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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2011
James S. Thomas, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Gregory A. Trees, Columbus, OH (US);
Vincent J. Contini, Powell, OH (US);
Raymond J. Sander, Benbrook, TX (US);
James Alan Prescott, Columbus, OH (US);
Scott Allen Harris, Upper Arlington, OH (US);
Matthew Paul Rubal, Columbus, OH (US);
James S. Thomas, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Gregory A. Trees, Columbus, OH (US);
Vincent J. Contini, Powell, OH (US);
Raymond J. Sander, Benbrook, TX (US);
James Alan Prescott, Columbus, OH (US);
Scott Allen Harris, Upper Arlington, OH (US);
Matthew Paul Rubal, Columbus, OH (US);
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so they may be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft orientation with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include a shaft adapter and a head adapter. The shaft adapter may have an exterior surface extending along a first axis and a bore having a cross-sectional shape along a second axis configured to attach to a shaft member. The second end of the shaft adapter has a cross-sectional shape of a regular polygon. The head adapter has a first end and a second end along a first axis and a bore having a shape of a regular polygon along a second axis that is shaped to receive the second end of the shaft adapter in a plurality of orientations.