Patent ID: 8096895
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club having an interchangeable shaft for connection to a golf club head, the golf club comprising: a shaft comprising a shaft body with a tip end; a golf club head comprising a face, a sole, a crown and an interior hosel having an opening extending from a crown to a sole; a sleeve having an upper section and a lower section, the upper section having a first opening for receiving the tip end of the shaft and the lower section having a second opening with a threaded internal surface, the sleeve connected to the tip end of the shaft; a tube having an anti-rotation portion, the tube having an opening for receiving the sleeve; a mechanical fastener; and an o-ring, wherein the tube is integrally formed with the interior hosel; wherein the mechanical fastener is inserted through the sole opening and into the tube, and engages the threaded internal surface of the second opening in the sleeve lower section; wherein the o-ring prevents the mechanical fastener from leaving the tube; wherein the o-ring is located between the tube and the sleeve; and wherein the first opening of the sleeve has an axis S that is off-angle from an axis L of the lower section of the sleeve and off-angle with an axis of the internal hosel of the golf club head, allowing for the effective loft, lie and face angle of the golf club to be adjusted by rotation of a subassembly of the shaft and sleeve.