Patent ID: 6027410
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A63D,F16B

Abstract:
A coupler for coupling first and second elements of a sports apparatus together comprising:a first coupling member adapted for securing to the first sports apparatus element, the first coupling member including only one internal threaded region, the entire only one internal threaded region having only a single uninterrupted constant diameter thread; anda second coupling member adapted for securing to the second sports apparatus element, the second coupling member including a first external threaded region, the entire first external threaded region having only a single uninterrupted constant diameter thread, the first external threaded region engaging the internal threaded region of the first coupling member for coupling the second coupling member to the first coupling member, the first and second coupling members being firmly securable together within approximately one revolution, one of the coupling members having a smooth inner diameter portion and the other of the coupling members having a smooth elongate tip, the smooth elongate tip having a close fit with the smooth inner diameter.