Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interchangeable shaft for a golf club
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Application No.: US13219464Application Date: 2011-08-26
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Publication No.: US08235840B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Alan Hocknell , Matthew T. Cackett , Denver Holt , D. Clayton Evans , Daniel M. Stevens , James C. Wenck , Steven S. Ogg , Konrad Lenhof , Jerry V. Blanke , Joel B. Erickson , Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
- Applicant: Alan Hocknell , Matthew T. Cackett , Denver Holt , D. Clayton Evans , Daniel M. Stevens , James C. Wenck , Steven S. Ogg , Konrad Lenhof , Jerry V. Blanke , Joel B. Erickson , Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
- Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Agent Rebecca Hanovice; Michael A. Catania; Sonia Lari
- Main IPC: A63B53/02
- IPC: A63B53/02

Abstract:
A golf club (20) having a club head (22) with an interchangeable shaft (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club (20) includes a tube (44, 144) mounted in the club head (22), and a sleeve (46, 146) mounted on a tip end (50) of the shaft (40). The tube (44, 144) includes a tapered portion (60, 160) and a rotation prevention portion (62, 162). The sleeve (46, 146) has a frustoconical portion (72, 172) and a keyed portion (74, 174) that are respectively received in the tapered portion (60, 160) and the rotation prevention portion (62, 162) of the tube (44, 144). The golf club (20) further includes a mechanical fastener (48, 148) for removably securing the shaft (40) to the club head (22).
Public/Granted literature
- US20110312434A1 INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT FOR A GOLF CLUB Public/Granted day:2011-12-22
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