Patent Grant
12064671
Generally, the present disclosure relates to the field of golf clubs. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a propellent-driven golf club to propel a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent-driven golf club.
The field of golf clubs is technologically important to several industries, business organizations and/or individuals. In particular, the use of golf clubs is prevalent for propelling a ball without requiring a swinging action on a golf club.
The recreational sport played on a golf course utilizes many types of golf clubs with varying face angles. Generally, golf clubs are swung in an arc starting above the user's head. This creates a club face velocity that imparts kinetic energy to the ball positioned on the ground or a tee. A shorter arc traveled by the club results in the transfer of less kinetic energy thereby varying the distance the ball travels. A key element of playing the game requires' controlling the precise direction and distance the ball travels along the course of play. Many users find playing the game of golf extremely challenging or unable to participate.
Therefore, there is a need for improved golf clubs that may overcome one or more of the above-mentioned problems and/or limitations.
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form, that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter. Nor is this summary intended to be used to limit the claimed subject matter's scope.
Disclosed herein is a propellent-driven golf club to propel a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent-driven golf club, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the propellent-driven golf club may include a hollow shaft. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may include a handle attached to a top portion of the hollow shaft. Further, the handle may include a triggering device configured for actuating a firing mechanism. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may include a golf club head assembly attached to a bottom portion of the hollow shaft. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a bar receptacle that may include a plurality of receptacles configured to receive a plurality of cartridges. Further, the golf club head assembly may include the firing mechanism operationally coupled to the triggering device. Further, the firing mechanism may be configured for firing a cartridge of the plurality of cartridges upon the actuating. Further, firing the cartridge generates gases. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a firing cylinder port configured to mate with at least a portion of the cartridge. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a vortex generator comprising a chamber that may include an ingress port and an egress port. Further, the ingress port may be fluidly coupled to the firing cylinder port in order to receive the gases. Further, an interior profile of the chamber may be deflected to enhance gas resonation. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a range control mechanism comprising a range control valve fluidly coupled to the egress port of the chamber. Further, the range control valve may be configured to control a pressure of the gases at an outlet of the range control valve. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a firing cylinder bore fluidly coupled to the outlet of the range control valve. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a piston movably disposed in the firing cylinder bore. Further, the gases drive the piston. Further, a free end of the piston may be configured to strike the ball.
Further disclosed herein is a propellent-driven golf club to propel a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent-driven golf club, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the propellent-driven golf club may include a hollow shaft. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may include a handle attached to a top portion of the hollow shaft. Further, the handle may include a triggering device configured for actuating a firing mechanism. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may include a golf club head assembly attached to a bottom portion of the hollow shaft. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a bar receptacle that may include a plurality of receptacles configured to receive a plurality of cartridges. Further, the golf club head assembly may include the firing mechanism operationally coupled to the triggering device. Further, the firing mechanism may be configured for firing a cartridge of the plurality of cartridges upon the actuating. Further, firing the cartridge generates gases. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a firing cylinder port configured to mate with at least a portion of the cartridge. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a vortex generator comprising a chamber that may include an ingress port and an egress port. Further, the ingress port may be fluidly coupled to the firing cylinder port in order to receive the gases. Further, an interior profile of the chamber may be deflected to enhance gas resonation. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a range control mechanism comprising a range control valve fluidly coupled to the egress port of the chamber. Further, the range control valve may be configured to control a pressure of the gases at an outlet of the range control valve. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a firing cylinder bore fluidly coupled to the outlet of the range control valve. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a piston movably disposed in the firing cylinder bore. Further, the gases drive the piston. Further, a free end of the piston may be configured to strike the ball. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may include an anti-skid mechanism disposed on a bottom surface of the golf club head assembly. Further, the anti-skid mechanism may include a cleat plate comprising a plurality of cleats. Further, the plurality of cleats provides frictional force between the bottom surface and an external surface. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may be disposed on the external surface. Further, the frictional force resists a recoil motion imparted to the propellent-driven golf club based on the firing of the cartridge.
Further disclosed herein is a propellent-driven golf club to propel a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent-driven golf club, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the propellent-driven golf club may include a hollow shaft. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may include a handle attached to a top portion of the hollow shaft. Further, the handle may include a triggering device configured for actuating a firing mechanism. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may include a golf club head assembly attached to a bottom portion of the hollow shaft. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a bar receptacle that may include a plurality of receptacles configured to receive a plurality of cartridges. Further, the golf club head assembly may include the firing mechanism operationally coupled to the triggering device. Further, the firing mechanism may be configured for firing a cartridge of the plurality of cartridges upon the actuating. Further, firing the cartridge generates gases. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a firing cylinder port configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a vortex generator comprising a chamber that may include an ingress port and an egress port. Further, the ingress port may be fluidly coupled to the firing cylinder port in order to receive the gases. Further, an interior profile of the chamber may be deflected to enhance gas resonation. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a range control mechanism may include a range control valve fluidly coupled to the egress port of the chamber. Further, the range control valve may be configured to control a pressure of the gases at an outlet of the range control valve. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a firing cylinder bore fluidly coupled to the outlet of the range control valve. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a piston movably disposed in the firing cylinder bore. Further, the gases drive the piston. Further, a free end of the piston may be configured to strike the ball. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a bar disposition mechanism. Further, the bar receptacle may be disposed on the bar disposition mechanism. Further, the bar disposition mechanism may be moveable based on a pressing action performed by a user to facilitate reloading of the propellent-driven golf club. Further, the reloading of the propellent-driven golf club may include advancing of a second cartridge of the plurality of cartridges to a firing position upon firing of the cartridge. Further, the firing mechanism may be configured for firing the second cartridge in the firing position. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may include an anti-skid mechanism disposed on a bottom surface of the golf club head assembly. Further, the anti-skid mechanism may include a cleat plate comprising a plurality of cleats. Further, the plurality of cleats provides frictional force between the bottom surface and an external surface. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may be disposed on the external surface. Further, the frictional force resists a recoil motion imparted to the propellent-driven golf club based on the firing of the cartridge.
