Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182361 | Changeable grip A changeable grip 12 for a shock imparting implement has a gripping sleeve 18 positioned on a handle sleeve 15 attached to a handle 14. A lower end of gripping sleeve 18 abuts a ledge 28 integrally formed in the handle sleev... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7713137 | Club grip A club grip includes an elongated body having an upper end and a lower end. The lower end has a hollow portion for receiving a shaft therein. A clamp is fixed in the hollow portion for clamping onto the shaft received therein to fix the shaft relative to the elongat... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7582023 | Connecting structure of a shaft and a grip member of a golf club A golf club includes a shaft, a grip member positioned around a tail portion of the shaft, an expanding component positioned in the tail portion of the shaft, and a fastening component; the grip member has a holding room to receive the tail portion of shaft; the exp... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7458902 | Changeable golf grip A changeable grip 20 for a shock imparting implement grip has a body 22, ferrule element 24, and a sleeve 26. The body 22 and sleeve 26 portions of the grip are threadably connected to the ferrule element 24 which is ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7422526 | Golf putter and method of converting An extender sleeve is provided for elongating and converting the shaft of a conventional golf putter wherein to enable the upper end of the converted putter shaft to be anchored against a portion of the golfer's body, such as the neck or belly, or gripped by one of ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7354353 | Method for fitting golf clubs to a golfer A method (500) for fitting a golf club to a golfer is disclosed herein. The method includes having a golfer hit a test golf club. If the test golf club is preferred, a final golf club is formed that matches the test golf club. Preferably, the final golf club ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335113 | Golf club with interchangeable head-shaft connection 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 ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7300359 | Golf club with interchangeable head-shaft connection 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 ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7261641 | Method and apparatus for improving dynamic response of golf club An apparatus for improving the dynamic response of a golf club by selectively weighting the grip end of the club. One embodiment comprises a cylindrical member having a lower base portion and an upper housing portion. The base is sized to be inserted into the grip e... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7226235 | Joint for joining two coaxial shafts A joint, usable as a component of a golf club, including an outer sleeve having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and an inner surface; an inner sleeve having a proximal end, an outer surface in circumscribing contact with the inner surface of the outer... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207897 | Golf club head and shaft connector and method A connector used to assemble a golf club. The connector includes a shaft mount having bore and a first connector and a head mount having a shaft and a second connector. The bore is sized to mate with and secure the golf club shaft while the shaft is sized to mate wi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207892 | Handle section combination for billiard cue A handle section combination for a billiard cue, which includes a handle section, an elongated strip and at least a binding ring. The handle section has an adjoining end to adjoin to the other section of the billiard cue. The strip is made of resilient materials and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7140973 | Putter grip with improved vibration transmission to hands A putter or other golf club grip has rigid vibration transmitting protrusions either attached to the club shaft or in intimate contact with both the shaft and the golfer's hands, areas between said protrusions optionally being filled with conventional grip materials... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7115046 | Golf club with interchangeable head-shaft connection A golf club including a club head and an interchangeable shaft is disclosed herein. A sleeve is mounted in an internal hosel of the club head. The sleeve includes a top section, which has a plurality of fingers and slits. The sleeve further includes a rib that exten... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7018302 | Adjustable shaft-extension apparatus for golf club putters An apparatus which may be used to convert conventional length putters to long putters while also providing an adjustment feature over a large range to accommodate virtually all golfers who wish to use long putters which have the precise length suited to their indivi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014569 | Golf club with replaceable heads A set of at least two clubs is disclosed where each of the two clubs have a different length, one corresponding to a wood type club and the other to an iron length. A plurality of interchangeable heads are provided which may be fixed at a predetermined angle to the ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6988958 | Putter grip An overly wide putter grip includes an elongated body of generally uniform diameter along an axial length thereof and an outer gripping sleeve that fits over the skeleton. The body is a skeleton having a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first and seco... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6966847 | Golf club The golf club (20) of the present invention includes a shaft (22), a club head (24) and an attachment assembly (30), which allows for an essentially adhesive free connection between the shaft (22) and the club head (24). In ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6932711 | Extendable golf club having interlockable spacer segments An extendable golf club having threadably intercoupled upper and lower shaft sections. The golf club can be extended by threadably coupling one or more spacers between the upper and lower shaft sections and tightening a set screw into engagement with a spacer. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6786834 | Joint optionally usable to form a jointed golf club A joint, usable as a component of a golf club, including an outer sleeve having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and an inner surface; an inner sleeve having a proximal end, an inner surface in circumscribing contact with the inner surface of the outer... