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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
May. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank D. Gunshinan, Glendale, AZ (US);
Nicholas Gilbert, Glendale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 2/100 ; B23Q 1/700 ; B23B 2/714 ; G01B 1/00 ; G01D 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 2/100 ; B23Q 1/700 ; B23B 2/714 ; G01B 1/00 ; G01D 2/100 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for receiving a golf club and positioning the head of the club and holding it in a predetermined position and providing a visual indication of that position at a location proximate the extending end of the golf club shaft so that an installer can properly align a grip that is to be installed on the shaft of the club. The apparatus includes a golf club holding mechanism, a club head positioning device, a club head position indicator, an aligner mechanism and a circuit by which the installer controls and monitors the operation of the apparatus.