Golf club head with adjustable weighting

• US 10,022,602 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2017
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Inventors: Kingston, Keith L., Myers, Matthew, Kim, Wee Joung
• Primary Examiner(s): HUNTER, ALVIN A
• Application Number:
  US15/664,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20170326420A1
• Time in Patent Office: 351 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0437 with special crown configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/045 Strengthening ribs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/06 adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/04 Movable ballast means A63B15/005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/52 with slits

Abstract

A golf club head comprising a means for adjusting the location of the center of gravity and a slidable weight assembly are disclosed herein. The club head comprises two channels, each having at least one shoulder portion, a floor, and a rail extending upwards from the floor. The channels intersect at a junction, and a slidable weight comprising a top portion, a mechanical fastener, a clamping structure, and a keyed, anti-rotation structure is disposed within at least one of the channels. When the mechanical fastener is tightened, the top portion presses against the at least one shoulder portion and pulls the clamping structure upward so that the clamping structure grips the rail. The rails are spaced from one another at the junction, and the clamping structure allows the slidable weight to be moved into either of the channels without being indexed.

Claims

1. A weight assembly comprising:

at least one mechanical fastener comprising a head portion and a threaded extension portion;

a top portion comprising a first keyed feature, an unthreaded through-bore sized to receive the head portion of the at least one mechanical fastener, and an internal ledge extending into the unthreaded through-bore; and

a base portion comprising a clamping portion, a second keyed feature, and a threaded through-bore sized to receive the threaded extension portion of the at least one mechanical fastener,

wherein the first keyed feature engages the second keyed feature to prevent rotation of the top portion with respect to the base portion, and

wherein the clamping portion comprises a plurality of projections spaced from one another to form at least one slot.

2. The weight assembly of claim 1, wherein the top portion comprises a lower surface, wherein the base portion comprises an upper surface, wherein the first keyed feature extends from the lower surface, and wherein the second keyed feature extends into the upper surface.

3. The weight assembly of claim 1, wherein the first keyed feature comprises at least one triangular tooth, and wherein the second keyed feature comprises at least one triangular depression sized to receive the at least one triangular tooth.

4. The weight assembly of claim 3, wherein the at least one triangular tooth comprises first and second triangular teeth spaced at opposite sides of the top portion, and wherein the at least one triangular depression comprises first and second triangular depressions spaced at opposite sides of the base portion.

5. The weight assembly of claim 1, wherein the top portion is composed of a first material, wherein the base portion is composed of a second material, and wherein the first material has a different density than the second material.

6. The weight assembly of claim 5, wherein the first material has a higher density than the second material.

7. The weight assembly of claim 1, wherein the top portion comprises a lower surface having at least one convex protrusion.

8. The weight assembly of claim 7, wherein the lower surface comprises a plurality of convex protrusions, and wherein each convex protrusion is spaced from adjacent convex protrusions.

9. The weight assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of projections comprises four projections, and wherein the four projections are evenly spaced around the threaded through-bore.

10. The weight assembly of claim 1, wherein the weight assembly comprises a circular shape.

11. A weight assembly comprising:

at least one mechanical fastener comprising a head portion and a threaded extension portion;

a top portion comprising a first keyed feature, an unthreaded through-bore sized to receive the head portion of the at least one mechanical fastener, and an internal ledge extending into the unthreaded through-bore; and

a base portion comprising a clamping portion, a second keyed feature, and a threaded through-bore sized to receive the threaded extension portion of the at least one mechanical fastener,

wherein the first keyed feature engages the second keyed feature to prevent rotation of the top portion with respect to the base portion, and

wherein the clamping portion comprises a slot having a cross-sectional shape selected from the group consisting of T-shaped, V-shaped, and Y-shaped.

12. The weight assembly of claim 11, wherein the top portion comprises a lower surface, wherein the base portion comprises an upper surface, wherein the first keyed feature extends from the lower surface, and wherein the second keyed feature extends into the upper surface.

13. The weight assembly of claim 11, wherein the first keyed feature comprises at least one triangular tooth, and wherein the second keyed feature comprises at least one triangular depression sized to receive the at least one triangular tooth.

14. The weight assembly of claim 13, wherein the at least one triangular tooth comprises first and second triangular teeth spaced at opposite sides of the top portion, and wherein the at least one triangular depression comprises first and second triangular depressions spaced at opposite sides of the base portion.

15. The weight assembly of claim 11, wherein the top portion is composed of a first material, wherein the base portion is composed of a second material, and wherein the first material has a different density than the second material.

16. The weight assembly of claim 15, wherein the first material has a higher density than the second material.

17. The weight assembly of claim 16, wherein the first material is a tungsten alloy.

18. The weight assembly of claim 11, wherein the top portion comprises a lower surface having at least one convex protrusion.

19. The weight assembly of claim 18, wherein the lower surface comprises a plurality of convex protrusions, and wherein each convex protrusion is spaced from adjacent convex protrusions.

20. The weight assembly of claim 11, wherein the weight assembly comprises a circular shape.