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6780120 | Adjustable length golf putter A golf club, such as a putter, having a first tube, a second tube, and a clamp assembly. The clamp assembly defines a longitudinally extending bore, a shoulder surface on the exterior surface of the clamp assembly, an orifice extending from the inner surface of the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776724 | Golf putter A golf putter is described which may be used as a regular length putter, a mid-length putter and a long putter. A conventional regular length putter has as assembly detachably secured thereto which enables the putter to be used as a mid-length putter and as a long p... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6679785 | Golf putter A novelty golf putter including a hollow shaft, a putter head affixed to one end of the hollow shaft and a gripping handle affixed to an opposite end portion of the hollow shaft. An elongated line being affixed with the hollow shaft and within the grippin... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6547673 | Interchangeable golf club head and adjustable handle system A system for converting readily available standard off the shelf golf club parts into a interchangeable golf club system. A conversion system consists of a head insert which can be glued into the hosel of a standard golf club head. A shaft insert having a... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6406388 | Game racquet with slide on, cushioned handle A tennis racquet includes a frame with a head and a shaft portion. The shaft portion has an outer periphery with outside surfaces arranged generally in an octagonal configuration. A handle includes a preformed core or "pallet". The pallet is molded of a s... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6343997 | Golf club handle apparatus and a double-handled golf club with forearm support A golf club handle apparatus is used with a golf club having a longitudinally extending hand grip and includes an elongated shaft, a handle structure, a forearm support member and a connector. The shaft extends along a longitudinal axis and has a first po... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6168534 | Golf club with interchangeable head A conventional golf club head is releasably connected to a golf club shaft through operation of a wedge on the lower end of a rod in the shaft moveable in and out of the lower end of the shaft to releasably cause the shaft side wall to create a friction f... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6071199 | Method of correction of golf swing In order to correct a golf swing, a main grip formed at an end portion of a shaft of a golf club is held by a hand opposite to a writing hand of a user, and an auxiliary grip attached to a middle of the shaft is held by the writing hand of the user. While... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5984795 | Training grip for a golf club A training grip for positioning over a preexisting grip on a golf club shaft having an annular elongate resilient member with an open lower end, a cap on an upper end, and a longitudinal slit defined therein. The member has at least one groove for proper ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5976030 | Adjustable golf club handle mounting arrangement An adjustable golf club handle mounting arrangement includes a threaded adjustment rod member having a split coupling tube at one end, a shaft having a bottom end fastened to a club head by a screw joint and a top end inserted into the split coupling tube... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5906548 | Convertible golf club A convertible golf club comprises an elongated shaft having a club head at a distal end and an overgrip at a proximal end. Removable hand guides are secured to the overgrip with a threaded attachment fastener. The hand guides each include a positioning fl... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5765691 | Traveling golf set A traveling golf club kit which enables a user to easily transport a set of golf clubs. In its broadest context the present invention includes a collapsible golf bag and a set of clubs, wherein each of the clubs has an assembled configuration and a disass... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5679080 | Golf club swing training device A grip extender for extending the length of a golf club to form a chip shot training club, wherein the golf club includes an elongated hollow tube handle defining a central axial aperture at a free end thereof opening into the interior of the tube handle ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5669823 | Adjustable putter grip A putter in combination with an adjustable putter grip including an attachment handle. A clamping mechanism couples the putter to the attachment handle thereby permitting a user to manipulate the putter with their wrists locked and their arms in a paralle... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5655973 | Laser golf training device A golf training device comprising, in combination: a golf club having a shaft with a club head portion situated on a first end thereof and an elastomeric handle positioned on a second end thereof, the club further having a cylindrical axial bore formed in the ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5588921 | Golf club A golf club including a golf club shaft having a cylindrical shaft portion with a first end and a second end. The first end of the cylindrical shaft portion may be attached to a golf club head. The golf club shaft also includes a flattened handle portion ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5575721 | Golf grip sleeve device A golf grip sleeve device (10) for keeping a golfer's hands and the handle grip (101) of a golf club (100) dry in wet condition; wherein, the device (10) includes an elongated open ended waterproof sleeve member (11) having a side opening (15) formed ther... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5524885 | Terry cloth golf club grip A slip-on grip with a main thin rubber cylindrical tube and an outer fabric layer dimensioned to fit securely over an existing grip. The outer fabric layer has longitudinal slits along its lower portion of the rubber tube to allow the tube to expand to sl... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5524879 | Adjustable racket handle An improved construction for the interengagement of the racket head portion and the handle portion of a racket is disclosed. The construction is such that the overall length of the racket can be easily varied. Additionally, the improved construction descr... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5516101 | Game racket handle A game racket handle comprises a shaft extending from a head frame of a game racket and a hand grip attached movably to the rear end of the shaft. An elastic bushing is disposed between the shaft and the hand grip. The hand grip is of hollow construction ... | 05/14/1996 |
