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US 8,616,996 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.
Claims24
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a face, a sole, a toe, a heel, a cavity, and a hosel, wherein the cavity comprises an outer shell having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion comprises a downwardly concave profile,
- wherein a filler material is disposed within the outer shell, and wherein the filler material is malleable above a predetermined temperature.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a face, a sole, a toe, a heel, a crown, a cavity, and a hosel, wherein the cavity comprises an outer shell and filler material disposed therein, wherein the outer shell comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion comprises a downwardly concave profile, wherein the filler material is viscous above a predetermined temperature, and wherein the hosel comprises a plurality of indentations that are able to be filled with the filler material,
- wherein the hosel is disposed within the filler material, and wherein the hosel is adjustable when the filler material exceeds the predetermined temperature.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a face, a sole, a toe, a heel, a cavity, and a hosel, wherein the cavity comprises an outer shell having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion comprises a downwardly concave profile,
- wherein a thermoplastic material is disposed within the outer shell, and wherein the thermoplastic material is malleable above about 120° F.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.