Weighting system for a golf club head
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1. A wood-type golf club head comprising;
- a body having a crown, a sole, a striking plate, a heel end, a toe end and a hollow interior, the sole having four facets;
a central facet, a heel facet, a toe facet and a rear facet, the rear facet defining a recess covered by a medallion wherein the recess has a portal for injection of a weight member into a weight compartment;
the weight compartment disposed within the hollow interior and connected to the sole, the weight compartment having a body, a sealable top lid and a chamber, wherein the weight chamber is of a predetermined volume;
the weight member weighing between 3 grams and 70 grams, occupying between 50% and 80% of the volume of the weight chamber, and composed of a material having a density between 7 grams/cubic centimeter and 20 grams/cubic centimeter.
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Abstract
A golf club head has a weight compartment within a hollow interior, and a weight member that is injected into the weight compartment subsequent to formation of the body of the golf club head. The preferred weight member is bismuth. The golf club head has a body that has a volume between 140 cubic centimeters and 350 cubic centimeters. The body of the golf club head weighs between 140 grams and 215 grams.
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1. A wood-type golf club head comprising;
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a body having a crown, a sole, a striking plate, a heel end, a toe end and a hollow interior, the sole having four facets;
a central facet, a heel facet, a toe facet and a rear facet,the rear facet defining a recess covered by a medallion wherein the recess has a portal for injection of a weight member into a weight compartment;
the weight compartment disposed within the hollow interior and connected to the sole, the weight compartment having a body, a sealable top lid and a chamber, wherein the weight chamber is of a predetermined volume;
the weight member weighing between 3 grams and 70 grams, occupying between 50% and 80% of the volume of the weight chamber, and composed of a material having a density between 7 grams/cubic centimeter and 20 grams/cubic centimeter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a crown, a sole, a ribbon, a striking plate, a heel end, a toe end and a hollow interior, the body composed of a titanium alloy material, weighing between 170 grams and 215 grams, and having a volume of 290 cubic centimeters to 350 cubic centimeters;
a weight compartment, disposed within the hollow interior and connected to the sole, the weight chamber defining a compartment of a predetermined volume and accessible through a portal in the sole; and
a weight member disposed within the weight compartment, the weight member weighing between 3 grams and 25 grams, occupying between 50% and 80% of the volume of the weight chamber, and composed of bismuth. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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