IP Library Patent Application 12480328
Patent Application
App. No. 12/480,328

INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT AND CLUB HEAD CONNECTION SYSTEM

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App. No.
12/480,328
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a golf club including a shaft, a club head and several devices for releasably connecting the shaft to the club head.

Claims (15)

1 . An interchangeable golf club head kit, comprising:

at least three golf club heads, each of the club heads having a static loft angle and a sole configuration, wherein the golf club heads have about the same static loft angle and different sole configurations;

a retainer for retaining a least a plurality of the golf club heads; and

indicia disposed on a portion of the retainer, wherein the indicia differentiate the plurality of golf club heads.

2 . The golf club kit of claim 1 , wherein the static loft angle is greater than 50 degrees.

3 . The golf club kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the golf club heads includes a hosel and a threaded hosel portion.

4 . The golf club kit of claim 3 , wherein each of the golf club heads includes a female anti-rotation device disposed on the hosel.

5 . The golf club kit of claim 1 , further comprising a shaft,

wherein each of the plurality of club heads comprises a first anti-rotation member and the shaft comprises a second anti-rotation member, and

wherein the first anti-rotation member and the second anti-rotation member cooperate to limit the relative rotation between the shaft and the club head.

6 . The golf club kit of claim 5 , wherein the first anti-rotation member comprises at least one tooth groove and the second anti-rotation member comprises at least one tooth.

7 . The golf club kit of claim 5 , wherein the first anti-rotation member is disposed on a hosel of each golf club head.

8 . The golf club kit of claim 1 , wherein the golf club heads comprise different static loft angle.

9 . The golf club kit of claim 1 , wherein the golf club heads comprise different sole relief.

10 . The golf club kit of claim 1 , wherein the golf club heads comprise different sole camber.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (027346/0222) Recorded Sep 7, 2016
From: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 039939/0181 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 8, 2011
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 027346/0222 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2009
From: DE LA CRUZ, NOAH; GOLDEN, CHARLES E.; STONE, DANIEL
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 022794/0975 →