Patent ID: 6749521
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An extendable golf club comprising:a shaft including a first section, a second section, and a set screw threadably received in the first section; and a first spacer for lengthening the shaft, said golf club being shiftable from a first configuration wherein the first spacer is entirely detached and spaced from the shaft to a second configuration wherein the first spacer is coupled between the first and second sections to thereby lengthen the shaft relative to the first configuration, said set screw engaging the second section when the golf club is in the first configuration, thereby releasably coupling the first and second sections to one another, said set screw engaging the first spacer when the golf club is in the second configuration, thereby releasably coupling the first section and the first spacer to one another, said first spacer including a generally cylindrical barrel presenting first and second ends, said first spacer including a male projection extending from the first end of the barrel, said first spacer defining a female opening extending inwardly from the second end of the barrel, said male projection defining a circumferential recess, said set screw being received in the circumferential recess when the golf club is in the second configuration.