IP Library Granted Patent US 8,870,674
Granted Patent B1
US 8,870,674 · App. 13/849,145 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Adjustable golf club

Inventor: Craig E. Abbott (Vista, CA)
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
A63B53/06A63B53/065
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Patent No.
US 8,870,674
App. No.
13/849,145
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

A golf club head having an adjustable hosel and a level is disclosed herein. The adjustable hosel is movable between a plurality of positions to adjust at least one feature of the golf club head, such as loft, lie, and/or face angle, and is held in place by an adjustment knob or adjustment lever. The level preferably is a bubble level that is disposed proximate a scale to indicate to a golfer an optimal loft, lie, and/or face angle of the golf club head.

Claims (18)

1. A putter-type golf club head comprising:

a body comprising a first upper surface, a face, a sole surface, a heel side, and a toe side;

a level;

a hosel;

a pointer;

a mechanical fastener; and

an adjustment knob,

wherein the level is disposed in the first upper surface and extends from the heel side to the toe side parallel to the face,

wherein the mechanical fastener connects the hosel to the body,

wherein the hosel is movable along a plane that extends parallel to the face,

wherein the adjustment knob semi-permanently fixes the hosel to the body,

wherein the pointer extends in a vertical direction perpendicular to the sole surface and is non-rotatably affixed to the body proximate the hosel, and

wherein the hosel comprises a scale located proximate the pointer.

2. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the level and measures at least one feature of the golf club head, wherein the at least one feature is selected from the group consisting of lie angle, loft angle, and face angle.

3. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the level is selected from the group consisting of a bubble level and a laser level.

4. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a second upper surface, and wherein the second upper surface comprises a scale proximate and extending parallel to the level.

5. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising at least one alignment marking on an uppermost surface of the body, wherein the at least one alignment marking is disposed approximately halfway between the heel side and the toe side, and wherein the at least one alignment marking is disposed perpendicular to the face.

6. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the level comprises a concave curvature.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 063665/0176 Recorded Jun 1, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY (F/K/A TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.); TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
Reel/Frame 075834/0150 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063692/0009 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (FORMERLY CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063665/0176 →
RELEASE (REEL 048172 / FRAME 0001) Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (F/K/A CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 063622/0187 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048110/0352 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 048172/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2018
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 045350/0741 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2013
From: ABBOTT, CRAIG E.
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 030070/0583 →