Both the foregoing summary and the following detailed description provide examples and are explanatory only. Accordingly, the foregoing summary and the following detailed description should not be considered to be restrictive. Further, features or variations may be provided in addition to those set forth herein. For example, embodiments may be directed to various feature combinations and sub-combinations described in the detailed description.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this disclosure, illustrate various embodiments of the present disclosure. The drawings contain representations of various trademarks and copyrights owned by the Applicant. All rights to various trademarks and copyrights represented herein are vested in and the property of the applicant. The Applicant retains and reserves all rights to the trademarks and copyrights included herein and has been assigned to grant permission to reproduce the material only in connection with reproduction of the granted patent and for no other purpose.
Furthermore, the drawings may contain text or captions that may explain certain embodiments of the present disclosure. This text is included for illustrative, non-limiting, explanatory purposes of certain embodiments detailed in the present disclosure.
As a preliminary matter, it will readily be understood by one having ordinary skill in the relevant art that the present disclosure has broad utility and application. As should be understood, any embodiment may incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed aspects of the disclosure and may further incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed features. Furthermore, any embodiment discussed and identified as being “preferred” is considered to be part of a best mode contemplated for carrying out the embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments also may be discussed for additional illustrative purposes in providing a full and enabling disclosure. Moreover, many embodiments, such as adaptations, variations, modifications, and equivalent arrangements, will be implicitly disclosed by the embodiments described herein and fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
Accordingly, while embodiments are described herein in detail in relation to one or more embodiments, it is to be understood that this disclosure is illustrative and exemplary of the present disclosure, and are made merely for the purposes of providing a full and enabling disclosure. The detailed disclosure herein of one or more embodiments is not intended, nor is to be construed, to limit the scope of patent protection afforded in any claim of a patent issuing here from, which scope is to be defined by the claims and the equivalents thereof. It is not intended that the scope of patent protection be defined by reading into any claim limitation found herein and/or issuing here from that does not explicitly appear in the claim itself.
Thus, for example, any sequence(s) and/or temporal order of steps of various processes or methods that are described herein are illustrative and not restrictive. Accordingly, it should be understood that, although steps of various processes or methods may be shown and described as being in a sequence or temporal order, the steps of any such processes or methods are not limited to being carried out in any particular sequence or order, absent an indication otherwise. Indeed, the steps in such processes or methods generally may be carried out in various different sequences and orders while still falling within the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of patent protection is to be defined by the issued claim(s) rather than the description set forth herein.
Additionally, it is important to note that each term used herein refers to that which an ordinary artisan would understand such term to mean based on the contextual use of such term herein. To the extent that the meaning of a term used herein—as understood by the ordinary artisan based on the contextual use of such term—differs in any way from any particular dictionary definition of such term, it is intended that the meaning of the term as understood by the ordinary artisan should prevail.
Furthermore, it is important to note that, as used herein, “a” and “an” each generally denotes “at least one,” but does not exclude a plurality unless the contextual use dictates otherwise. When used herein to join a list of items, “or” denotes “at least one of the items,” but does not exclude a plurality of items of the list. Finally, when used herein to join a list of items, “and” denotes “all of the items of the list.”
The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description to refer to the same or similar elements. While many embodiments of the disclosure may be described, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. For example, substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to the elements illustrated in the drawings, and the methods described herein may be modified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to the disclosed methods. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limit the disclosure. Instead, the proper scope of the disclosure is defined by the claims found herein and/or issuing here from. The present disclosure contains headers. It should be understood that these headers are used as references and are not to be construed as limiting upon the subjected matter disclosed under the header.
The present disclosure includes many aspects and features. Moreover, while many aspects and features relate to, and are described in the context of a propellent-driven golf club to propel a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent-driven golf club, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to use only in this context.
