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METAL WOOD CLUB

  • US 20170165536A1
  • Filed: 05/13/2016
  • Published: 06/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2015
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A golf club head comprising:

  • a body having a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt joining said face, sole and crown;

    a hollow golf club interior within said body;

    said body having a coordinate system with an x-axis located horizontal to the club face, a y-axis located vertical to the club face, and a z-axis located through the club face;

    said body having a center of gravity;

    wherein said body comprises a receptacle, said receptacle comprising an aperture;

    a weight retention system configured to receive a weighted insert, said weight retention system comprising a weight retention member affixed to said receptacle, said weight retention member comprising an opening on one end of said weight retention member configured to receive said weighted insert, at least a portion of said weight retention member extending through said first aperture into said hollow golf club interior;

    wherein said weighted insert comprises a heavy end and a lighter end, wherein said weight retention member is configured to receive said weighted insert in both a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein said first configuration comprises said heavy end of said weighted insert adjacent said opening of said weight retention member and said second configuration comprises said lighter end of said weighted insert adjacent said opening of said weight retention member;

    wherein at least a portion of said receptacle is located on said sole;

    wherein said weight retention member is permanently affixed to said receptacle;

    wherein said receptacle includes a pair of perimeter walls, each of said perimeter walls are substantially perpendicular to said sole adjacent said perimeter walls, said pair of perimeter walls separated by said aperture, said pair of perimeter walls substantially parallel to one another;

    wherein said receptacle includes a pair of shelves connecting said pair of perimeter walls at each end of said aperture, wherein said shelves are substantially curved, said pair of shelves recessed towards said hollow golf club head interior from said sole;

    wherein said weight retention member abuts said pair of perimeter walls and said pair of shelves;

    wherein a majority of said body, by weight, is formed from a first material having a first density;

    wherein said weight retention member is formed from a second material, said second material having a second density and wherein said second density is less than said first density.

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