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Class 473/312 - Having core (e.g., weight, etc.) positioned in head engaging shaft end


Subclass of Class 473 - Games using tangible projectile
Definition: Subject matter wherein the affixing means comprises a solid
No. of patents: 77
Last issue date: 03/13/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8133133Forged iron-type golf clubs
Forged cavity back iron-type clubs and oversize clubs are disclosed. These forged clubs have thin, durable hitting face and relatively large cavity volumes. These clubs have high rotational moments of inertia to minimize distance and accuracy penalties associated wi...
03/13/2012
7922600Golf club weight system and method
An adjustable weight system for golf clubs improves a golfer's swing and feel as the club strikes the ball. The weight system includes a golf club having a shaft attached thereto which includes an internal channel for receiving cylindrical weights. The golf club hea...
04/12/2011
7371187Golf putter and method of designing the same
Three moments of inertia M1, M2, and M3 (g·cm 2) about three axes defined in a golf putter are defined in a manner to provide a weight balance satisfying the expressions {(M1−M2)M2
05/13/2008
7354354Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material
Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardne...
04/08/2008
7354353Method 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
7331876Integrated putter system
A putter comprising a grip having an anatomically correct shape to promote proper grasping of the putter, a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the grip is attached to the first end of the shaft, a hosel attached to the second end of the shaft, a head...
02/19/2008
7300359Golf 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
7244190Golf putter
A golf putter has a head and a shaft connected to the head at a toe end. The head has an L-shaped cross section and a lower edge of a putting surface is smoothly curved with a lowermost point at an approximate midpoint between the toe and a heel of the head. The hea...
07/17/2007
7232376Separable golf club
A separable golf club includes an upper shaft portion with a grip and a lower shaft portion with a club head, wherein the upper and lower shaft portions can be quickly connected and disconnected, while allowing a large amount of force to be transferred there through...
06/19/2007
7229362Golf club head or other ball striking device with discrete regions of different density
Ball striking devices may include: (a) a sole member; (b) at least one intermediate body member; (c) a crown member; and (d) a face member. The materials making up the sole member, the intermediate body member(s), and the crown member may be selected so that the den...
06/12/2007
7226364Method 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
7169058Golf putter head having multiple striking surfaces
The present invention provides a golf putter head that is suitable for putting a golf ball by either left-handed or right-handed golfers by swinging the putter in the typical pendulum motion or by pushing the putter in a shuffleboard-like motion. Further, the presen...
01/30/2007
7128659Golf club shaft made of fiber composite material and metal material
A golf club shaft is formed of an upper segment of a fiber composite material, a lower segment of a metal material, a joint connecting the upper segment and the lower segment, and a sheath of a woody material for covering the upper segment, the lower segment, and th...
10/31/2006
7115046Golf 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
7101291Golf 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
7041000Training golf club
The training golf club is provided with a shaft that has two weights added into the shaft, thereby allowing the club to assist the golfer in producing a golf swing that is in a plane and has a fluid tempo to improve the golf swing effectiveness. A first weight is ad...
05/09/2006
7037211Golf club
A golf club having superior balance and sensory feedback which includes a shaft connected to a clubhead comprising two basic elements, an integrated hosel and insert which defines a striking surface and a shell including a distal toe portion, and a heel portion uniq...
05/02/2006
7025692Multiple material golf club head
A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft-body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61
04/11/2006
6994636Golf club head
A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a face component (40) is disclosed herein. The face component (40) preferably has a striking plate (50), a crown extension (5...
02/07/2006
6966847Golf 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
6923074Ball valve with flow-rate gauge incorporated directly in the ball
A fluid-flow measuring ball valve includes a replaceable ball within a housing. The replaceable ball includes a flow restriction calibrated to the characteristics of the fluid. Pressure ports on either side of the ball provide for obtaining pressure readings which c...
08/02/2005
6884179Golf club and method for making it
An improved golf club is disclosed, in which a desired weight for the club's head is precisely controlled by installing into a hosel cavity a selected hosel plug from a group of such plugs having identical sizes but a range of weights. After the selected hosel plug ...
