Golf club fixture
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorEddie G. Perez
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Abstract
A club fixture device for facilitating customization of a golf club head is disclosed. The club fixture device includes a housing, an insert, and a locking mechanism. The housing preferably contains two parts connected by a hinge. The insert is selected based upon the golf club to be customized. The insert is preferably divided into two parts to surround the golf club head. Each insert part is removably coupled to one of the housing parts. A golf club head is placed within the cavity, the housing is closed, and the locking mechanism retains the device in a closed position.
Claims32
A device for retaining a golf club head, comprising:
- a housing including a lower housing part and an upper housing part;
- an insert removably coupled to said housing, said insert containing a cavity configured to at least partially contact the golf club head therein, said insert including a lower insert part coupled to said lower housing part and an upper insert part coupled to said upper housing part, wherein at least one of said lower insert part and said upper insert part defines a hole configured to allow a shaft coupled to the golf club head to pass therethrough;
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- a locking mechanism coupled to said housing.
A device for retaining a golf club head, comprising:
- a housing;
- an insert removably coupled to said housing, said insert configured to at least partially contact the golf club head;
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- a locking mechanism coupled to said housing, wherein said locking mechanism includes a cross bar and a locking bar.
A device for customizing each of a group of distinct golf clubs, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of inserts, each of said inserts being tailored to a specific golf club of the group of distinct golf clubs;
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- a locking mechanism including a cross bar and a locking bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.