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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. DiMarco, Oceanside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/08 (2015.01); F16B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 60/52 (2015.10); A63B 53/04 (2013.01); F16B 23/00 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A screw for use with a golf club head is disclosed herein. The screw comprises a head portion with a compressible feature that more securely retains the screw within a receptacle in the golf club head. The compressible feature preferably is a plurality of tapered extensions that can be compressed inwards by a tapered portion of the receptacle, creating spring tension between the head of the screw and the tapered portion of the receptacle. This helps to prevent the screw from becoming dislodged from the golf club head when it is in use.