Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Assembling or joining
Reexamination Certificate
2010-12-23
2011-11-22
Omgba, Essama (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Assembling or joining
C029S469000, C029S525020
Reexamination Certificate
active
08061008
ABSTRACT:
Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a shaft retainer, and a club head having an interior chamber. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts. Furthermore, the shaft may be bent or otherwise extend at an angle from the shaft adapter so as to allow adjustment of the shaft position with respect to the club head.
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Contini Vincent
Harris Scott Allen
Rubal Matthew Paul
Sander Raymond J.
Scott James Alan
Banner & Witcoff , Ltd.
NIKE, Inc.
Omgba Essama
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