Patents by Inventor James I. Chapin

James I. Chapin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150251064
    Abstract: A weighting assembly for a golf club is adapted to be removably attached to the upper portion of a golf club shaft. This weighting assembly includes a threaded fastener, an upper shaft component, a weight and a weight support component. The upper shaft component is adapted to be secured within the top end of the golf club shaft, and it has a hole that is threaded to receive the threaded fastener. The weight support component is adapted to receive the weight. The upper shaft component and the weight support component each have detent features that cooperate to produce a detent mechanism that is adapted to prevent movement of the weight support component with respect to the golf club shaft when the threaded fastener is threaded into the hole in the upper shaft component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventor: James I. Chapin
  • Publication number: 20150231462
    Abstract: A grip assembly for a golf club is adapted to be removably attached to the upper portion of a golf club shaft. This grip assembly includes a sleeve that is adapted to fit over the upper portion of the shaft and a grip portion that is adapted to provide a gripping surface for a golfer. The assembly also includes an upper mechanism for removably securing the top end of the sleeve to the golf club shaft and a lower mechanism for removably securing the bottom end of the sleeve to the golf club shaft by applying a radially-directed compression force to the sleeve on the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: James I. Chapin