Golf club weight attachment mechanisms and related methods
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a head body selected from a group of golf club heads consisting of a fairway-wood type head, a driver-type head, and a hybrid-type head;
the head body comprising;
an interior cavity;
a body opening coupled to the interior cavity;
a shell portion configured to couple to the body opening; and
a weight member encapsulated within the shell portion;
wherein;
the shell portion comprises;
a first shell sheet comprising;
a first shell sheet periphery section;
a second shell sheet comprising;
a second shell sheet periphery section;
a lip; and
a port hole;
a capsule defined between the first and second shell sheets and containing the weight member;
the first and second shell sheet periphery sections are secured to each other;
wherein the first shell sheet has a first side facing the interior cavity and a second side in contact with the weight member;
wherein the second shell sheet has a first side in contact with the weight member and a second side facing towards an exterior of the shell portion;
the capsule comprises one or more voids; and
the weight is visible from an exterior surface of the golf club head;
wherein;
the weight member is coupled to the shell portion without welding, brazing, adhesives, rivets, or screws.
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club weight attachment mechanisms are described herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a head body with an interior cavity, a shell portion, and a bracket with a weight member coupled to the bracket. In one embodiment, the bracket and the weight member can be configured to be fully contained within the interior cavity. Other examples and related methods are also described herein.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a head body selected from a group of golf club heads consisting of a fairway-wood type head, a driver-type head, and a hybrid-type head;
the head body comprising;an interior cavity; a body opening coupled to the interior cavity; a shell portion configured to couple to the body opening; and a weight member encapsulated within the shell portion; wherein; the shell portion comprises; a first shell sheet comprising; a first shell sheet periphery section; a second shell sheet comprising; a second shell sheet periphery section; a lip; and a port hole; a capsule defined between the first and second shell sheets and containing the weight member; the first and second shell sheet periphery sections are secured to each other; wherein the first shell sheet has a first side facing the interior cavity and a second side in contact with the weight member; wherein the second shell sheet has a first side in contact with the weight member and a second side facing towards an exterior of the shell portion; the capsule comprises one or more voids; and the weight is visible from an exterior surface of the golf club head; wherein; the weight member is coupled to the shell portion without welding, brazing, adhesives, rivets, or screws. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A golf club head comprising:
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a head body selected from a group of golf club heads consisting of a fairway-wood type head, a driver-type head, and a hybrid-type head;
the head body comprising;an interior cavity; a body opening coupled to the interior cavity; a shell portion configured to couple to the body opening; and a weight member encapsulated within the shell portion;
wherein;the shell portion comprises; a first shell sheet comprising;
a first shell sheet periphery section;a second shell sheet comprising; a second shell sheet periphery section; wherein the first shell sheet has a first side facing the interior cavity and a second side in contact with the weight member; wherein the second shell sheet has a first side in contact with the weight member and a second side facing towards an exterior of the shell portion; a lip; and a port hole; a capsule defined between the first and second shell sheets and containing the weight member; the first and second shell sheet periphery sections are secured to each other; the capsule comprises one or more voids; the weight is visible from an exterior surface of the golf club head; the first shell sheet comprises a first material, the first material is selected from the group consisting of a steel material, a titanium material, a zirconium material, a tungsten nickel alloy material, and a mixture thereof; and the second shell sheet comprises a second material that is the same as the first material, the second sheet material is selected from the group consisting of a steel material, a titanium material, a zirconium material, a tungsten nickel alloy material, and a mixture thereof; wherein; the weight member is coupled to the shell portion without welding, brazing, adhesives, rivets or screws. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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