Golf club having removable weight
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
- a hosel;
a ball striking face;
a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the face;
a weight mount disposed in the sole and defined by a side wall and a base surface, wherein the side wall extends between the base surface and an adjacent portion of the sole of the golf club head, wherein at least a portion of the side wall is tapered;
a weight member including a lower surface and a side wall, wherein the lower surface and the side wall join at a tapered junction, wherein the tapered junction of the weight member slidably abuts the tapered side wall of the weight mount such that the weight member is self-centering relative to the weight mount; and
a fastener coupling the weight member to the weight mount.
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Abstract
A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member secured to a weight mount. The weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile and so that it interacts with an angled abutment portion of the weight mount to locate the weight member in the golf club head.
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17 Claims
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
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a hosel; a ball striking face; a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the face; a weight mount disposed in the sole and defined by a side wall and a base surface, wherein the side wall extends between the base surface and an adjacent portion of the sole of the golf club head, wherein at least a portion of the side wall is tapered; a weight member including a lower surface and a side wall, wherein the lower surface and the side wall join at a tapered junction, wherein the tapered junction of the weight member slidably abuts the tapered side wall of the weight mount such that the weight member is self-centering relative to the weight mount; and a fastener coupling the weight member to the weight mount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A weight assembly for mounting to a golf club head, comprising:
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a weight member including a lower surface, a side wall and a bore extending through the weight member, wherein the lower surface and the side wall join at a tapered junction, and wherein the weight member has a generally polygonal perimeter shape; a fastener disposed in the bore and extending through the weight member; and a retainer rotatably coupling the weight member and the fastener, wherein the bore of the weight member comprises a first circumferential channel, wherein the fastener comprises a second circumferential channel, and wherein the retainer is partially disposed in the first circumferential channel and partially disposed in the second circumferential channel, wherein the weight member has a mass between about 2 grams and about 30 grams and an equivalent plan area greater than about 200 mm2, wherein the equivalent plan area is calculated by the volume of the weight member divided by an average thickness of the weight member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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