Adjustable Putter Head Hosel Positioning Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing adjustable golf clubs do not provide the desired 'feel' due to loose components and often fail to conform to the United States Golf Association's rules, necessitating the purchase of new clubs for posture changes.

Innovation Solution

An adjustable putter head assembly that allows for modification of the hosel location and angle, featuring a hosel attachment member with multiple position points and receptacles for secure attachment, ensuring compliance with golfing regulations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If adjustable components are used to modify hosel location and angle, then adaptability is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to loose components

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadjustability of hosel location and angleVSAvoidstability of components

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The putter head is divided into separate components: a hosel attachment member with multiple position points and a striking member. This segmentation allows the hosel to be positioned at different locations and angles while maintaining a secure connection through threaded fastening mechanisms, resolving the contradiction between adjustability and stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A threaded fastening mechanism acts as an intermediary between the hosel attachment member and the striking member. This intermediary component secures the adjustable hosel position while preventing loosening during use, thereby maintaining both adaptability and reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If conventional clubs are purchased for each posture change, then reliability is improved, but loss of substance worsens due to cost and time

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconsistent club performanceVSAvoidcost and time of acquiring multiple clubs

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The putter head assembly is designed as a universal system that can accommodate multiple hosel positions and angles within a single club. This multi-functionality allows one club to serve multiple playing styles and postures, eliminating the need to purchase multiple specialized clubs and reducing both cost and time investment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Ease of operation

If adjustable components are used, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity worsens

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to adjust hosel positionVSAvoidnumber of components

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The adjustment mechanism is localized to specific threaded holes and position points on the hosel attachment member. This localized design provides adjustability functionality without requiring complex mechanisms throughout the entire club, thereby maintaining simplicity while enabling ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS9079077B2Adjustable putter head assembly

Publication Date: 2015.07.14 WOLF MICHAEL

AI summary

An adjustable putter head assembly having a hosel attachment member that includes a hosel for receipt of a golf club shaft, a striking face, a bottom surface, and an adjustment surface that is generally parallel to the striking face and opposite the striking face. The hosel attachment member further includes an extension member that includes an aperture for mating with a threaded opening of the adjustment surface, and a plurality of receptacles that vertically extend the length of the extension member and correspond with a plurality of settings disposed on the adjustment surface. The adjustment surface defines multiple hosel position points for selectively attaching the hosel along the length of the putter head, and, adjusting the angular orientation between the golf club shaft and bottom surface in the plane in which the shaft lies.