The present disclosure describes a propellent drive golf club to propel a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent driven golf club. Further, the propellent-driven golf club may be designed to be die cast as opposed to conventional investment cast, which contains a handle grip (or handle) consisting of a hollow shaft attached to a golf club head assembly designed to propel a golf ball from a static position, without swinging the club. The handle may include a triggering device that releases a spring-loaded firing pin cartridge lock down assembly designed to assemble into a hozzle of a golf club head of the golf club. Firing the golf club may be enabled by a safety release button. The golf club head may include a high stressed cylinder, mounted inside a hollow area of the die casted golf club head. Further, a hollow area of the hollow shaft creates a silencing chamber. Further, the golf club may include a bar receptacle, mounted across the aft end of a cylinder and through the golf club, that contains multi-firing ports designed to receive multi-cartridges contained in a plastic strip.
When the triggering device is actuated, the firing pin strikes one of a series of gun powder filled blank cartridges contained in the bar receptacle thereby firing the cartridge. The fired cartridge injects high pressure gas into a range adjustable vortex generator of the golf club coated with platinum, rhodium, and caladium onto the top of the striker or piston, that converts the high-pressure gas into kinetic energy, which drives the golf ball. The bar receptacle containing a series of firing ports loaded with the plastic strip (or a plastic cartridge strip), provides a means for an operator to advance the bar receptacle containing the series of cartridges into a firing position, by pressing the extending bar receptacle to the next unfired cartridge.
The golf club may include a range control lever designed to float independently on a range control valve shaft, thereby avoiding failure, which occurs in any fixed lever mounting method by the use of screws, prone to become loose caused by the huge shock wave. The aft end of the cylinder is mounted in a tapered socket at an aft end of the golf club, held in place by two large screws projecting through the bottom of the golf club die casting into the aft end of the cylinder in a shear fashion and the forward end of the cylinder is held in position by the urethane spring extending into embodiment bosses. The range control lever displays a range scale marker to indicate the ball travel distance.
Further, a flared muzzle end of the cylinder provides a means to house a urethane spring brake to slow the kinetic energy at the end of the firing cycle, without the use of a stainless steel stop pin, thereby using only a urethane spring to stop the striker piston by means of a bending deflection movement of the urethane spring. The high-pressure gas discharge propels the striker/piston through the travel cycle stopping against the urethane spring. The urethane spring provides orientation, absorbs the energy, and rides in a slotted striker/piston, thereby providing a braking action at the end of the travel cycle. Other functions of the urethane spring allow quick removal for cleaning and retains the cylinder to the club head die casting.
The striker/piston face diameter may be larger, thereby forming a DB reducer ring, whereby escaping high pressure gas “blow by” from the cylinder enters the rear extended diameter groove of the striker/piston face ring, which contains a series of small holes designed to slow the high speed gas flow rate before hitting the static atmosphere, thereby reducing the DB level and adding more thrust to the striker piston. The club head die casting contains two “O” rings positioned at each end of the cylinder and are seated against the embodiment die casting bore, which seal the silencing chamber enclosure.
Further, the golf club may include an anti-skid cleat plate attached to a bottom of the golf club head (or club head) in order to prevent recoil induced as each cartridge is fired. Further, the club head recoil propels the club head in the opposite direction from the ball travel, thereby reducing the kinetic energy being applied to the ball, causing the ball to travel less distance without said anti-skid plate.
The disclosed golf club may reduce the manufacturing cost by 50% to manufacture, providing for the die-cast process to allow a large volume of cast parts to be manufactured with virtually no lead times. Further, the golf club may allow the club maintenance time to be reduced or virtually eliminated.
Further, in some embodiments, the disclosed golf club includes a series of devices for a unique quiet reliable non-conventional golf club, capable of driving a golf ball varying distances from a static position, without swinging the golf club. Further, the golf club may include a device for striker/piston braking action for providing a bending or flexing action allowed by a urethane braking material durometer to absorb the kinetic energy, induced into the striker/piston, dissipated during the flex/bending motion seating against a cam-shaped bore, thereby stopping the striker/piston. Further, the golf club may include a device for multi-cartridge power strip bar that provides a means to load the entire multi-cartridge power strip into a multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle, to allow the advance of loads by a pressing motion. Further, the golf club may include a vortex generator chamber plating that includes an existing vortex generator with an added coating or plating of platinum, rhodium, caladium to the inside surface area of the vortex resonating chamber and vortex generator armature shaft. Further, the golf club may include an anti-skid cleat plate attached to the bottom of the golf club embodiment in order to prevent recoil induced as each cartridge is fired. Further, the golf club may include a device for floating range control lever mounting, wherein a range control lever is designed to float independently on a range control valve stem bushing mounted on a vortex generator armature shaft. Further, the golf club may include a blow-by propulsion silencer ring includes a striker/piston blow-by propulsion silencer ring to increase ball travel distance and DB reduction. Further, the golf club may include a firing pin housing cam hold down assembly that includes a firing pin housing cam hold down assembly that eliminates the prior art method, entirely, thereby lowering the cost to manufacture improving assembly complications, and being more user-friendly by including a rotatable lockdown lever. The firing pin cam lock down assembly may be designed to be inserted directly into the embodiment hozzle.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a die castable embodiment opening designed to facilitate an oval shaped firing cylinder end facing containing an “O” ring providing a shaped cam housing for the urethane brake, which extends from the embodiment enclosure perpendicular through, the striker/piston elongated slot into the opposite side of embodiment enclosure bosses.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may be die casted. Further, the golf club houses a shaped cam radius providing a means to deflect or bend the urethane material during the braking action movement, thereby absorbing the striker/piston kinetic energy.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle housing the entire multi-cartridge power strip. Further, the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle eliminates the manual reloading hardship encountered in past inventions.
