Golf club head with center of gravity adjustability

• US 9,067,110 B1
• Filed: 01/20/2014
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Inventors: Seluga, James A., Holt, Denver
• Primary Examiner(s): BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER
• Application Number:
  US14/159,262
• Time in Patent Office: 526 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/06 adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/002 Resonance frequency related characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence
• 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

The present invention comprises a golf club head comprising a body having a crown, a sole, a front wall and a hosel, wherein the body defines a hollow interior. The golf club head further comprises a center of gravity adjustment assembly wherein the center of gravity adjustment assembly is positioned within the hollow interior of the body, and allows the center of gravity of the golf club head to be adjusted by at least 0.050 inch, preferably along a vertical axis.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a face;

a crown;

a sole;

a hollow tube;

a cap screw; and

a cartridge comprising a first material having a first specific gravity and a second material having a second specific gravity that is at least three times the value of the first specific gravity,

wherein the tube is disposed within a hollow interior of the golf club head and extends from the crown to the sole,

wherein the cartridge is sized to fit within the tube,

wherein the tube is accessible via an opening in one of the crown the sole, and

wherein changing the orientation of the carrier within the tube changes the location of the golf club head'"'"'s center of gravity along a vertical Z axis, wherein the cartridge comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a first color, wherein the second end comprises a second color, wherein the first color is different from the second color, wherein the cap screw comprises a plurality of cutouts, and wherein a portion of the first end or the second end of the cartridge is visible through the cutouts.

2. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the first material is selected from the group consisting of a glass filled epoxy, a glass filled polyester, and a glass-filled nylon, and wherein the second material is tungsten.

3. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the cap screw comprises external threads, wherein the opening comprises internal threads, and wherein the cap screw is sized to fit within the opening such that the external threads engage with the internal threads.

4. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the crown comprises an edge support structure sized to receive an end of the hollow tube.

5. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the face has a frequency of 3000 to 4010 Hz.

6. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the sole has a frequency of 2500 to 3100 Hz.

7. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the cartridge is compressed between the crown and the sole, and wherein the tube is in tension between the crown and the sole.

8. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein the cap screw places a compression load on the cartridge that exceeds 50 lbs.

9. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the cartridge ends comprises a cap at each end that is colored.