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US 8,262,499 B2Granted
Golf club with adjustable hosel angle
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorSteve Murphy
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Abstract
A golf club head with an adjustable hosel that sits within a cavity loaded with filler material. The cavity may generally extend from crown to sole or, in the alternative, extend only a partial amount of the distance from the crown to the sole.
Claims18
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a face, a crown, a sole, a toe, a heel, a cavity, a hosel, and a shaft, wherein the cavity comprises an outer shell and a filler material, wherein the cavity has a rounded bottom,
- wherein the filler material has a glass transition temperature, and wherein the hosel is adjustable within the cavity when the filler material reaches the glass transition temperature.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a face, a crown, a sole, a toe, a heel, a hosel disposed within a cavity, and a shaft, wherein the cavity comprises an outer shell with a rounded bottom and a filler material disposed within the outer shell selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyurea, or a combination thereof,
- wherein the filler material has a glass transition temperature of about 130° F. or higher, and wherein the hosel is adjustable within the cavity when the filler material reaches the glass transition temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.