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Golf Club with Adjustable Shaft

a golf club and adjustable technology, applied in the field of golf clubs, can solve the problems of golfers' inability to maintain, golfers' difficulty in comparing the results of different club head adjustments, and clubs have been known to suffer from various limitations, so as to minimize the risk of a missed putt and minimize the grounding of the club head

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-01-23
REID JOHN NORMAN
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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a golf club design that maintains a consistent angle of the striking face relative to the ground, even when the shaft angle changes. This reduces the risk of a missed putt. The club head also has a triangular shape that remains parallel to the ground during play. Additionally, the lower surface of the club head is curved inwardly towards the striking face to prevent grounding of the club. These features make the golf club self-supporting and easier to hit the ball.

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However, as golf clubs may be expensive, it is not practical for golfers to maintain multiple sets of golf clubs having different lengths, shafts angles, or other structural features.
However, those clubs have been known to suffer from various limitations, such as difficulties in making adjustments during the course of a game of golf.
As a result, a golfer may have difficulty in comparing the results of different club head adjustments.
This adjustment, however, only allows limited rotation, which is dependent on the loosening and tightening of dual screws against a spherical lower end tip portion of a shaft which rides in a recess in the club head proximate the end thereof.

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[0038]For a detailed understanding of the invention, reference is made to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0039]FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an exemplary adjustable golf club in accordance with this invention. The golf club includes a shaft 10 having an upper end gripping portion 11 (not pictured) and a lower terminal end 12 connected to a club head 20. The club head 20 defines a lower surface 23 and includes a striking face 21, and two non-striking surfaces 22, which define a triangle in a horizontal plane. The club head and club shaft may be made of various materials such as steel, graphite, nickel or any other materials that are suitable for use in the construction of golfing apparatuses. The club head 20 may additionally be coated with an anodizing aluminum material that would prevent harsh reflection on such parts.

[0040]As shown in FIG. 1, the club head 20 may also include such features as an alignment indicator 25. The alignment ...

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Abstract

A golf club adjustable for use by right handed or left handed golfers is provided comprising a club head defining a club head cavity and a ball striking face. The golf club further includes a shaft and a club head connecting mechanism disposed within or proximate the club head cavity and connectable to the club head and to the shaft, the club head mechanism being adjustable to facilitate translation of the vertical orientation of the shaft relative to the club head, in a plane parallel to a striking surface, while the shaft remains connected to the club head, and angle of the striking surface with respect to the ground remains unchanged.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to provisional application No. 61 / 741,421, filed on Jul. 20, 2012, for Golf Putter with Adjustable Shaft.STATEMENT REFederally Sponsored Research / Development[0002]Not ApplicableFIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to golf clubs and more particularly to golf clubs that are adaptable for use by left handed or right handed golfers and conformable to the height and stance of a golfer by providing a shaft that is adjustable relative to the club head.BACKGROUND[0004]Golfing is a sport that is played worldwide. From the great plains of America to the sands of the Middle East, to the Pacific Islands, men, women and children of all ages and skill levels have found enjoyment playing golf.[0005]Clubs used by golfers vary in size, shape and characteristics. In many cases the differences in golf clubs are asserted to correlate to superior performance such as longer drives, straighter shots, or bett...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B53/02A63B53/00A63B53/04
CPCA63B53/02A63B53/0487A63B53/007A63B2208/12A63B53/025
Inventor REID, JOHN NORMAN
Owner REID JOHN NORMAN
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