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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7351159 | Complex hosel structure for a golf club head having a high degree of vibrational absorbability and elastic deformability A golf club head includes a golf club head body and a complex hosel. The golf club head body includes a neck portion located at a heel-side portion, and a connecting portion formed on the neck portion. The complex hosel is constructed from a one-piece tubular member... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7281991 | Hollow golf club with composite core A hollow golf club having a hosel sleeve weight made from tungsten material in the upper hosel area and a tungsten toe plug in the lower toe portion of the club head. This combination creates an increase in the moment of inertia of the club head about the x, y and z... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258623 | Method and apparatus for attaching golf club head and shaft A golf club shaft is attached to a club head hosel by a ferrule system including a ferrule mating member and a ferrule sleeve. The mating member includes an enlarged portion on which the second ferrule is seated and a reduced portion which is seated within the club ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241229 | Golf club with two piece hosel The exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a non-contiguous hosel for attaching a golf club shaft to a golf club head. In an exemplary embodiment, two inserts are used to form a hollow shaft receptacle, or hosel. The two inserts are placed at substa... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226364 | 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 ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211005 | Golf clubs Golf clubs, of putter and wood-type especially, each include an attachment between shaft and club head which is of a compliance to allow the club head to behave more closely as a ‘free-body’ in providing vertical gear-effect when striking the ball. The complianc... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7147570 | Method for fitting golf clubs A method is disclosed for effectively guiding golfers and/or their fitting professionals toward the selection of a particular wood-type golf club that is optimally matched or fitted to each golfer's particular swing characteristics, the selection being made from a s... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144332 | Ferrule and golf club incorporating same A golf club including a golf club head, a hosel, a ferrule, and a shaft. The hosel defines a cavity having an opening at an upper end of the hosel and an annular recess at an outer surface of the hosel. The ferrule defines an axial bore and has an annual ridge posit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7101291 | Golf club head A golf club head which includes a main body provided with a socket, and a weight member disposed in the socket, wherein the socket is a tubular portion extending to the inside of the main body and deforming a through-hole extending therethough, the weight member hav... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083529 | Golf club with interchangeable head-shaft connections 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 ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7029402 | Golf club shaft tip diameter adjuster, golf club shaft and golf club A golf club shaft tip diameter adjuster attached to a tip portion of a golf club shaft for adjusting a diameter of the shaft tip portion. The golf club shaft tip diameter adjuster is formed into a cylindrical tubular body out of fiber reinforced resin. A slit is def... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022032 | Golf club head and manufacturing method therefor A golf club head and manufacturing method. The method includes the steps of: selectively forming through holes on a surface of a golf club head; preparing carbon-fiber plates which are made of prepared carbon-fiber fabrics; providing a cushion channel between an out... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017252 | Method and apparatus for assembling a shaft to a golf club head A method and apparatus for assembling a shaft to a golf club head is disclosed. The club head is positioned in a club head alignment device of the apparatus, which further includes a holding device and a press device with a jaw mechanism. A ferrule and a sleeve are ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997819 | Golf club and method of manufacturing A golf club is manufactured according to a method in which a radially compliant crush sleeve is interposed between the shaft tip and hosel of the club head. The crush sleeve is fabricated from a strip of metal formed into a substantially cylindrical metallic band wi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997818 | Golf clubhead and method of manufacturing the same A golf clubhead containing a main body and a face member, the main body including a main shell portion having a hollow and a tubular inner extension of a hosel protruding in the hollow, and at least a part of the tubular inner extension separating from the inner sur... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6887163 | Golf club shaft adaptor with side wall openings A golf club shaft adaptor includes a cylindrical hollow body having side walls with at least one aperture therein. The cylindrical hollow body is sized and dimensioned to be retained within the hosel of a golf club head and to retain within the golf club adaptor the... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6863628 | Vibration damping striking implement A shock absorbing striking implement comprises a barrel and a handle. The barrel component comprises a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end of the barrel tapers into a thin rod. The handle component is hollow with a proximal end and an outward tapered dis... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6855067 | Golf club with hosel cavity weight A metal wood-type golf club has a hollow body with a hosel bore disposed in the heel end. A hosel bore weight, selected from a plurality of hosel bore weights of different mass, is inserted into the bottom end of the hosel bore. Thereafter, the tip of a golf club sh... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6692375 | Golf club A golf club where the center axis of a shaft is precisely aligned to that of a head when connecting the shaft to the head, with improved bonding strength therebetween. A shaft insertion hole 7 is formed on a distal end face 6A of a hosel 6 of a head 2. A ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6634958 | Golf club A golf club includes a shaft and a head fixed to a forward end of the shaft. The said head has a recess formed in an upper surface of the head. The recess is not made to adhere to an outer circumferential surface of the shaft.