Golf club head with a weighting system

• US 20060058112A1
• Filed: 09/14/2005
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adams Golf Incorporated (Taylor Made Golf Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Adams Golf Incorporated (Taylor Made Golf Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Reed, Tim, Roberts, Clive, Haralason, Greg, Boyd, Robert M.
• Application Number:
  US11/225,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20060058112A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/334
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0412 Volume
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence

Abstract

A golf club head includes a club head body having a plurality of recesses and a plurality of weight members shaped and dimensioned for selective placement within the recesses.

Claims

1. A golf club head, comprising:

a club head body including a plurality of recesses;

a plurality of weight members shaped and dimensioned for selective placement within the recesses.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the club head is a metal wood type club head and the club head body is substantially hollow.

3. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the club head body includes a sole, a crown, a toe, a heel and a hosel, and the recesses are formed in the sole.

4. The golf club head according to claim 3, wherein the club head body includes two to four recesses positioned about the club head body.

5. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the club head body has a volume of approximately 460 cc and the plurality of weight members have a total mass of approximately 24 g.

6. The golf club head according to claim 5, further including sleeves positioned within the recesses.

7. The golf club head according to claim 6, wherein the sleeves are adhesively secured within the recesses.

8. The golf club head according to claim 6, wherein each of the sleeves has a density of less than 5 g/cm3.

9. The golf club head according to claim 6, wherein the sleeves are composed of aluminum.

10. The golf club head according to claim 6, wherein each sleeve has a mass of less than approximately 10 g.

11. The golf club head according to claim 10, wherein each sleeve has a mass of less than approximately 5 g.

12. The golf club head according to claim 6, wherein each sleeve includes a coupling member for selectively securing weight members thereto.

13. The golf club head according to claim 6, wherein each sleeve includes internal threading shaped and dimensioned to receive threading of the weight member.

14. The golf club head according to claim 13, wherein threading of the sleeves and weight members includes a wedge ramp.

15. The golf club head according to claim 13, wherein each weight member is composed of a head having a threaded shaft extending therefrom.

16. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein each weight member is composed of a head having a threaded shaft extending therefrom.

17. The golf club head according to claim 11, wherein the recesses include internal threading shaped and dimensioned to receive the threading of the weight members.

18. The golf club head according to claim 17, wherein threading of the recesses and weight members includes a wedge ramp.

19. The golf club head according to claim 1, further including sleeves positioned within the recesses.

20. The golf club head according to claim 19, wherein the sleeves are adhesively secured within the recesses.

21. The golf club head according to claim 19, wherein the sleeves are composed of aluminum.

22. The golf club head according to claim 19, wherein each sleeve has a mass of less than approximately 10 g.

23. The golf club head according to claim 22, wherein each sleeve has a mass of less than approximately 5 g.

24. The golf club head according to claim 19, wherein each sleeve includes a coupling member for selectively securing weight members thereto.

25. The golf club head according to claim 19, wherein each sleeve includes internal threading shaped and dimensioned to receive threading of the weight member.

26. The golf club head according to claim 25, wherein respective threading of the sleeve and weight members includes a wedge ramp.

27. The golf club head according to claim 25, wherein each weight member is composed of a head having a threaded shaft extending therefrom.