CA2479368A1 - Slotted hosel for a golf club head - Google Patents
Slotted hosel for a golf club head Download PDFInfo
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- CA2479368A1 CA2479368A1 CA002479368A CA2479368A CA2479368A1 CA 2479368 A1 CA2479368 A1 CA 2479368A1 CA 002479368 A CA002479368 A CA 002479368A CA 2479368 A CA2479368 A CA 2479368A CA 2479368 A1 CA2479368 A1 CA 2479368A1
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- hosel
- liner sleeve
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- golf club
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B53/00—Golf clubs
- A63B53/02—Joint structures between the head and the shaft
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B53/00—Golf clubs
- A63B53/04—Heads
- A63B53/0445—Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B53/00—Golf clubs
- A63B53/04—Heads
- A63B53/0466—Heads wood-type
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B53/00—Golf clubs
- A63B53/04—Heads
- A63B53/047—Heads iron-type
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B53/00—Golf clubs
- A63B53/02—Joint structures between the head and the shaft
- A63B53/022—Joint structures between the head and the shaft allowing adjustable positioning of the head with respect to the shaft
- A63B53/023—Joint structures between the head and the shaft allowing adjustable positioning of the head with respect to the shaft adjustable angular orientation
- A63B53/027—Joint structures between the head and the shaft allowing adjustable positioning of the head with respect to the shaft adjustable angular orientation about the longitudinal axis of the shaft only
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
- A63B60/52—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like with slits
Abstract
A slotted hosel (12) and related attachment system and method are provided for securely affixing a golf club head (10) to the end of a golf club shaft (14).
The hosel (12) is formed to extend generally cylindrical upwardly from a heel end of the club head and has a generally cylindrical shape defining an upwardly open hosel bore. At least one and preferably multiple laterally open slot (16) are formed in the hosel (12) to reduce the weight thereof. A
relatively thin-walled liner sleeve (18) is slide-fitted into the hosel bore and thereafter expanded to form dimples therein protruding outwardly into secure mechanical interlocking relation with the hosel (12). The end of the club shaft (14) is thereafter slide-fitted into the liner sleeve (18) and securely affixed therein by epoxy of the like.
The hosel (12) is formed to extend generally cylindrical upwardly from a heel end of the club head and has a generally cylindrical shape defining an upwardly open hosel bore. At least one and preferably multiple laterally open slot (16) are formed in the hosel (12) to reduce the weight thereof. A
relatively thin-walled liner sleeve (18) is slide-fitted into the hosel bore and thereafter expanded to form dimples therein protruding outwardly into secure mechanical interlocking relation with the hosel (12). The end of the club shaft (14) is thereafter slide-fitted into the liner sleeve (18) and securely affixed therein by epoxy of the like.
Claims (33)
1. A golf club, comprising:
a club head having a heel end and a toe end and defining a club face for impact engagement with a golf ball, said club head further including a hosel extending generally upwardly from said heel end thereof and defining a generally upwardly open hosel bore, said hosel having at least one laterally open hosel slot formed therein;
a liner sleeve fitted into said hosel bore and including at least one dimple protruding outwardly at least partially into said at least one hosel slot for mechanically locking said liner sleeve within said hosel slot; and a club shaft having a lower end seated within and connected to said liner sleeve.
a club head having a heel end and a toe end and defining a club face for impact engagement with a golf ball, said club head further including a hosel extending generally upwardly from said heel end thereof and defining a generally upwardly open hosel bore, said hosel having at least one laterally open hosel slot formed therein;
a liner sleeve fitted into said hosel bore and including at least one dimple protruding outwardly at least partially into said at least one hosel slot for mechanically locking said liner sleeve within said hosel slot; and a club shaft having a lower end seated within and connected to said liner sleeve.
2. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said club head comprises an iron-type club head.
3. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said club head comprises a wood-type club head.
4. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said at least one laterally open hosel slot comprises a plurality of laterally open hose) slots, and further wherein said at least one liner sleeve dimple comprises a plurality of dimples protruding outwardly and received respectively at least partially into said plurality of hosel slots.
5. The golf club of claim 1 further including adhesive means connecting said liner sleeve to said hosel.
6. The golf club of claim 1 further including adhesive means for connecting said club shaft lower end to said liner sleeve.
7. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said liner sleeve defines an upper margin extending a selected distance beyond and above an upper margin of said hosel.
8. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said hosel further has at least one longitudinally extending internal groove formed therein, and further wherein said liner sleeve has at least one radially outwardly protruding ridge extending at least partially into said groove for mechanically locking said liner sleeve within said hosel slot.
9. The golf club of claim 8 wherein said at least one internal groove formed within said hosel comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending internal grooves, and further wherein said at least one radially outwardly protruding ridge on said liner sleeve comprises a plurality of radially outwardly protruding ridges for respective reception at least partially into said plurality of hosel grooves.
10. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said liner sleeve has a wall thickness less than said hosel.
11. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said liner sleeve is formed from a material having a mass per unit volume less than said hosel.
12. The golf club head of claim 1 said club shaft lower end is hollow, and further including a resilient elastomer within at least a portion of said club shaft lower end.
13. A golf club, comprising:
a club head having a heel end and a toe end and defining a club face for impact engagement with a golf ball, said club head further including a hosel extending generally upwardly from said heel end thereof and defining a generally upwardly open hosel bore, said hosel having a plurality of laterally open hosel slots formed therein;
a liner sleeve fitted into said hosel bore and including a plurality of dimples protruding outwardly and extending respectively at least partially into said hosel slots for mechanically locking said liner sleeve within said hosel slot; and a club shaft having a lower end seated within and connected to said liner sleeve.
a club head having a heel end and a toe end and defining a club face for impact engagement with a golf ball, said club head further including a hosel extending generally upwardly from said heel end thereof and defining a generally upwardly open hosel bore, said hosel having a plurality of laterally open hosel slots formed therein;
a liner sleeve fitted into said hosel bore and including a plurality of dimples protruding outwardly and extending respectively at least partially into said hosel slots for mechanically locking said liner sleeve within said hosel slot; and a club shaft having a lower end seated within and connected to said liner sleeve.
14. The golf club of claim 13 further including adhesive means for connecting said club shaft lower end to said liner sleeve.
15. The golf club of claim 13 wherein said liner sleeve defines an upper margin extending a selected distance beyond and above an upper margin of said hosel.
16. The golf club of claim 13 wherein said hosel further has a plurality of longitudinally extending internal grooves formed therein, and further wherein said liner sleeve has a plurality of radially outwardly protruding ridge extending respectively at least partially into said grooves for mechanically locking said liner sleeve within said hosel slot.
17. The golf club of claim 13 wherein said liner sleeve has a wall thickness less than said hosel.
18. The golf club of claim 13 wherein said liner sleeve is formed from a material having a mass per unit volume less than said hosel.
19. The golf club head of claim 13 said club shaft lower end is hollow, and further including a resilient elastomer within at least a portion of said club shaft lower end.
20. A golf club, comprising:
a club head having a heel end and a toe end and defining a club face for impact engagement with a golf ball, said club head further including a hosel extending generally upwardly from said heel end thereof and defining a generally upwardly open hosel bore, said hosel having at least one laterally open hosel slot formed therein;
a liner sleeve received into said hosel bore and connected to said hosel; and a club shaft having a lower end seated within and connected to said liner sleeve.
a club head having a heel end and a toe end and defining a club face for impact engagement with a golf ball, said club head further including a hosel extending generally upwardly from said heel end thereof and defining a generally upwardly open hosel bore, said hosel having at least one laterally open hosel slot formed therein;
a liner sleeve received into said hosel bore and connected to said hosel; and a club shaft having a lower end seated within and connected to said liner sleeve.
21. The golf club of claim 20 further including adhesive means connecting said liner sleeve to said hosel.
22. The golf club of claim 20 further including adhesive means for connecting said club shaft lower end to said liner sleeve.
23. The golf club of claim 20 wherein said liner sleeve has a wall thickness less than said hosel.
24. The golf club of claim 20 wherein said liner sleeve is formed from a material having a mass per unit volume less than said hosel.