Further, the golf club allows a user to advance through loads of the multi-cartridge power strip, loaded into the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle, advanced to the next position or cartridge by pressing the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle end stop button inwards to the unfired cartridge.
Further, in some embodiments, the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle provides for a proprietary keyed (by any means) multi-cartridge power strip, thereby assuring only the correct power level multi-cartridge power strip is used.
Further, in some embodiments, the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle (or moveable multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle) mates to the firing cylinder seat over a firing injection port, sealed and held in position by a spring ball seated into the discharge port of the multi-cartridge power strip moveable bar receptacle.
Further, in some embodiments, the multi-cartridge power strip loads into the moveable multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle for storing/consumption and provides a visual indication of the number of cartridges remaining to be consumed.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a coating or plating of platinum, rhodium, and caladium to an existing vortex generator chamber to provide a super burn rate to the gun powder residue, by raising the burning rate temperature, created by the coating, thereby solving a huge jamming problem.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club head comprises an anti-skid plate to absorb the recoil that propels the embodiment in the opposite direction from the ball travel direction, thereby reducing the kinetic energy being applied to the ball, causing the ball to travel less distance without using the anti-skid plate.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a range control vortex generator shaft extending through a firing cylinder stem hole sealed by an “O” ring, where the shaft provides a pressure gas deflector shaped to enhance the gas resonation in the vortex camber.
Further, failure occurs in any fixed range control lever mounting method using screws, which are prone to become loose caused by the huge shock wave. Further, the disclosed golf club mounts the range control lever on a keyed floating ring/sleeve on a range control shaft, with the shaft end terminated in a tapered socket at the aft end of the embodiment bore.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a firing cylinder held in place by two large screws projecting through the bottom of the embodiment into the aft end of the firing cylinder in a vertical shear fashion and the forward end of the firing cylinder is held in position by urethane spring extending into embodiment bosses.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a vortex generator chamber, located in the aft end of the firing cylinder, to provide a means to force burning gun powder gas into a vortex pattern, thereby sending unburned powder back into the burning in-coming powder, interfaces in the present invention with the movable multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle discharge ports.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a propulsion silencer ring encompassed in a groove ring protruding diameter of the striker/piston, whereby expanding gas bypassing the piston, enters the protruding ring groove.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a shaped protruding ring that captures the blow by gas, to reverse the expanding gas flow in the opposite direction, whereby the expanding gas adds additional thrust to the striker/piston.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a device integrated into the striker/piston to convert the firing cylinder “blow by” gas pressure into kinetic energy and provide a means to reduce the DB level through a plurality of sized exit ports.
Further, in some embodiments, a selected cartridge is locked into the firing position by means of a rotary lever-operated cam assembly, integrated into the golf club handle shaft end. The lever operated cam assembly, unlocks the spent cartridge after firing, allowing the moveable multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle to move to the next cartridge.
Further, in some embodiments, a lever operated hole down cam assemble may be connected to the end of the golf club handle shaft and designed to be housed in the golf club embodiment hozzle.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club may include a lever operated cam that provides a housing for the firing pin and the firing pin return spring.
Further, in some embodiments, a multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle may include a proprietary key shaped pattern in a top loading surface of the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle. Further, the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle may be designed to mate with or receive the notched end tabs or strip side cutouts in the multi-cartridge power strip, thereby allowing only a correct power level multi-cartridge power strip to engage into the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle.
Besides the objectives and advantages described above, to be more specific the objectives and advantages of the disclosed golf club are:
The reference numerals in drawings are the following:
The present disclosure describes a means for driving a golf ball utilizing a ballistic impeller golf club, which uses a series of cartridges, contained in a movable, replaceable cartridge strip bar action receptacle. The bar action receptacle solves the reloading hardship in past inventions and provides a means for the user to advance through the strip of cartridges by pressing the bar action receptacle inward to advance to the next cartridge load. The present invention includes a gas reversal thruster to increase ball travel distance and reduce the DB level output by venting high pressure gas flowing through a series of sound-absorbing ports.
This disclosed golf club includes a firing pin housing cam assembly, thereby lowering the cost of manufacture and improving assembly complications and more user-friendly, where major parts are designed to be die cast, thereby lowering the manufacturing cost. The person reviewing this invention will clearly see and understand the importance of an invention to function and perform flawlessly in the marketplace. The scope of this invention far exceeds and improves all prior art by using fewer parts and ease of operation among other ramifications. This disclosed golf club reduces the cost of manufacture and provides higher reliability by implementing a 17-4 stainless steel or other stronger material cylinder, combined with a hard-coated Teflon or ceramic material on a one-piece striker/piston to solve the lubrication problem as well as elimination of structural failure. This invention contains a silencing chamber to reduce the DB sound level output, including an added DB reducer thruster ring added to the striker/piston. A urethane braking means is provided utilizing a deflection method for deceleration of the striker/piston. Other variations are possible, such as golf clubs that are multi-colored, and manufactured for people that are left-handed of smaller stature.
