Golf club with bezeled jewelry

Abstract

A golf club with a rigid shaft band is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club with a rigid shaft band that is placed at a precise location on the shaft itself, utilizing a precise taper within the internal surface of the rigid shaft band to control the location. Even more specifically, the rigid shaft band may be placed at a distance that is greater than about 1 inch and less than about 3 inches away from the butt end of the golf club with a tapered internal surface of greater than about 0.573 degrees and less than about 1.146 degrees.

1 . A golf club comprising:
 a grip at a proximal end of said golf club;   a head at a distal end of said golf club;   a shaft connecting said grip and said head; and   said head further comprises;
 a cavity, having an internal geometry, located on said head; 
 a bezel, having an external geometry similar to said internal geometry of said cavity, placed within said cavity; and 
 a jewel placed inside an internal portion of said bezel; 
 wherein said bezel has a flap around an upper perimeter of said bezel to secure said jewel within said bezel. 
   
     
     
         2 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein said flap encompass an entire circumference of said upper perimeter of said bezel. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club of  claim 2 , wherein said cavity only partially penetrates said head. 
     
     
         4 . The golf club of  claim 2 , wherein said cavity forms a through bore within said head. 
     
     
         5 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein no point of an external portion of said jewel contacts said head. 
     
     
         6 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein said bezel is attached to said cavity via an adhesive. 
     
     
         7 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein a bottom tip of said jewel contacts a bottom wall of said bezel. 
     
     
         8 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein a bottom tip of said jewel does not contact a bottom wall of said bezel. 
     
     
         9 . A golf club comprising:
 a grip at a proximal end of said golf club;   a head at a distal end of said golf club;   a shaft connecting said grip and said head;   said head further comprises;
 a cavity, having an internal geometry, located on said head; 
 a bezel, having an external geometry similar to said internal geometry of said cavity, placed within said cavity; and 
 a jewel placed inside said internal portion of said bezel; 
   wherein no point of an external portion of said jewel contacts said head.   
     
     
         10 . The golf club of  claim 9 , wherein a bottom tip of said jewel contacts a bottom wall of said bezel. 
     
     
         11 . The golf club of  claim 10 , wherein said jewel is secured to said bezel using a foldable flap around an upper perimeter of said bezel. 
     
     
         12 . The golf club of  claim 9 , wherein a bottom tip of said jewel does not contact a bottom wall of said bezel. 
     
     
         13 . The golf club of  claim 11 , wherein said jewel is secured to said bezel using a press-fit that clamps around the girdle of said jewel. 
     
     
         14 . The golf club of  claim 9 , wherein said bezel is attached to said cavity via an adhesive. 
     
     
         15 . The golf club of  claim 14  further comprising;
 a rigid shaft band circumferentially encompassing said shaft further comprising; 
 an external surface; 
 an internal surface; 
 a top lip; and 
 a bottom lip, 
 wherein said internal surface of said rigid shaft band comprises a depression. 
 
     
     
         16 . The golf club of  claim 15 , wherein said depression is filled with a bonding material.