Movable weight golf clubs
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1. A golf club having a shaft, a grip on one end of said shaft and a club head at the other end of said shaft;
- said club head including a heel, toe, upper surface, bottom sole, ball striking face and back of the club head, wherein the improvement consists of;
a cavity formed in said club head near said bottom sole and extending across said club head between said heel and said toe, a base mounted in said cavity, said base having a first end support located near said toe and a second end support located near said heel, an adjusting screw having a slotted end and a blunt end, said blunt end being rotatably mounted in said end support near said toe end and said slotted end being rotatably mounted in said end support near said heel, a weight having a threaded hole formed therein, said weight mounted on said adjusting screw, said weight being movable on said adjusting screw between said heel and toe and parallel to said striking face, and a cover mounted on said base, over said cavity, said cover and said base being fastened to said club head with screws running through said cover, and through said end supports and connecting to said club head, thereby forming a movable “
sweet spot”
behind said striking face in a direction from heel to toe.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a golf club consisting of a golf club head having a base mounted within a cavity formed in the club head, a weight mounted on a slotted screw, supported by the base ends behind the striking face and movable in a direction from the heel of the club head to the toe of the club head.
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1. A golf club having a shaft, a grip on one end of said shaft and a club head at the other end of said shaft;
- said club head including a heel, toe, upper surface, bottom sole, ball striking face and back of the club head, wherein the improvement consists of;
a cavity formed in said club head near said bottom sole and extending across said club head between said heel and said toe, a base mounted in said cavity, said base having a first end support located near said toe and a second end support located near said heel, an adjusting screw having a slotted end and a blunt end, said blunt end being rotatably mounted in said end support near said toe end and said slotted end being rotatably mounted in said end support near said heel, a weight having a threaded hole formed therein, said weight mounted on said adjusting screw, said weight being movable on said adjusting screw between said heel and toe and parallel to said striking face, and a cover mounted on said base, over said cavity, said cover and said base being fastened to said club head with screws running through said cover, and through said end supports and connecting to said club head, thereby forming a movable “
sweet spot”
behind said striking face in a direction from heel to toe.- View Dependent Claims (2)
- said club head including a heel, toe, upper surface, bottom sole, ball striking face and back of the club head, wherein the improvement consists of;
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Current AssigneeVigor C. Smith
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Original AssigneeVigor C. Smith
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InventorsSmith, Vigor C.
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Primary Examiner(s)Chapman, Jeanette
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Assistant Examiner(s)BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER
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Application NumberUS09/523,969Time in Patent Office526 DaysField of Search473/334, 473/335, 473/336, 473/337, 473/338, 473/339, 473/341, 473/350, 473/345US Class Current473/336CPC Class CodesA63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. ch...A63B 53/04 HeadsA63B 53/0433 with special sole configura...A63B 53/0466 wood-typeA63B 53/047 iron-typeA63B 60/00 Details or accessories of g...