The present disclosure describes a series of devices for a unique quiet reliable non-conventional golf club, capable of driving a golf ball varying distances from a static position, without swinging the golf club, by utilizing a power strip, containing a series of blank gun powder cartridges loaded into a moveable bar, giving the user the ability to reload by a simple pressing motion of the power strip bar action for reloading. The striker/piston is propelled outward from the club face two inches to strike a golf ball, after the user presses two buttons on the golf club handle grip to fire the cartridge, developing a high-pressure gas injected into the breech end of the club head firing cylinder. The vortex generator disperses the gas according to a desired distance setting by the user, to achieve various distances required in playing the game of golf.
The disclosed golf club pertains to the field of golf clubs, specifically to powder actuated golf clubs igniting a propellant to drive a golf ball along the course of play, including a means of changing the distance a ball will travel according to golf course terrain requirements.
Further, the disclosed golf club may include a handle grip consisting of a hollow shaft attached to a golf club embodiment assembly designed to propel a golf ball from a static position, without swinging the club. The handle contains the triggering device, which releases the spring-loaded firing pin after being enabled by a safety release button, to launch the golf ball.
Further, in some embodiments, the chamber 1005 may include a coating of platinum, rhodium, and caladium on an inside surface of the chamber 1005.
Further, in some embodiments, the piston 85 may include a propulsion silencing ring 81 disposed around a periphery of the cylinder bore proximal to a club face 35 of the propellent-driven golf club 14. Further, the propulsion silencing ring 81 may include a plurality of ports 83 configured for filtering the gases received upon driving the piston 85. Further, the filtering of the gases reduces a sound decibel level associated with the firing of the cartridge 42.
In further embodiments, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include an anti-skid mechanism 1010 (as shown in
Further, in some embodiments, the cylinder bore may include a piston bearing surface 82 and a plurality of piston grooves 77 disposed on an inner surface of the cylinder bore. Further, the piston 85 slides on the piston bearing surface 82. Further, sliding of the piston 85 corresponds to driving of the piston 85.
In further embodiments, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include a hard anodized teflon coating impregnated on at least one of the piston 85, the piston bearing surface 82, and the plurality of piston grooves 77. Further, the hard anodized teflon coating reduces friction between the piston 85 and the piston bearing surface 82 for facilitating the sliding of the piston 85.
In further embodiments, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include a ceramic coating on at least one of the piston 85, the piston bearing surface 82, and the plurality of piston grooves 77. Further, the ceramic coating reduces friction between the piston 85 and the piston bearing surface 82 for facilitating the sliding of the piston 85.
Further, in some embodiments, the range control mechanism 1008 may include a range control lever 70 and a ball travel scale 37. Further, the range control lever 70 may be disposed proximal to the ball travel scale 37. Further, the ball travel scale 37 may include a visual representation for displaying a plurality of distances. Further, the range control lever 70 may be positionable at a plurality of positions relative to the ball travel scale 37. Further, the plurality of positions corresponds to the plurality of distances for propelling the ball.
Further, in some embodiments, the range control lever 70 may be mounted on a keyed floating sleeve 72 disposed on a range control valve shaft 94 comprised in the range control mechanism 1008. Further, the keyed floating sleeve 72 avoids loosening of the range control lever 70 on the range control valve due to shock waves generated during the firing of the cartridge 42. Further, in some embodiments, the keyed floating sleeve 72 may include a range control valve stem bushing. Further, the range control valve shaft 94 may include a vortex generator armature shaft.
