Patent ID: 6890269

Claim:
A temporary connection for connecting a golf club shaft with an additional club component, said temporary connection comprising: an elongated adapter insert defining a thrust flange; an adapter socket having a size and shape for slide-fit reception of said adapter insert, said adapter socket defining a thrust seat for substantially seated reception of said thrust flange when said adapter insert is slidably received into said adapter socket, said adapter insert and socket further including interengageable surfaces for substantially preventing relative rotation therebetween when said adapter insert is slidably received into said adapter socket; first connection means for removably interconnecting said adapter insert and socket with said thrust flange seated upon said thrust seat; and second connection means including a resilient anchor member interposed between said adapter insert and socket at a position spaced axially from said thrust flange and said thrust seat, said anchor member being at least partially compressed when said thrust flange is seated upon said thrust seat for substantially constraining said adapter insert and socket against relative movement.