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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
John T. Stites, Weatherford, TX (US);
Gary G. Tavares, Southbridge, MA (US);
Robert Boyd, Euless, TX (US);
David Anthony Chargin, Somerville, MA (US);
Aaron Barrett Size, Waltham, MA (US);
Mark J. Perry, Hilliard, OH (US);
Timothy J. Lastrapes, Powell, OH (US);
Robert E. Mora, Worthington, OH (US);
J. David Robbins, Worthington, OH (US);
John T. Stites, Weatherford, TX (US);
Gary G. Tavares, Southbridge, MA (US);
Robert Boyd, Euless, TX (US);
David Anthony Chargin, Somerville, MA (US);
Aaron Barrett Size, Waltham, MA (US);
Mark J. Perry, Hilliard, OH (US);
Timothy J. Lastrapes, Powell, OH (US);
Robert E. Mora, Worthington, OH (US);
J. David Robbins, Worthington, OH (US);
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball, a main body member connected to the face and having an engagement surface located in the rear side, a removable body member removably connected to the main body member, and a connecting element removably connecting the removable body member to the main body member. The connecting element includes a moveable engaging member that is moveable between a locked position, where the engaging member engages the engagement surface to retain the removable body member to the main body member, and an unlocked position, where the engaging member does not engage the engagement surface and the removable body member is removable from the main body member.