Golf club head having movable weights

• US 7,591,738 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2007
• Issued: 09/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Co., Inc.
• Original Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Co., Inc.
• Inventors: Beach, Todd P., Wright, Ian, Vincent, Benoit, Olsavsky, Thomas, Zimmerman, Gery Mel, Hoffman, Joseph, Willett, Kraig
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter; Alvin A
• Application Number:
  US11/669,891
• Publication Number:
  US 20070105650A1
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350
• US Class Current: 473/337
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0412 Volume
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0458 with non-uniform thickness of the impact face plate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/06 adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/42 Devices for measuring, verifying, correcting or customising the inherent characteristics of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like, e.g. measuring the maximum torque a batting shaft can withstand

Abstract

One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. Two or more weight ports are formed in the body and at least two weights are configured to be retained at least partially within the weight ports.

Claims

1. A wood-type golf head comprising:

a body comprising a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown, wherein the body defines an interior cavity;

at least a first weight port and a second weight port formed in the body; and

at least one weight configured to be retained at least partially within a weight port;

wherein the head has a golf club head origin positioned on the face plate at a geometric center of the face plate, and

wherein a vectorial distance between the first weight port and the second weight port is between 60 mm and about 200 mm.

2. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 20 mm and about 200 mm.

3. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 60 mm and about 100 mm.

4. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the vectorial distance between the first weight port and the second weight port is between 60 mm and about 100 mm.

5. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 4, wherein vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 20 mm and about 200 mm.

6. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 4, wherein the vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 60 mm and about 100 mm.

7. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the vectorial distance between the first weight port and the second weight port is between about 100 mm and about 150 mm.

8. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 7, wherein vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 20 mm and about 200 mm.

9. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 7, wherein the vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 60 mm and about 100 mm.

10. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the vectorial distance between the first weight port and the second weight port is between about 150 mm and about 200 mm.

11. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 10, wherein vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin is between about 20 mm and about 200 mm.

12. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 10, wherein the vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 60 mm and about 100 mm.

13. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the at least one weight comprises two or more weights.

14. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 13, wherein vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 20 mm and about 200 mm.

15. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 13, wherein the vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 60 mm and about 100 mm.

16. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 13, wherein the vectorial distance between the first weight port and the second weight port is between 60 mm and about 100 mm.

17. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 16, wherein vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 20 mm and about 200 mm.

18. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 16, wherein the vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 60 mm and about 100 mm.

19. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 13, wherein the vectorial distance between the first weight port and the second weight port is between about 100 mm and about 150 mm.

20. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 19, wherein vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 20 mm and about 200 mm.

21. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 19, wherein the vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 60 mm and about 100 mm.

22. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 13, wherein the vectorial distance between the first weight port and the second weight port is between about 150 mm and about 200 mm.

23. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 22, wherein vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 20 mm and about 200 mm.

24. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 22, wherein the vectorial distances between the first weight port and the head origin and the second weight port and the head origin are between about 60 mm and about 100 mm.