Golf clubhead with adjustable weighting
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a face, a crown and a sole, the body having an arc-like recess extending from a heel end of the body to a toe end of the body, wherein the sole of the body comprises a ribbon portion and a bottom portion, and wherein the arc-like recess is located along the ribbon portion and the arc-like recess has a height ranging from 0.5 centimeter to 4.0 centimeters, a depth ranging from 0.2 centimeter to 2.0 centimeter, and an arc length ranging from 2 centimeters to 20 centimeters, the body having an arc-like track extending from the heel end of the body to the toe end of the body with a plurality of locking notches in communication with the arc-like track; and
at least one weight member positioned within the arc-like recess and movable within the arc-like recess, the at least one weight member having at least one locking projection positioned within the arc-like track and movable within the arc-like track and capable of placement within each of the plurality of locking notches, the at least one weight member also having a locking mechanism for locking the at least one weight member in a position within the arc-like recess.
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Abstract
A golf club head (20) with an adjustable weight member (50) is disclosed herein. The weight member (50) is preferably positioned within a recess (40) of the golf club head (20). The weight member (50) is moved to a desired location and locked in place using a locking mechanism. The weight member (50) is preferably composed of a material having a greater density than the density of the material of a body (22) of the golf club head (20).
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a face, a crown and a sole, the body having an arc-like recess extending from a heel end of the body to a toe end of the body, wherein the sole of the body comprises a ribbon portion and a bottom portion, and wherein the arc-like recess is located along the ribbon portion and the arc-like recess has a height ranging from 0.5 centimeter to 4.0 centimeters, a depth ranging from 0.2 centimeter to 2.0 centimeter, and an arc length ranging from 2 centimeters to 20 centimeters, the body having an arc-like track extending from the heel end of the body to the toe end of the body with a plurality of locking notches in communication with the arc-like track; and at least one weight member positioned within the arc-like recess and movable within the arc-like recess, the at least one weight member having at least one locking projection positioned within the arc-like track and movable within the arc-like track and capable of placement within each of the plurality of locking notches, the at least one weight member also having a locking mechanism for locking the at least one weight member in a position within the arc-like recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a face, a crown and a sole with a ribbon portion and a bottom portion, the body having an arc-like recess extending from a heel end of the body to a toe end of along the ribbon portion of the sole, the body having an upper arc-like track extending from the heel end of the body to the toe end of the body with a plurality of locking notches in communication with the upper arc-like track and a lower arc-like track extending from the heel end of the body to the toe end of the body with a plurality of locking notches in communication with the lower arc-like track; and at least one weight member positioned within the arc-like recess and movable within the arc-like recess, the at least one weight member having a body with a plurality of locking projections with at least one of the plurality of locking projections positioned within the upper arc-like track and movable within the upper arc-like track and capable of placement within each of the plurality of locking notches, and with at least one of the plurality of locking projections the positioned within the lower arc-like track and movable within the lower arc-like track and capable of placement within each of the plurality of locking notches, the at least one weight member also having a locking mechanism for locking the at least one weight member in a position within the arc-like recess. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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