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6352482 | Golf club with hosel liner A golf club (20) with an internal hosel (38), a shaft (40) and a hosel liner (50) is disclosed herein. The hosel liner (50) reduces axial stress on the shaft (40) during impact of the golf club (20) with a golf ball. The hosel liner (50) is preferably com... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6257991 | Metal clubhead and driver A metal driver golf clubhead comprises a first member comprising the sole, toe, heel and rear of the clubhead; a second member comprising the face of the clubhead and joined to the first member along a generally vertically plane behind the face; and at le... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6077172 | Metal wood golf club head having a shaft attachment at the sole A metal wood golf club head providing a shaft attachment to the interior of the head at the interior surface of the sole, permits an unencumbered face surface even adjacent the heel. The resulting head provides improved off-center shots in an external con... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6033318 | Golf driver head construction A golf driver head has a double-walled hosel contained wholly within the head. The hosel includes an inner tube into which a club shaft may be inserted, and an outer tube situated around the inner tube and having a clearance defining an annular space betw... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5938541 | Golf club head with shortened hosel and ferrule A golf club head with a shortened hosel and extended ferrule including a hollow body having a ball striking wall, and a top wall extending rearwardly from the ball striking wall. The hosel extends downwardly from the top wall with a shaft receiving bore t... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5888149 | Golf club head with shortened hosel and ferrule A golf club head with a shortened hosel and extended ferrule including a hollow body having a ball striking wall, and a top wall extending rearwardly from the ball striking wall. The hosel extends downwardly from the top wall with a shaft receiving bore t... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5855526 | Golf club A golf club having a head made of metallic material such as aluminum, stainless steel, titanium or the like is provided with a shaft sleeve made of non-metallic material such as fiber reinforced plastic, wood or the like is mounted on a tip end portion of... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5797806 | Golf club having shock isolation between the head and the shaft The head and shaft of golf clubs are mechanically isolated from one another by a dampening ferrule made of a rubber-like material and installed around the shaft where the shaft attaches to the head such as at the hosel. The ferrule in a disclosed embodime... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5795243 | Club head with a shock absorbing hosel A tubular hosel of a club head, having an internally and externally recessed middle section formed of a plurality of thick wall portions and thin wall portions alternatively arranged together around the periphery, and a shock absorbing rubber molded on th... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5728008 | Ball striking device with means of imparting enhanced forward momentum to the ball This invention relates to an improved ball striking device, such as a golf club, hockey stick, or tennis racket, in which a greater striking power is imparted to the ball, puck or the like by inserting a connecting elastomeric member between the head or s... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5711721 | Ferrule for golf club A ferrule for a golf club comprises a first member having at least one raised element with a top surface, and a second member molded about the first member so as to surround the raised element. The second member has a generally annular, outwardly facing s... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5624330 | Joint structure for a golf club In construction of a joint structure between a hosel, a shaft and a ferrule, a rugged engagement is formed between the hosel and the ferrule in order to withstand a force at shooting balls which tends to move the ferrule apart from the hosel. The rugged e... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5586944 | Golf club head In construction of a wood type golf club head, its main body made of a material unsuited for plastic deformation such as FRP and its and hosel made of a material suited for plastic deformation such as metal are separably coupled to each other. Subtle adju... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5575723 | Golf club with cushion material between shaft and head The invention concerns a golf club of metal which can withstand an impact produced when hitting a ball, and reduces the transmission of vibration to a shaft when hitting the ball, thereby giving a soft ball-hitting feel. In the metal golf club, a pair of ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5452890 | Golf club head having protecting insert Golf club of the metal wood type and club head therefor. The golf club comprises a metallic club head having a shaft-receiving bore, and a metallic shaft which is inserted into the bore. An insert, which is less hard than the shaft, is inserted into the u... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5377979 | Backspin reducing putter A golf putter is provided with a head that rotates to slightly increase the loft of the face during impact and thereby lifts a golf ball from a low spot on the putting surface with reduced backspin and provides the golfer with greater control of the resul... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5335909 | Wood head no hosel golf club A wood head golf club is described in which the usual hosel is eliminated and provision is made for anchoring the graphite or other shaft within the club head within a rigid sleeve positioned therein, thus eliminating the objectional degree of rigidity im... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5277423 | Vibration-damping device for an instrument having a shaft and a striking head A vibration-damping device for an instrument including a shaft for gripping (1) and a striking head (3, 4), in which the shaft has a rigid tubular sleeve (11), coaxial with the shaft (1), wherein this sleeve (11) is connected to the shaft (1) by a viscoel... | 01/11/1994 |