Further, in some embodiments, the triggering device 1002 may include a safety button 25 and a firing button 26. Further, the safety button 25 may be operatively coupled with the firing button 26. Further, the safety button 25 may be configured to be transitioned between a pulled state and a relaxed state. Further, the firing button 26 may be configured to be transitioned between a depressed state and a raised state. Further, the actuating of the firing mechanism 1013 may include transitioning the safety button 25 to the pulled state followed by transitioning of the firing button 26 to the depressed state.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club head assembly 89 may include a urethane spring snubber 33 extending horizontally in a piston guidance slot 80 comprised in the cylinder bore. Further, the urethane spring snubber 33 may include a receptacle for slidably receiving the piston 85. Further, the urethane spring snubber 33 facilitates maintaining an orientation of the piston 85 during firing of the cartridge 42 for striking the ball. Further, the slidably receiving of the piston 85 creates a frictional force between the urethane spring snubber 33 and the piston 85. Further, the frictional force decelerates the piston 85 upon striking the ball.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club head assembly 89 may include a bar disposition mechanism 1012 (as shown in
In further embodiments, disclosed herein is a propellent-driven golf club 14 to propel a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent-driven golf club 14. Accordingly, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include the hollow shaft 21. Further, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include the handle 23 attached to the top portion 1001 of the hollow shaft 21. Further, the handle 23 may include the triggering device 1002 configured for actuating the firing mechanism 1013. Further, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include the golf club head assembly 89 attached to the bottom portion 1004 of the hollow shaft 21. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the bar receptacle 54 that may include the plurality of receptacles 49-53 configured to receive the plurality of cartridges 42-46. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the firing mechanism 1013 operationally coupled to the triggering device 1002. Further, the firing mechanism 1013 may be configured for firing a cartridge 42 of the plurality of cartridges 42-46 upon the actuating. Further, firing the cartridge 42 generates gases. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the firing cylinder port 61 configured to mate with at least a portion of the cartridge 42. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the vortex generator 64 comprising the chamber 1005 that may include the ingress port 1006 and the egress port 1007. Further, the ingress port 1006 may be fluidly coupled to the firing cylinder port 61 in order to receive the gases. Further, an interior profile of the chamber 1005 may be deflected to enhance gas resonation. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the range control mechanism 1008 comprising the range control valve 91 fluidly coupled to the egress port 1007 of the chamber 1005. Further, the range control valve 91 may be configured to control a pressure of the gases at the outlet of the range control valve 91. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the firing cylinder bore 65 fluidly coupled to the outlet of the range control valve 91. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the piston 85 movably disposed in the firing cylinder bore 65. Further, the gases drive the piston 85. Further, a free end of the piston 85 may be configured to strike the ball. Further, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include the anti-skid mechanism 1010 disposed on the bottom surface 1011 of the golf club head assembly 89. Further, the anti-skid mechanism 1010 may include the cleat plate 32 comprising the plurality of cleats 73-76. Further, the plurality of cleats 73-76 provides frictional force between the bottom surface 1011 and an external surface. Further, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may be disposed on the external surface. Further, the frictional force resists a recoil motion imparted to the propellent-driven golf club 14 based on the firing of the cartridge 42.
Further, in some embodiments, the chamber 1005 may include a coating of platinum, rhodium, and caladium on an inside surface of the chamber 1005.
Further, in some embodiments, the piston 85 may include the propulsion silencing ring 81 disposed around a periphery of the cylinder bore proximal to the club face 35 of the propellent-driven golf club 14. Further, the propulsion silencing ring 81 may include the plurality of ports 83 configured for filtering the gases received upon driving the piston 85. Further, the filtering of the gases reduces a sound decibel level associated with the firing of the cartridge 42.
Further, in some embodiments, the range control mechanism 1008 may include the range control lever 70 and the ball travel scale 37. Further, the range control lever 70 may be disposed proximal to the ball travel scale 37. Further, the ball travel scale 37 may include a visual representation for displaying a plurality of distances. Further, the range control lever 70 may be positionable at a plurality of positions relative to the ball travel scale 37. Further, the plurality of positions corresponds to the plurality of distances for propelling the ball.
Further, in some embodiments, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the bar disposition mechanism 1012. Further, the bar receptacle 54 may be disposed on the bar disposition mechanism 1012. Further, the bar disposition mechanism 1012 may be configured for moving the bar receptacle 54 to a firing position based on a pressing action performed by a user to facilitate reloading of the propellent-driven golf club 14. Further, the reloading of the propellent-driven golf club 14 comprises advancing of a second cartridge 44 of the plurality of cartridges 42-46 to the firing position upon firing of the cartridge 42. Further, the firing mechanism 1013 may be configured for firing the second cartridge 44 in the firing position.
In further embodiments, disclosed herein is a propellent-driven golf club 14 to propel a ball without requiring a swinging action on the propellent-driven golf club 14. Accordingly, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include the hollow shaft 21. Further, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include the handle 23 attached to the top portion 1001 of the hollow shaft 21. Further, the handle 23 may include the triggering device 1002 configured for actuating the firing mechanism 1013. Further, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include the golf club head assembly 89 attached to the bottom portion 1004 of the hollow shaft 21. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the bar receptacle 54 that may include the plurality of receptacles 49-53 configured to receive the plurality of cartridges 42-46. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the firing mechanism 1013 operationally coupled to the triggering device 1002. Further, the firing mechanism 1013 may be configured for firing a cartridge 42 of the plurality of cartridges 42-46 upon the actuating. Further, firing the cartridge 42 generates gases. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the firing cylinder port 61 configured to mate with at least a portion of the cartridge 42. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the vortex generator 64 comprising the chamber 1005 that may include the ingress port 1006 and the egress port 1007. Further, the ingress port 1006 may be fluidly coupled to the firing cylinder port 61 in order to receive the gases. Further, an interior profile of the chamber 1005 may be deflected to enhance gas resonation. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the range control mechanism 1008 may include the range control valve 91 fluidly coupled to the egress port 1007 of the chamber 1005. Further, the range control valve 91 may be configured to control a pressure of the gases at the outlet of the range control valve 91. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the firing cylinder bore 65 fluidly coupled to the outlet of the range control valve 91. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the piston 85 movably disposed in the firing cylinder bore 65. Further, the gases drive the piston 85. Further, a free end of the piston 85 may be configured to strike the ball. Further, the golf club head assembly 89 may include the bar disposition mechanism 1012. Further, the bar receptacle 54 may be disposed on the bar disposition mechanism 1012. Further, the bar disposition mechanism 1012 may be configured for moving the bar receptacle 54 to a firing position based on a pressing action performed by a user to facilitate reloading of the propellent-driven golf club 14. Further, the reloading of the propellent-driven golf club 14 comprises advancing of a second cartridge 44 of the plurality of cartridges 42-46 to the firing position upon firing of the cartridge 42. Further, the firing mechanism 1013 may be configured for firing the second cartridge 44 in the firing position. Further, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may include the anti-skid mechanism 1010 disposed on the bottom surface 1011 of the golf club head assembly 89. Further, the anti-skid mechanism 1010 may include the cleat plate 32 comprising the plurality of cleats 73-76. Further, the plurality of cleats 73-76 provides frictional force between the bottom surface 1011 and an external surface. Further, the propellent-driven golf club 14 may be disposed on the external surface. Further, the frictional force resists a recoil motion imparted to the propellent-driven golf club 14 based on the firing of the cartridge 42.
