Mossman +1inventors

InventorsCarl Ciccarello, Iain Mossman, Robert Callis

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Abstract

A golf club spine finder comprising a shaft holding member which comprises a bottom wall and a vertical member. The vertical member comprises a plurality of extended members, each extended member further comprising extended member apertures. A gripping member functions to secure the shaft holding member in a substantially upright position. A golf club shaft is then removably inserted through the extended member apertures of the shaft holding member, the golf club shaft comprising a traditional grip end and club head end. An indicator handle comprises at least one aperture further comprising roller bearings therein and a display. The golf club shaft is removably inserted through the indicator handle substantially near the club head end of the golf club shaft. The indicator handle functions to measure the flexure of the golf club shaft at differing angles when depressed downwardly as the golf club shaft is rotated.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A golf club spine finder (10) comprising:

A) shaft holding means (12) which comprises a bottom wall (12A) and a vertical member (12B), the vertical member (12B) comprising a plurality of extended members (12BA), each extended member (12BA) further comprising extended member apertures (12BB);
B) a gripping means (14) which functions to secure the shaft holding means (12) in a substantially upright position;
C) a golf club shaft (16) removably inserted through the extended member apertures (12BB) of the shaft holding means (12);
the golf club shaft (16) comprising a grip end (16A) and club head end (16B);
D) an indicator handle (18) which comprises at least one indicator handle aperture (18A) and an indicator handle display means (18B), the indicator handle aperture (18A) further comprising roller bearings (18AA), the golf club shaft (16) removably inserted through the indicator handle (18) substantially near the club head end (16B) of the golf club shaft (16), the indicator handle (18) functioning to measure a flexure of the golf club shaft (16) at differing angles when depressed downwardly as the golf club shaft (16) is rotated.

2 more elements

A method of locating a spine of a golf club shaft wherein a user performs the steps of:

A) securing a shaft holding means (12) to a gripping means (14), the shaft holding means (12) comprises a bottom wall (12A) and a vertical member (12B), the vertical member (12B) comprising a plurality of extended members (12BA), each extended member (12BA) further comprising extended member apertures (12BB);
the gripping means (14) functioning to secure the shaft holding means (12) in a substantially upright position;
B) removably inserting a golf club shaft (16) through the extended member apertures (12BB) of the shaft holding means (12), the golf club shaft (16) comprising a grip end (16A) and club head end (16B);
C) downwardly depressing an indicator handle (18), the indicator handle (18) comprising at least one indicator handle aperture (18A) and an indicator handle display means (18B), the indicator handle aperture (18A) further comprising roller bearings (18AA), the golf club shaft (16) removably inserted through the indicator handle (18) substantially near the club head end (16B) of the golf club shaft (16), downward depression of the indicator handle (18) functioning to measure a flexure of the golf club shaft (16) at differing angles when depressed downwardly as the golf club shaft (16) is rotated.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/103,146Filed 22 Jun 1998
Granted: 2 Nov 1999
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G01N 3/20
Investigating strength properties of solid materials by application of mechanical stress: by applying steady bending forces
A63B 60/42
Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like: devices for measuring, verifying, correcting or customising the inherent…
G01N 33/008
Testing material properties on manufactured objects: sport articles, e.g. balls, skis or rackets
G01N
Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties