IP Library Granted Patent US 8,668,597
Granted Patent B2
US 8,668,597 · App. 12/912,282 · Granted Mar 11, 2014

Golf club

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Patent No.
US 8,668,597
App. No.
12/912,282
Granted
Mar 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club 2 is provided with a head 4 , a shaft 6 , a tip member 8 , and a screw member 10 . The shaft 6 is inserted into a shaft hole of the tip member 8 , and a tip part of the shaft 6 is fixed to the shaft hole. An axis line s 1 of the shaft 6 is inclined with respect to an axis line z 1 of the tip member 8 . The head 4 has a head hole into which the tip member is inserted, a head side engaging part capable of being engaged with the tip member 8 inserted into the head hole, and a through hole into which the screw member 10 can be inserted. The tip member 8 has a shaft side engaging part 38 capable of being engaged with the head side engaging part. Circumferential relative positions A in which the head side engaging part and the shaft side engaging part can be engaged with each other are M kinds. The circumferential relative positions A can equalize adjustment distance of a loft angle, a lie angle, or a hook angle as compared with circumferential relative positions B in being equally divided into M pieces in a circumferential direction.

Claims (18)

1. A golf club comprising: a head; a shaft; a tip member; an indication; and a screw member, wherein

the tip member has a shaft hole and a screw hole;

the shaft is inserted into the shaft hole of the tip member, and a tip part of the shaft is fixed to the shaft hole;

an axis line s 1 of the shaft is inclined to an axis line z 1 of the tip member;

the head has a head hole into which the tip member is inserted, a head side engaging part capable of being engaged with the tip member inserted into the head hole, and a through hole into which the screw member can be inserted;

the tip member has a shaft side engaging part capable of being engaged with the head side engaging part;

the head side engaging part and the shaft side engaging part are engaged with each other so that relative rotation of the head and the tip member is regulated;

coming off of the tip member from the head is regulated by screw connection of the screw member inserted into the through hole and the screw hole;

circumferential relative positions A in which the head side engaging part and the shaft side engaging part can be engaged with each other are N kinds;

the N kinds of circumferential relative positions A can adjust a loft angle, a lie angle, or a hook angle;

the indication has a key indication and a non-key indication;

the key indication corresponding to X kinds (X is an integer of less than N) of circumferential relative positions C, of the N kinds of circumferential relative positions A is provided; and

the circumferential relative positions C can equalize adjustment distance of the loft angle, the lie angle, or the hook angle as compared with circumferential relative positions D in being equally divided into X pieces in a circumferential direction.

2. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein

when a maximum value of the hook angle is defined as Fmax; a minimum value of the hook angle is defined as Fmin; and a value calculated by an expression [(Fmax+Fmin)/2] is defined as Fmid, a circumferential relative position enabling adjustment to a hook angle Fa satisfying the following expression (1), and a circumferential relative position enabling adjustment to a hook angle Fb satisfying the following expression (2) exist in the circumferential relative positions C:

F mid+( F max− F mid)×0.4 ≦Fa≦F mid+( F max− F mid)×0.6  (1); and

F min+( F mid− F min)×0.4 ≦Fb≦F min+( F mid− F min)×0.6  (2).

3. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum value of the adjustment distance of the hook angle based on the key indication is equal to or less than 1.5 degrees.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 29, 2013
From: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 031510/0334 →