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US 10,518,141 B2Granted
CG height adjustability by conformal weighting
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsTim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
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Abstract
A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
Claims13
A golf club head comprising:
- a titanium alloy base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure extending away from the striking face;
- a composite crown comprises a protrusion extending from an internal surface;
- a sole comprising a channel;
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- a first weight,
- wherein the channel extends around at least part of a rear portion of the sole,
- wherein the skeletal support structure comprises at least one strut extending away from the striking face in a front-to-rear direction wherein the at least one strut comprises a shallow weight port, wherein at least one conformal weight is secured within the at least one shallow weight port by the protrusion,
- wherein the crown has a doubly curved shell structure,
- wherein the crown is affixed to the skeletal support structure with an adhesive, and
- wherein the first weight is composed of a rigid material and is disposed within the channel.
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