Further, in some embodiments, the piston 85 may include the propulsion silencing ring 81 disposed around a periphery of the cylinder bore proximal to the club face 35 of the propellent-driven golf club 14. Further, the propulsion silencing ring 81 may include the plurality of ports 83 configured for filtering the gases received upon driving the piston 85. Further, the filtering of the gases reduces a sound decibel level associated with the firing of the cartridge 42.
Further, in some embodiments, the range control mechanism 1008 may include the range control lever 70 and the ball travel scale 37. Further, the range control lever 70 may be disposed proximal to the ball travel scale 37. Further, the ball travel scale 37 may include a visual representation for displaying a plurality of distances. Further, the range control lever 70 may be positionable at a plurality of positions relative to the ball travel scale 37. Further, the plurality of positions corresponds to the plurality of distances for propelling the ball.
Further, the disclosed golf club, illustrated in
Operation of Figures Specification 1-28
In the disclosed golf club 14, those skilled in the art will understand the mechanical sequence described to launch a golf ball utilizing a multi-cartridge power strip bar action ballistic impeller golf club. With the golf club illustrated in
The distance adjuster indicator lever 70 is positioned on a ball travel scale 37 to the desired range a ball is expected to travel. The golf club handle 23 is placed in an upright position with the golf club head embodiment 89 adjacent to golf ball 27. The user places both hands on the golf club handle 23 in a conventional manner with the left thumb on thumb safety button 25 and the right thumb on firing trigger 26. Pulling upward on the safety button 25 and pressing firing button 26 fires golf club 89. The operational sequence of parts of golf club 14 after the actuation of safety slide 25 and firing trigger 26, which releases linkage rod 123 and trigger latching pawl 133 allowing firing pin spring 126 kinetic energy forcing firing pin hammer 122 to strike firing pin 118, thereby firing selected cartridge 42. High pressure gas generated from cartridge 42 flows into vortex generator chamber 64 and range control inlet 105, designed to burn and control a large portion of gun powder residue enhanced by means of a Platinum, Rhodium and Palladium coating on range control vortex generator core 94 and vortex generator chamber 64 before entering range control valve 105. The range control vent down chamber 92 depending on the position of range control valve body 93 setting on range control distant scale 37, high pressure will be dispersed in a ratio, thereby applying more-or-less pressure to striker/piston 85, more precisely to piston end 78 of striker/piston 85. The high-pressure gas “blow by” around the circumference clearance of striker/piston 85 and firing cylinder bore 65 is collected into the striker/piston blow-by propulsion silencer ring 81, which reduces the DB level as high-pressure gas is filtered through gas propulsion striker/piston blow-by propulsion silencer ring ports 83. When the high-pressure gas is applied to striker/piston blow-by propulsion silencer ring 81, thereby providing additional force to striker/piston 85 to drive golf ball 27 more distance. After striker/piston 85 has driven golf ball 27 in
As a first aspect of the present invention, the present disclosure includes a series of devices for a unique quiet reliable non-conventional golf club, capable of driving a golf ball varying distances from a static position, without swinging the golf club, (1) Device, for Striker/Piston Braking Action, occurs by providing a bending or flexing action allowed by the urethane braking material durometer to absorb the kinetic energy, induced into the striker/piston, dissipated during the flex/bending motion seating against a cam shaped bore, thereby stopping the striker/piston, (2) Device, for Multi-cartridge Power Strip Bar, provides a means to load the entire multi-cartridge power strip into a multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle, to allow the advance of loads by a pressing motion, (3) Device, for Vortex Generator Chamber Plating, includes the existing vortex generator, whereby the present disclosure, adds a coating or plating of platinum, rhodium, caladium to the inside surface area of the vortex resonating chamber and vortex generator armature shaft, (4) Device, for Anti-skid Cleat Plate, is attached to the bottom of the club embodiment in order to prevent recoil induced as each cartridge is fired, (5) Device, for Floating Range Control Lever Mounting, is designed to float independently on the range control valve stem bushing mounted on vortex generator armature shaft, (6) Device for Blow-by Propulsion Silencer Ring, includes a striker/piston blow-by propulsion silencer ring to increase ball travel distance and DB reduction, (7) Device, for Firing Pin housing cam Hold Down Assembly, includes a firing pin housing cam hold down assembly, eliminates the prior art method, entirely, thereby lowering the cost to manufacture and improve assembly complications and to be more user friendly by including a rotatable lock down lever. The firing pin cam lock down assembly is designed to be inserted directly into the embodiment hozzle.
