Patent ID: 9272192
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A golf club, comprising a first shaft portion that comprises a handle end of the golf club; a second shaft portion that comprises the golf club head of the golf club, wherein the second shaft portion has a length that is dependent upon the golf club head of the golf club; and a coupler to reversibly couple the second shaft portion to the first shaft portion, wherein the coupler is configured to exert a force on the second shaft portion to prevent rotation of the second shaft portion with respect to the first shaft portion when coupled, and to prevent uncoupling of the second shaft portion with respect to the first shaft portion without threading when coupled, wherein the coupler includes a first hole into which a first ball bearing is seated that operates in connection with a first notch to prevent rotation between the first and second shaft portions when coupled with the coupler, and a second hole into which a second ball bearing is seated that operates in connection with a second notch to prevent uncoupling of the first shaft portion from the second shaft portion when coupled with the coupler, and wherein the first hole is one of a set of a plurality of holes, into each of which a ball bearing is seated to prevent rotation between the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion when coupled with the coupler.