Adjustable club
View Patent ↗An adjustable club for exercise that has an elongate handle, at least one weight and a stud. The elongate handle acts as a counterweight to the removable weights. The elements of the adjustable club may be held together by two different types of frictional fits. The adjustable club may include only the elongate handle and the stud.
1. An adjustable club comprising:
an elongate handle, defined by a proximal end and a distal end, having an opening to a bore at the distal end;
a stud, having an end cap at a distal end of the stud and a rod at a proximal end of the stud configured to engage the bore of the elongate handle;
one or more weights having a centrally located bore extending between a first opening and a second opening, configured to accommodate the stud;
wherein each of the one or more weights has one or more dowels protruding from a proximal side and one or more receiving holes on a distal side, the one or more receiving holes configured to engage the one or more dowels protruding from another of the one or more weights, thereby preventing the one or more weights from rotating relative to one another;
wherein the distal end of the elongate handle has a frustoconical configuration and tapers outward in a distal direction;
wherein the elongate handle further comprises at least one receiving hole, configured to engage the one or more dowels of one of the one or more weights, thereby preventing the one or more weights from rotating relative to the elongate handle;
wherein a proximal end of the rod engages the centrally located bore the one or more weights and the bore of the elongate handle having a friction fit that prevents rotational movement;
wherein the bore of the elongate handle is a threaded bore and the rod of the stud is configured to engage the threaded bore having a frictional fit that prevents longitudinal and rotational movement; and
wherein the proximal end of the elongate handle is a counterweight with a weight equal to a weight of one of the one or more weights such that the center of gravity is down shifted by fifty percent along a longitudinal axis of the elongate handle.
2. The adjustable club of claim 1 wherein the one or more weights comprise a plurality of weights where all of the plurality of weights have a weight equal to the counterweight so that when one of the plurality of weights is added to the elongate handle the center of gravity is down shifted by fifty percent from the handle.
3. The adjustable club of claim of claim 1 wherein the adjustable club is manufactured from a group consisting of a metal, wood, carbon fiber and plastic.
4. The adjustable club of claim 1 wherein the end cap is made from a group consisting of rubber, plastic, and foam.
5. The adjustable club of claim 1 , wherein the one or more weights comprise an internal cavity wherein the internal cavity further comprises an electronic from a group consisting of a sensor package, a speaker and a light.
6. The adjustable club of claim 1 , wherein the end cap further comprises a laser than emanates a laser beam in a distal direction.
7. The adjustable club of claim 1 , wherein the end cap further comprises a grip.
8. The adjustable club of claim 1 , wherein the elongate handle further comprises a grip.