Golf club head with composite weight port

• US 8,444,506 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2011
• Issued: 05/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Inventors: Watson, William C., Peralta, Martin, Dawson, Patrick, Ivanova, Irina, Rice, Bradley C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US13/248,855
• Publication Number:
  US 20120021848A1
• Time in Patent Office: 600 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350, 472287-292
• US Class Current: 473/334
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/02 with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• 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 having a face component, a crown, and a composite sole with one or more weight ports for receiving one or more weight inserts is disclosed herein. At least part of each of the weight ports is integrally formed in the composite sole, and each of the weight ports include a weight receiving region for receiving a weight and a screw receiving region for receiving a screw that secures the weight in the weight port.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a face component;

a crown; and

a composite sole having exterior and interior surfaces,

wherein the composite sole includes at least one weight port,

wherein the weight port comprises a composite weight-receiving component comprising an unthreaded bore and a metal screw-receiving component comprising a threaded bore,

wherein the screw-receiving component is affixed to the weight-receiving component with an adhesive such that the threaded bore aligns with the unthreaded bore, and

wherein the screw-receiving component is affixed to the interior surface of the composite sole.

2. The golf club head of claim 1, further comprising a weight insert, wherein the weight insert is affixed to the weight port with a screw.

3. The golf club head of claim 2, wherein the weight insert is composed of a metal material.

4. The golf club head of claim 2, wherein the screw is composed of a metal material.

5. The golf club head of claim 2, wherein the weight port has a conical shape and wherein the weight insert has a shape that fits within the weight port.

6. The golf club head of claim 5, wherein the weight insert has a conical shape.

7. A golf club head comprising:

a metal face component;

a crown;

a composite sole; and

a metal weight insert having a conical shape,

wherein the composite sole has at least one, integrally formed weight port;

wherein the weight port is conical in shape;

wherein the weight port comprises a metal screw-receiving component comprising a threaded bore and a composite weight-receiving component comprising an unthreaded bore;

wherein the screw-receiving component is affixed to the weight-receiving component with an adhesive such that the threaded bore aligns with the unthreaded bore; and

wherein the weight insert is affixed to the weight port with a metal screw.

8. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein the metal screw attaches to the metal screw-receiving component and thereby secures the weight insert in the weight port.

9. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein the face component is composed of titanium.

10. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein the crown is composed of titanium.

11. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein the crown is composed of composite material.

12. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein the sole has at least three integrally formed weight ports and at least three metal weight inserts.

13. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein the golf club is a driver.

14. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein the golf club is a fairway wood.