Head-to-shaft separation tool for golf clubs

Details Head-to-shaft separation tool for golf clubs Head-to-shaft separation tool for golf clubs

2006-05-16

2006-05-16

Wilson, Lee D. (Department: 3723)

Metal working

Means to assemble or disassemble

Puller or pusher means, contained force multiplying operator

C029S281500, C029S239000, C029S281100, C029S256000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07043809

ABSTRACT:
The head-to-shaft separation tool for golf clubs includes an automatically adjusting shaft grip assembly and an automatically adjusting hosel stop at the club head retaining bracket. The device comprises a base with a frame extending substantially normal thereto. A hydraulic jack, e.g., bottle jack, extends from the base, with its extension axis substantially parallel to the frame. A club shaft grip assembly slides in a slot through the frame, with a transfer fixture transferring force from the jack to the shaft grip assembly. The club head is retained by the fixed club head retaining bracket, while the shaft grip assembly automatically closes on the club shaft as it is moved away from the club head retaining bracket. Heat is applied to break the adhesive bond between the shaft and club head, with the tensile force applied by the present device separating the shaft from the club head.

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Photographs provided by applicant of hydraulically actuated golf club head-to-shaft removal tool used by Dunlop Golf/Sumitomo Rubber Industries, 16 photos, dated Mar. 2, 2005.

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