| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 473309000 | Joint formed with sleeve engaging shaft and hosel | 23 |
| 20090197698 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM - A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head and a fastener. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The fastener retains the shaft sleeve in the hosel. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features are provided that provide discreet orientations between the shaft and club head. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090197699 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM - A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head and a fastener. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The fastener retains the shaft sleeve in the hosel. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features are provided that provide discreet orientations between the shaft and club head. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20110118048 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM - A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discreet orientations between the shaft and club head. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110165960 | Weighting Ferrule for Golf Club - A weighting ferrule for a golf club is provided. The weighting ferrule has a first section that fits between the shaft and the hosel and a second section that extends up the shaft. The weighting ferrule is made of a strong rigid material, such as titanium, carbon steel, aluminum, stainless steel, or the like. The size of the ferrule may also be adjusted such that the weight of the ferrule adjusts the weight of the club head for a particular design. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20130017901 | METHODS FOR MARKING GOLF CLUB FERRULEAANM Sargent; Nathan T.AACI OceansideAAST CAAACO USAAGP Sargent; Nathan T. Oceanside CA USAANM Harris; Abram StanleyAACI VistaAAST CAAACO USAAGP Harris; Abram Stanley Vista CA US - Described herein are methods of creating markings on a golf club ferrule, some of which comprising providing a polymeric ferrule body having a first color; painting at least a portion of the ferrule body with a paint material, the paint material having a second color that is different than the first color, such as with a high contrast; and removing one or more portions of the paint material from the ferrule body, such as by laser engraving, to reveal respective portions of the first color, thereby forming one or more markings on the ferrule. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130137529 | FERRULE AND GOLF CLUB - A ferrule includes: an upper body which projects from an upper end face of a hosel portion; an inserted portion which is provided to project downwards from the upper body to be inserted into an interior of a hosel hole; and a groove which is provided circumferentially on an outer circumferential surface of the inserted portion, wherein a lower end portion of the inserted portion has a diameter which is smaller than that of an upper side of the inserted portion than the groove. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130237340 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club includes: a shaft ( | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130288816 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140121035 | ADJUSTABLE GOLF CLUB - In an embodiment, a golf club includes a striking face, a top portion, a sole portion opposite the top portion, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly can include a shaft having a butt end and a tip end, and a shaft sleeve located at the tip end, the shaft sleeve including indicia, and a hosel extending from the top portion. The hosel can include a sidewall, an internal bore for receiving the shaft assembly, and an aperture extending through, and circumscribed by, the sidewall such that the indicia of the shaft sleeve corresponds with the aperture. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140274447 | SHAFT PLUGS FOR GOLF CLUBS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUBS - Embodiments of shaft plugs for golf clubs and methods to manufacture golf clubs with shaft plugs are generally described herein. Other embodiments of shaft plugs may be described and claimed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150343276 | GOLF CLUBS AND GOLF CLUB HEADS - Golf club heads include a golf club head body, a ball striking face, and a shaft engaging member configured to engage a golf club shaft with the golf club head body. The golf club head may be configured with a first piece and a second piece, which may be in the form of the shaft engaging member and a body member connected to the shaft engaging member. The shaft engaging member includes a base member and an arm extending from the base member, and the body member includes a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a club head body positioned behind the face, the second piece having a receiving slot positioned behind the face, where the base member of the first piece is at least partially received within the receiving slot. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150343278 | GOLF CLUBS AND GOLF CLUB HEADS - Golf club heads include a golf club head body, a ball striking face, and a shaft engaging member configured to engage a golf club shaft with the golf club head body. Additionally, the shaft engaging member may be configured to engage the golf club head body and the shaft below a center of gravity of the golf club head, and/or the shaft engaging member may have rotational locking structure that can be locked in a plurality of positions. Further, the golf club head may include a face member and a rear member, where the rear member is configured to transfer energy and/or momentum to the face member, particularly on off-center hits. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150367188 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club according to one aspect of the present invention includes a shaft, a golf club head including a hosel containing a hole to attach the shaft, and a sleeve system including a body attached to a tip of the shaft and inserted together with the shaft into the hole of the hosel and an adaptor attached to the body so as to enable an adjustment of an axis-directional position with respect to the body and engaging with an upper end of the hosel. