Golf club head

• US 7,637,822 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2009
• Issued: 12/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Inventors: Galloway, J. Andrew, Cackett, Matthew T., Hocknell, Alan, Hallack, Michael, Gibbs, Evan D., Williams, Luke R., Foster, Philip G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti; Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US12/487,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20090253532A1
• Time in Patent Office: 194 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350, 473287-292, 473/256
• US Class Current: 473/329
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/023 Long, oriented fibres, e.g. wound filaments, woven fabrics, mats
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0412 Volume
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• 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 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence

Abstract

A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a face component (60), a mid-body (61) and an aft-weight component (65). The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared.

Claims

1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:

a face component having a mass ranging from 100 grams to 150 grams;

a mid-body having a mass ranging from 20 grams to 60 grams, the mid-body having a forward portion and a rearward portion, the face component attached to the forward inlaid portion of the mid-body; and

an aft-weight component attached to the rearward portion of the mid-body, the aft-weight component comprising a cap and at least one weight member, the aft-weight component having a mass ranging from 20 grams to 60 grams;

wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 450 cubic centimeters to 475 cubic centimeters;

wherein the golf club head has a mass ranging from 180 grams to 225 grams;

wherein the golf club head has a length as measured from the forwardmost extent of the front wall to a rearward most extent of the rear wall ranging from 4.0 inches to 5.0 inches;

wherein the golf club head has a moment of inertia, Izz, about the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared.

2. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has a moment of inertia, Iyy, about the center of gravity of the golf club head ranging from 2000 grams-centimeters squared to 4000 grams-centimeters squared.

3. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the face component is composed of a formed titanium alloy.

4. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the cap of the aft-weight component is composed of an aluminum alloy and the weight member is composed of a polyester polyurethane material integrated with tungsten.

5. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the aft-weight component is weighted to provide the wood-type golf club head with a draw bias.

6. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the aft-weight component is weighted to provide the wood-type golf club head with a fade bias.

7. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the aft-weight component is weighted to provide the wood-type golf club head with a neutral bias.

8. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the mid-body is composed of plies of pre-preg material.

9. The wood-type golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate of the face component has an interior surface with a first thickness and a second thickness wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness and the first thickness has an X like shape.