GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH INTEGRALLY ATTACHED WEIGHT MEMBERS

• US 20090280924A1
• Filed: 07/13/2009
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Acushnet Company (FILA Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Acushnet Company (FILA Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Harvell, Christopher D., Meyer, Jeffrey W., Poynor, Raymond L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,862,451 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/335
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• 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 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
• 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 having integrally attached weight members is disclosed and claimed. The club head body defines at least a toe chamber and a heel chamber. Weights of variable mass are positioned within the chambers, moving the club head center of gravity back and down.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:

a body including a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt, wherein the body comprises a toe and a heel and defines an interior volume;

a first elongated weight member coupled within the body and extending from the heel towards the toe; and

a second elongated weight member coupled within the body and extending from the toe towards the heel,

wherein one of the first and second elongated weight members is located closer to the face than the other, and wherein the first weight member has a mass from 1 to 25 grams and the second weight member has a mass from 25 to 50 grams.

3. The golf club head of claim 2, wherein the weight members extend longitudinally substantially parallel to the face.

4. The golf club head of claim 2, wherein the face is a face insert coupled to the body.

5. The golf club head of claim 2, wherein at least one of the first and second elongated weight members comprises tungsten.

6. The golf club head of claim 2, wherein the golf club head has a center of gravity located from 10 millimeters to 50 millimeters behind the face.

7. The golf club head of claim 6, wherein the golf club head has a center of gravity located from 20 millimeters to 35 millimeters behind the face.

8. The golf club head of claim 2, further comprising a third weight member coupled to the sole.

9. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:

a body including a face, a crown, and a skirt, the body comprising a toe and a heel and defining an interior volume;

a first weight member coupled in a heel side of the body extending from the heel toward the toe;

a second weight member coupled in a toe side of the body extending from the toe towards the heel,

wherein one of the first or second weight members is located closer to the face than the other weight member, and wherein the first weight member has a first mass and the second weight member has a second mass greater than the first mass.

10. The golf club head of claim 9, wherein the first mass is from 1 gram to 25 grams and the second mass is from 25 grams to 50 grams.

11. The golf club head of claim 9, wherein the body further comprises a third weight member.

12. The golf club head of claim 11, wherein the body further comprises a sole, and wherein the third weight member is coupled to the sole.