Stick weight support

Abstract

Embodiments of a stick weight assembly for use within a shaft of a golf club, wherein the shaft includes a shaft inner surface defining a shaft bore, the stick weight assembly comprising: a stick weight comprising: a rod sized for insertion into the shaft bore, the rod having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end defines an outer top end geometry; a disk coupled to the rod bottom end and sized to abut a tip end of the shaft; and a stick weight support comprising: a first end; a second end; a first portion having an outer surface defining a dome wherein the dome is sized for insertion into the shaft; a second portion coupled to the first portion comprises an outer surface and a plurality of ridges projecting outward from the outer surface and sized to engage the shaft inner surface; wherein the stick weight support defines a cavity extending from the second end towards the first end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the top end of the rod.

1 . A stick weight assembly for use within a shaft of a golf club, wherein the shaft includes a shaft inner surface defining a shaft bore, the stick weight assembly comprising:
 a stick weight comprising:
 a rod sized for insertion into the shaft bore, the rod having a rod top end and a rod bottom end, wherein the rod top end defines an outer top end geometry; 
 a disk coupled to the rod bottom end and sized to abut a tip end of the shaft; and 
   a stick weight support comprising:
 a first end; 
 a second end; 
 a first portion having an outer surface defining a dome wherein the dome is sized for insertion into the shaft; 
 a second portion coupled to the first portion comprises an outer surface and a plurality of ridges projecting outward from the outer surface and sized to engage the shaft inner surface; 
   wherein the stick weight support defines a cavity extending from the second end towards the first end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the rod top end.   
     
     
         2 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the top end of the rod defines an outer top end geometry; a cavity defines a cavity geometry complementary to the outer top end geometry. 
     
     
         3 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the stick weight assembly is configured to be positioned within a hollow graphite shaft. 
     
     
         4 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 2  wherein the stick weight assembly is positioned at a tip end of the shaft. 
     
     
         5 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the stick weigh support comprises a material selected from the group consisting of Thermoplastic Styrene block copolymers (TPS or TPE-s), Thermoplastic polyolefinelastomers (TPO or TPE-o), and Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPV or TPE-v). 
     
     
         6 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the rod comprises a length below 2.70 inches. 
     
     
         7 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the rod comprises a rod diameter between 0.20 inches and 0.40 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the stick weight comprises a material selected from a group consisting of aluminium, aluminium alloy, stainless steel, stainless steel alloy, tungsten, or tungsten alloy. 
     
     
         9 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the disk comprises a thickness between 0.025 inches and 0.125 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the disk comprises a disk diameter between 0.20 inches and 0.40 inches. 
     
     
         11 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the stick weight assembly is permanently positioned partially within a tip end of the shaft. 
     
     
         12 . A golf club comprising:
 a club head, a shaft comprising a shaft bore, a grip, a hosel comprising a hosel bore, and a stick weight assembly comprising a stick weight and a stick weight support;   
       wherein:
 the stick weight comprising:
 a rod sized for insertion into the shaft bore, the rod having a rod top end and a rod bottom end, wherein the rod top end defines an outer top end geometry; 
 a disk coupled to the rod bottom end and sized to abut a tip end of the shaft; and 
 
 a stick weight support comprising:
 a first end; 
 a second end; 
 a first portion having an outer surface defining a dome wherein the dome is sized for insertion into the shaft; 
 a second portion coupled to the first portion comprises an outer surface and a plurality of ridges projecting outward from the outer surface and sized to engage the shaft inner surface; 
 
 wherein:
 the plurality of ridges comprise a ridge shape selected the group consisting of triangles, half circles, and ellipses; 
 
 wherein the stick weight support defines a cavity extending from the second end towards the first end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the top end of the rod. 
 
     
     
         13 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the top end of the rod defines an outer top end geometry; a cavity defines a cavity geometry complementary to the outer tope end geometry. 
     
     
         14 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the stick weight assembly is permanently positioned partially within a tip end of the shaft. 
     
     
         15 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the stick weight support comprises a material selected from the group consisting of Thermoplastic Styrene block copolymers (TPS or TPE-s), Thermoplastic polyolefinelastomers (TPO or TPE-o), and Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPV or TPE-v). 
     
     
         16 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the stick weight comprises a material selected from a group consisting of aluminium, aluminium alloy, stainless steel, stainless steel alloy, tungsten, or tungsten alloy. 
     
     
         17 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the rod comprises a length below 2.70 inches. 
     
     
         18 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the rod comprises a rod diameter between 0.20 inches and 0.40 inches. 
     
     
         19 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the disk comprises a thickness between 0.025 inches and 0.125 inches. 
     
     
         20 . The stick weight assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the disk comprises a disk diameter between 0.20 inches and 0.40 inches.