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Golf club weight attachment mechanisms and related methods

  • US 9,878,222 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2016
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A golf club head comprising:

  • a head body selected from a group of golf club heads comprising a fairway-wood type head, a driver-type head, and a hybrid-type head comprising;

    an interior cavity; and

    a body opening coupled to the interior cavity;

    a shell portion configured to couple to the body opening; and

    a weight member encapsulated within the shell portion;

    wherein;

    the shell portion comprises a single piece of material cast around the weight member;

    a weld bead couples the shell portion to the body opening throughout a total thickness of a perimeter of the shell portion; and

    the shell portion comprises at least a portion of a sole of the golf club head;

    the weight member comprises at least one stand extending into the shell portion; and

    wherein;

    the weight member is;

    denser and harder than the head body; and

    denser and harder than the shell portion.

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