25. A method of attaching a lower end of a golf club shaft to an upwardly open hosel of a golf club head, said hosel defining an upwardly open hosel bore, said method comprising the steps of:
formed at least one laterally open slot in the hosel;
inserting a liner sleeve into the hosel bore;
expanding the liner sleeve to form at least one dimple protruding outwardly for at least partial reception into the at least one hosel slot to mechanically interconnect the liner sleeve with the hosel; and seating and connecting a lower end of the club shaft within the liner sleeve.
formed at least one laterally open slot in the hosel;
inserting a liner sleeve into the hosel bore;
expanding the liner sleeve to form at least one dimple protruding outwardly for at least partial reception into the at least one hosel slot to mechanically interconnect the liner sleeve with the hosel; and seating and connecting a lower end of the club shaft within the liner sleeve.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein said step of forming at least one hosel slot comprises forming a plurality of radially open hosel slots in the hosel, and further wherein said step of forming at least one dimple comprises forming a plurality of dimples for respective reception at least partially into the hosel slots.
27. The method of claim 25 further including the step of connecting the liner sleeve to the hosel with adhesive means.
28. The method of claim 25 wherein said step of seating and connecting the lower end of the club shaft within the liner sleeve comprises adhesively connecting the club shaft lower end within the liner sleeve.
29. The method of claim 25 wherein said liner sleeve expanding step comprises connecting a fluid under pressure to the liner sleeve.
30. The method of claim 25 wherein said liner sleeve expanding step comprises mechanically expanding the liner sleeve.
31. The method of claim 25 further including the step of forming at least one longitudinally extending internal groove within the hosel, said expanding step further expanding the liner sleeve to form at least one radially outwardly protruding ridge extending at least partially into said groove for mechanically locking said liner sleeve within said hosel slot.
32. The method of claim 25 wherein the club shaft lower end is hollow, and further including the step of at least partially filling the club shaft lower end with a resilient elastomer.
33. The method of claim 32 wherein said step of at least partially filling the club shaft lower end comprises the step of introducing the resilient elastomer through a pilot port formed in the club head.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US36521602P | 2002-03-18 | 2002-03-18 | |
| US60/365,216 | 2002-03-18 | ||
| PCT/US2003/007638 WO2003080191A1 (en) | 2002-03-18 | 2003-03-11 | Slotted hosel for a golf club head |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2479368A1 true CA2479368A1 (en) | 2003-10-02 |
| CA2479368C CA2479368C (en) | 2011-01-04 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA2479368A Expired - Fee Related CA2479368C (en) | 2002-03-18 | 2003-03-11 | Slotted hosel for a golf club head |
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| JP (1) | JP2005520653A (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2003225768C1 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2479368C (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2401556A (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2003080191A1 (en) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US6997819B2 (en) * | 2004-01-27 | 2006-02-14 | Karsten Manufacturing Corporation | Golf club and method of manufacturing |
| JP5723345B2 (en) * | 2012-10-02 | 2015-05-27 | 株式会社遠藤製作所 | Golf club |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US1266529A (en) * | 1917-12-26 | 1918-05-14 | Crawford Mcgregor And Canby Company | Method of attaching handle-shafts tol golf-clues or like articles. |
| US1850843A (en) * | 1928-10-08 | 1932-03-22 | Horton Mfg Co Inc | Golf club |
| JP2816647B2 (en) * | 1994-06-14 | 1998-10-27 | 株式会社本間ゴルフ | Golf club |
| US7850843B2 (en) * | 2004-09-21 | 2010-12-14 | Petroshear Corporation | Separation of complex mixtures by shearing |
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- 2003-03-11 JP JP2003578014A patent/JP2005520653A/en active Pending
- 2003-03-11 WO PCT/US2003/007638 patent/WO2003080191A1/en active Application Filing
- 2003-03-11 AU AU2003225768A patent/AU2003225768C1/en not_active Ceased
- 2003-03-11 CA CA2479368A patent/CA2479368C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-03-11 GB GB0420770A patent/GB2401556A/en not_active Withdrawn
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| AU2003225768B2 (en) | 2008-10-16 |
| JP2005520653A (en) | 2005-07-14 |
| GB0420770D0 (en) | 2004-10-20 |
| AU2003225768C1 (en) | 2009-05-28 |
| WO2003080191A1 (en) | 2003-10-02 |
| AU2003225768A1 (en) | 2003-10-08 |
| CA2479368C (en) | 2011-01-04 |
| GB2401556A (en) | 2004-11-17 |
| WO2003080191A8 (en) | 2005-02-03 |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKLA | Lapsed |
Effective date: 20160311 |