As a second aspect based on the first aspect, the die castable embodiment opening is designed to facilitate an oval shaped firing cylinder end facing containing an “O” ring providing a shaped cam housing for the urethane brake, which extends from embodiment enclosure perpendicular through, striker/piston elongated slot into the opposite side of embodiment enclosure bosses.
As a third aspect based on the first aspect, the golf club die casted embodiment, houses a shaped cam radius providing a means to deflect or bend the urethane material during the braking action movement, thereby absorbing the striker/piston kinetic energy.
As a fourth aspect based on the first aspect, the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle, housing the entire multi-cartridge power strip, eliminates the manual reloading hardship encountered in prior art.
As a fifth aspect based on the fourth aspect, allows a user to advance through loads of the multi-cartridge power strip, loaded into the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle, advanced to the next position or cartridge by pressing the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle end stop button inwards to the unfired cartridge.
As a sixth aspect based on the fifth aspect, the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle, provides for a proprietary keyed (by any means), multi-cartridge power strip, thereby assuring only the correct power level multi-cartridge power strip is used.
As a seventh aspect based on the fourth aspect, the moveable multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle mates to the firing cylinder seat over a firing injection port, sealed and held in position by a spring ball seated into the discharge port of multi-cartridge power strip moveable bar receptacle.
As an eighth aspect based on the seventh aspect, the multi-cartridge power strip loads into the moveable multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle for storing/consumption and provides a visual indication of the number of cartridges remaining to be consumed.
As a ninth aspect based on the first aspect, the present disclosure adds a coating or plating of platinum, rhodium, and caladium to an existing vortex generator chamber to provide a super burn rate to the gun powder residue, by raising the burning rate temperature, created by the coating, thereby solving a huge jamming problem.
As a tenth aspect based on the first aspect, the club embodiment comprises an anti-skid plate to absorb the recoil, which propels the embodiment in the opposite direction from the ball travel direction, thereby reducing the kinetic energy being applied to the ball, causing the ball to travel less distance without using the anti-skid plate.
As an eleventh aspect based on the first aspect, a range control vortex generator shaft extending through a firing cylinder stem hole sealed by an “O” ring, where the shaft provides a pressure gas deflector shaped to enhance the gas resonation in the vortex camber.
As a twelfth aspect based on the first aspect, failure occurs in any fixed range control lever mounting method using screws, which are prone to become loose caused by the huge shock wave. The present disclosure mounts the range control lever on a keyed floating ring/sleeve on the range control shaft, with the shaft end terminated in a tapered socket at the aft end of the embodiment bore.
As a thirteenth aspect based on the second aspect, the firing cylinder is held in place by two large screws projecting through the bottom of the embodiment into the aft end of firing cylinder in a vertical shear fashion and the forward end of firing cylinder is held in position by urethane spring extending into embodiment bosses.
As a fourteenth aspect based on the seventh aspect, a vortex generator chamber, located in the aft end of the firing cylinder, to provide a means to force burning gun powder gas into a vortex pattern, thereby sending unburned powder back into the burning in-coming powder, interfaces in the present disclosure with the movable multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle discharge ports.
As a fifteenth aspect based on the first aspect, a propulsion silencer ring, encompassed in a groove ring protruding diameter of the striker/piston, whereby expanding gas bypassing the piston, enters the protruding ring groove.
As a sixteenth aspect based on the fifteenth aspect, a shaped protruding ring captures the blow by gas, to reverse the expanding gas flow in the opposite direction, whereby the expanding gas adds additional thrust to the striker/piston.
As a seventeenth aspect based on the sixteenth aspect, device integrated into the striker/piston to convert firing cylinder “blow by” gas pressure into kinetic energy and provide a means to reduce the DB level through a plurality of sized exit ports.
As an eighteenth aspect based on the first aspect, a selected cartridge is locked into the firing position by means of a rotary lever operated cam assembly, integrated into the golf club handle shaft end. The lever operated cam assembly unlocks the spent cartridge after firing, allowing the moveable multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle to move to the next cartridge.
As a nineteenth aspect based on the eighteenth aspect, the lever operated hole down cam assembly is connected to the end of the golf club handle shaft and designed to be housed in the golf club embodiment hozzle.
As a twentieth aspect based on the eighteenth aspect, the rotary lever operated cam provides a housing for the firing pin and the firing pin return spring.
As a twenty-first aspect based on the sixth aspect, a multi-cartridge power strip, proprietary key shaped pattern in the top loading surface of the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle, designed to mate with or receive the notched end tabs or strip side cutouts in the multi-cartridge power strip, thereby allowing only the correct power level multi-cartridge power strip to engage into the multi-cartridge power strip bar receptacle.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
The current application is a continuation-in-part (CIP) application of the U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 17/300,199 filed on Apr. 12, 2021.
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