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US 11,957,963 B2Granted
Golf club with polymeric insert and removeable weight
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorJoshua Boggs
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a face, a crown, a sole, and defines a bore that is configured to receive and to selectively retain an elongate weight. The bore is aligned on a longitudinal axis that intersects the face. An elongate weight is insertable into the bore. The elongate weight is rotatable between a first angular position and a second angular position. The golf club head can further include a compliant stop positioned to contact a protrusion of the elongate weight, such that a torque threshold must be overcome to rotate the elongate weight.
Claims20
A golf club comprising:
- a golf club head including a metal portion adhered to a polymeric portion to define a closed internal volume therebetween, the golf club head having a face, a crown, and a sole;
- wherein the polymeric portion defines a bore that is aligned on a longitudinal axis intersecting the face, and wherein the bore is configured to receive and to selectively retain an elongate weight;
- wherein the polymeric portion includes a reinforcing wall extending transversely from the bore within the closed internal volume, wherein the reinforcing wall is adhered to the metal portion of the golf club head;
- an elongate weight that is insertable into the bore in either a first orientation or a second orientation;
- wherein a first end of the elongate weight makes initial entry into the bore when inserted in the first orientation;
- and
- wherein a second end of the elongate weight makes an initial entry into the bore when inserted in the second orientation;
- wherein the elongate weight includes:
- a cylindrical body portion;
- a first mass disposed on the first end of the body portion;
- and
- a second mass disposed on the second end of the body portion;
- wherein the first mass and the second mass further comprise a plurality of retention features.
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A golf club comprising:
- a golf club head including a metal portion adhered to a polymeric portion to define a closed internal volume therebetween, the golf club head having a face, a crown, and a sole;
- wherein the polymeric portion defines a bore, and wherein the bore is configured to receive and to selectively retain an elongate weight;
- wherein the polymeric portion includes a reinforcing wall extending transversely from the bore within the closed internal volume, wherein the reinforcing wall is adhered to the metal portion of the golf club head;
- an elongate weight that is insertable into the bore in either a first orientation or a second orientation;
- wherein a first end of the elongate weight makes initial entry into the bore when inserted in the first orientation;
- wherein a second end of the elongate weight makes an initial entry into the bore when inserted in the second orientation;
- and
- wherein reversing the elongate weight from the first orientation to the second orientation within the bore results in a net movement of at least 13 grams by a distance of at least 30 mm within the golf club head;
- wherein the first mass and the second mass further comprise a plurality of retention features.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.