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Golf club having movable weight and cover

  • US 10,576,337 B2
  • Filed: 12/27/2018
  • Issued: 03/03/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A golf club head, comprising:

  • a hosel;

    a ball striking face;

    a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the face;

    a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the face;

    a skirt extending between the sole and the crown;

    a weight mount disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown and the skirt, the weight mount including parallel side walls and an elongate rail, wherein the side walls extend from an outer surface of the golf club head and toward an interior of the golf club head and form a recessed channel, wherein the rail protrudes into the interior of the recessed channel, defines lateral undercuts, and extends longitudinally through the recessed channel;

    a weight member that includes a first weight component, a second weight component, and an actuator; and

    a weight cover, substantially covering said weight member,wherein each of the first and second weight components defines an outer end and an inner end, and the first and second weight components combine to define a slot and a bore that intersects the slot, wherein the bore extends through the outer ends of the first and second weight components, wherein the inner ends of the first and second weight components are disposed in the lateral undercuts of the rail,wherein the actuator includes a threaded fastener and a threaded nut,wherein the threaded nut is disposed in the slot, and the threaded fastener is disposed in the bore and is threaded into a threaded bore included in the threaded nut;

    the threaded fastener includes a tapered surface that abuts a tapered surface on each of the first and second weight components, wherein the tapered surfaces are angled so that the surfaces are tapered toward the center of the weight member as the tapered surfaces extend deeper into the weight mount so that the first and second weight components are forced laterally outward as the threaded fastener is advanced into the threaded nut,wherein a portion of the side walls of the weight mount is cylindrical and a portion of the outer surface of the weight member is cylindrical,wherein the weight member has an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration, wherein in the unlocked configuration the threaded fastener is in a first position and in the locked configuration the threaded fastener is in a second position threaded further into the threaded nut than in the first position and the tapered surface of the threaded fastener forcibly abuts the tapered surfaces of the first and second weight components so that the inner ends of the first and second weight components forcibly pinch the rail, andwherein the weight cover is formed of a polymeric material.

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