Golf club

• US 4,869,507 A
• Filed: 06/25/1987
• Issued: 09/26/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Christopher A. Sahm
• Original Assignee: Players Golf, Inc.
• Inventors: Sahm, Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US07/066,657
• Time in Patent Office: 824 Days
• Field of Search: 273/171, 273/167 F, 273/80 R, 273/167 A, 273/172, 273/169, 273/170, 273/173, 273/174, 273/175, 273/167 H, 273/168
• US Class Current: 473/337
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

Abstract

A weighting system for wood golf club heads comprising first, second and third weight receiving sockets and at least one set of removable and interchangeable weights receivable in the sockets. The first and third sockets are disposed in the heel and toe portions of the club head with axes substantially parallel to the face portion. The second socket is disposed between the first and third sockets, with a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the face portion of the club head. The weights are made of materials of varying density. Weighting changes can easily be effected by removing an existing set of weights and replacing them with a set made of greater or lesser density material. Preferably, the weights are screw-threaded into the sockets.

Claims

1. A wood type golf club head having hosel, heel, toe and face portions, and a weighting system, the weighting system comprising:

first, second and third weight receiving sockets and at least one set of removable and interchangeable weights receivable in the sockets, wherein the first and third sockets being disposed in the heel and toe portions of the club head, respectively, and the second socket being disposed between the first and third sockets and wherein the weights have screw-threaded outer surfaces engageable with screw-threaded inner surfaces of the sockets, and wherein the weights have engageable indentations provided in head portions thereof, at least one socket being generally horizontally disposed with a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the face portion of the club head, and at least one other socket being disposed with a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the face portion of the club head.

2. The weighting system of claim 1 wherein three weights comprise a set, each set being interchangeable with sets having varying density.

3. The weighting system of claim 2 wherein the third socket is disposed in the toe portion with an axis substantially parallel to the face portion.

4. The weighting system of claim 1 wherein the second socket is disposed opposite the face portion approximately at a longitudinal axis of the face portion.