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150375064 | GOLF CLUB - The golf club includes a shaft, a golf club head equipped with a face portion and a hosel portion having an attachment hole for insertion of the shaft, and a support member attached to an opening portion of the attachment hole and formed into a cylindrical shape covering the outer circumferential surface of the shaft. The shaft includes a hollow shaft body and a sheet-like reinforcing layer constituted by low-elasticity fibers and arranged in the shaft body, the reinforcing layer being arranged at a position corresponding to at least the support member. The attachment hole includes a support portion having an inner diameter for supporting the outer circumferential surface of the shaft, and an engaging portion continuous with the support portion, having a larger inner diameter than the support portion, and open to the outside in an opening of the attachment hole. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160008681 | GOLF CLUBS WITH HOSEL INSERTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING GOLF CLUBS WITH HOSEL INSERTS | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160051864 | GOLF PUTTER - Disclosed herein is a golf putter including a putter head, a neck formed on a radial line of curvature of a central point of the putter head, spaced apart from an upper surface of a toe of the putter head, and integrally connected to a heel of the putter head, and a hosel formed at the neck to insert a putter shaft and configured such that a lower end extension line of the putter shaft is directed toward the central point of the putter head while being inclined toward a golfer's body with respect to a vertical line. An end line of the neck is located on a swing line, an upper surface of the neck is formed with a neck indication portion, and the putter head is formed with a putter head indication portion. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160067557 | SHAFT PLUGS FOR GOLF CLUBS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUBS - Embodiments of shaft plugs for golf clubs and methods to manufacture golf clubs with shaft plugs are generally described herein. Other embodiments of shaft plugs may be described and claimed. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160184663 | ADJUSTABLE GOLF CLUB - A golf club includes a striking face, a top portion, a sole portion opposite the top portion, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly can include a shaft having a butt end and a tip end, and a shaft sleeve located at the tip end, the shaft sleeve including indicia. The golf club may further include a hosel extending from the top portion, and the hosel can include a sidewall, a tip end, an internal bore for receiving the shaft assembly, a hosel axis, and an aperture extending through, and circumscribed by, the sidewall such that the indicia of the shaft sleeve corresponds with the aperture. The sidewall circumscribing the aperture may include an inner surface having a first thickness T | 06-30-2016 |
| 473310000 | Resilient sleeve engaging hosel and outer shaft wall | 5 |
| 20080280696 | Golf Club Adapter - An adaptor for a golf club having a golf club head with a head hosel socket and a golf shaft includes an adapter body that includes an adapter shaft portion and an adapter hosel portion. The adapter hosel portion has an adapter hosel socket sized and shaped to receive an end portion of a golf club shaft. The adapter shaft portion is sized and shaped to fit into a head hosel socket of the club head. The adapter hosel socket longitudinal axis and the adapter shaft portion longitudinal axis are angularly offset by a selected offset angle. To change the loft and lie angles of a particular golf club for a particular golfer, a plurality of selectable adapters can be provided with different offset angles. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090163287 | SHAFT CAP ASSOCIATED WITH GOLF CLUBS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUBS - A golf club comprising a grip, a shaft having a first end and a second end, with the first end of the shaft having the grip disposed upon it, a shaft cap disposed at the second end of the shaft, and a head having a face portion and a hosel portion with the second end of the shaft having the shaft cap disposed on the shaft coupled to the head. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090170627 | FERRULE AND GOLF CLUB INCORPORATING SAME - A ferrule, and a golf club incorporating same, are provided. The ferrule defines an axial bore for receiving a club shaft therethrough. A bottom portion of the ferrule is sized to receive and surround an upper end of a hosel of a club head. The ferrule can further include a chamfered or rounded, annular edge formed on a bottom end thereof. The hosel and the ferrule are cooperatively configured to inhibit movement of the ferrule and, preferably, axial rotation and longitudinal movement of the ferrule are both inhibited by engagement of corresponding surfaces of the ferrule and the hosel. Preferably, protrusions at an upper, interior surface of the ferrule body serve to center the shaft within the ferrule and to enhance a flow of adhesive between the shaft, hosel and ferrule. Preferably, ribs at a lower, interior surface of the ferrule are received in corresponding grooves formed on an upper exterior surface of the hosel. These ribs serve to locate and initially fix the ferrule onto the hosel of the club head. Alternatively, the hosel may include at least one strut having a knife-like edge configured to cut into the interior surface of the ferrule, thereby inhibiting axial rotation. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100056293 | Golf Club Head with Hosel Weight - A golf club head includes a body having a front face for impacting a golf ball and a hosel having a bore for receiving one end of a golf club shaft. The body including the hosel may be made of a material such as steel. A hosel weight mounted on the hosel may be made of another material such as tungsten which has a greater density than the material forming the body. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110319187 | Golf Club With Durable Ferrule - A golf club has a ferrule that includes an inner sleeve made of environmentally friendly high friction silicone rubber and fitted around the shaft, and an outer sleeve fitted around the inner sleeve and having a through hole. Preferably, the through hole is stepped. The inner sleeve is limited within a large hole section of the through hole by an annular shoulder face and the engaging elements in order to prevent separation of the inner and outer sleeves. | 12-29-2011 |