04/26/2005
6860820Golf club and methods of manufacture
Golf putters having enhanced balance and sensory feedback and improved manufacturing methods therefor. The putters include: a shaft; a hosel and a body in an integrated unit of relatively low mass density; an armature extending through the assembly and into the shaf...
03/01/2005
6855067Golf 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
6692376Golf club
A golf club having enhanced balance and sensory feedback that includes: a shaft, a hosel and a body in an integrated assembly of relatively low mass density; and, a shell having distal toe and heel portions of relatively high mass density, a web in the bo...
02/17/2004
6638178Golf club
A golf club has a head with a fixing hole defined therein to receive a connecting portion of a shaft fixed therein, and an adjusting means particularly provided therein to enable the head to be adjustable until a desired dynamic balance and stability of t...
10/28/2003
6634958Golf 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
6620053Golf club
A golf club with high accuracy in driving a golf ball is disclosed. The golf club includes a tapered hollow shaft having a thin end and a thick end, with a weight received in the hollow shaft. A head is formed with a neck that defines a stepped hole for f...
09/16/2003
6620054Dynamic balance mechanism for a golf club
A dynamic balance mechanism includes an adjusting barrel adapted to be adjustably extending into the club head and having a portion of the shaft securely received inside the adjusting barrel. A rotation of the adjusting barrel adjusts the relative positio...
09/16/2003
6582320Hybrid golf club shaft
A golf shaft for attachment to a hossel of a club head, said shaft comprising: (a) a first section comprising a first material and having a hossel end and a first joint end, said first section having a linear weight no greater than 2.4 g/in; (b) a second ...
06/24/2003
6561919Golf club
A golf club having a transparent hosel is provided. The ends of the hosel may further include connecting portions adapted to receive the connecting portions of a shaft and clubhead. The connecting portions may include an inner post and an outer sheath ada...
05/13/2003
6503151Golf club
A golf club having superior balance and sensory feedback which includes a shaft connected to a clubhead comprising two basic elements, an integrated hosel and body portion of relatively low mass and specific gravity which defines a striking surface and a ...
01/07/2003
6478691Golf club head and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed is a golf club head in which a mass-adjusting weight is inserted into the inside of a cylindrical hosel portion, wherein a flange that can be deformed in a radial direction of the hosel portion is formed in a peripheral portion of the foregoing ...
11/12/2002
6443850Swing 2000 golf swing training device
A golf swing training device comprising a golf club having a head, shaft and grip and a piston assembly housing is disposed in the club head. A piston is disposed in the housing and is movable therein in a direction parallel to the shaft of the club. A sp...
09/03/2002
6234915Three-piece golf putter
A three-piece golf putter comprises a putter head, an anti-shock slat, and a neck. The neck made of a material differs from that of the putter head and the anti-shock slat in specific gravity. So that, by replacing the neck with different specific gravity...
05/22/2001
6168534Golf 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
6102274Method for manufacturing golf club heads
A method for manufacturing a golf club head comprising the steps of abutting a joining end surface of a hosel to a joining end surface of a ball-striking member, rotating the hosel while the ball-striking member and the hosel are under pressing contact, t...
08/15/2000
6089991Golf club
An improved golf club mainly comprises: a club head having a through hole in its club neck for accommodating a tapped club shaft, wherein insert portion of the club shaft is glued on its outer surface for sticking at the club neck; a bolt with thread port...
07/18/2000
5941781Golf putter shaft attachment
The present invention is a putter comprising: a putter head having a striking face, a crown surface and a bore in the crown surface, a connection pin secured to the bore of the putter head through a mechanical connection, a shaft adhered to the putter bor...
08/24/1999
5820482Golf putter shaft attachment
The present invention is a putter comprising: a putter head having a striking face, a crown surface and a bore in the crown surface, a connection pin secured to the bore of the putter head through a mechanical connection, and a shaft adhered to the putter...
10/13/1998
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