Patent ID: 9144719
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An adjustable assembly comprising: a golf club shaft having a tip portion; a golf club head including a body having a crown, a sole, a striking plate and a hosel portion, the hosel portion defining an upper hosel opening; a hosel insert secured to the hosel portion, the hosel insert including a base element and at least one inwardly extending pawl having a distal end, one of the hosel portion and the hosel insert including a first set of upwardly extending projections; a shaft adapter extending about a first longitudinal axis, the shaft adapter defining a shaft opening for engaging the tip portion of the shaft; the shaft adapter including a second set of outwardly projecting teeth aligned with the hosel insert and a third set of downwardly extending projections for selectable engagement with the first set of projections, each tooth of the second set including a first leading surface and a first trailing surface, the first leading surface shaped to enable rotational movement of the shaft adapter about the first longitudinal axis with respect to the hosel insert in a first rotational direction, the first trailing surface shaped to selectively engage the distal end of the pawl to inhibit rotational movement of the shaft adapter with respect to the hosel insert in a second rotation direction, opposite the first rotational direction; and a fastener releasably coupled to the club head and the shaft adapter.