US 12,685,909 B2Granted

Multi-component golf club head

AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation

InventorsTravis D. Milleman, Clayson C. Spackman, Cory S. Bacon, Jacob T. Clarke

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Abstract

Embodiments of wood-type club heads comprising one or more components are described herein. The wood-type club head comprises a first, metallic component, and a second, non-metallic component. The first component comprises the load bearing structure that forms the striking face, and portions of the crown, the heel, the toe, and the sole. The second component comprises a lightweight structure that wraps around the first component to form portions of the crown, the heel, the toe, and the sole. The first component comprises mass pads and receives removable weights to adjust the weight properties of the club head. The two-component design allows for additional discretionary mass redistribution to improve center of gravity location and moment of inertia.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A golf club head comprising:

a crown, a sole opposite the crown, a heel end, a toe end opposite the heel end, a rear end, and a skirt extending between the crown and the sole;
a metallic first component comprising a strikeface, a return portion extending rearward from the strikeface and including a crown return portion at the crown and a sole return portion at the sole, a sole rear extension extending rearward from the sole return portion towards the skirt and having a shelf;
wherein the return portion further comprises a first component lip including a crown return portion lip at the crown return portion, a sole lip at the sole return portion, and a vertical lip at the shelf;
a non-metallic second component configured to be secured to the metallic first component to enclose a hollow interior cavity;
a hosel structure configured to receive a hosel sleeve and a golf club shaft, the hosel sleeve is configured to be coupled to the hosel structure in a plurality of configurations to permit the golf club shaft to be secured to the hosel structure at a plurality of angles;
wherein:
the return portion forms a portion of the sole and a portion of the crown;
a loft angle of the golf club head is between 12 degrees and 27 degrees;
a volume of the golf club head is between 135 cc and 190 cc;
a weight port housing structure extending into the hollow interior cavity, the weight port housing structure defines a weight port configured to receive a removable weight;
a first mass pad integrally formed with the sole such that the first mass pad increases a thickness of a forward sole portion;
the first mass pad is integrally formed with an interior surface of the hosel structure;
a second mass pad integrally formed with the sole such that the second mass pad increases a thickness of a rear skirt portion;
and
the second mass pad is integrally formed with an interior surface of the weight port housing structure.

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A golf club head comprising:

a crown, a sole opposite the crown, a heel end, a toe end opposite the heel end, a rear end, and a skirt extending between the crown and the sole;
a metallic first component comprising a strikeface, a return portion extending rearward from the strikeface and including a crown return portion at the crown and a sole return portion at the sole, a sole rear extension extending rearward from the sole return portion towards the skirt and having a shelf;
wherein the return portion further comprises a first component lip including a crown return portion lip at the crown return portion, a sole lip at the sole return portion, and a vertical lip at the shelf;
a non-metallic second component configured to be secured to the metallic first component to enclose a hollow interior cavity;
wherein:
the return portion forms a portion of the sole and a portion of the crown;
the non-metallic second component is configured to be secured to the metallic first component at the first component lip;
a loft angle of the golf club head is between 12 degrees and 27 degrees;
a volume of the golf club head is between 135 cc and 190 cc;
a weight port housing structure extending into the hollow interior cavity, the weight port housing structure defines a weight port configured to receive a removable weight;
a first mass pad integrally formed with the sole such that the first mass pad increases a thickness of a forward sole portion;
a second mass pad integrally formed with the sole such that the second mass pad increases a thickness of a rear skirt portion;
the second mass pad is integrally formed with an interior surface of the weight port housing structure;
and
the second mass pad extends through the weight port housing structure such that a portion of the second mass pad is located on a toe side of the weight port housing structure, and a portion of the second mass pad is located on a heel side of the weight port housing structure.

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A golf club head comprising:

a crown, a sole opposite the crown, a heel end, a toe end opposite the heel end, a rear end, and a skirt extending between the crown and the sole;
a metallic first component comprising a strikeface, a return portion extending rearward from the strikeface and including a crown return portion at the crown and a sole return portion at the sole, a sole rear extension extending rearward from the sole return portion towards the skirt and having a shelf;
wherein the return portion further comprises a first component lip including a crown return portion lip at the crown return portion, a sole lip at the sole return portion, and a vertical lip at the shelf;
a non-metallic second component configured to be secured to the metallic first component to enclose a hollow interior cavity;
a hosel structure configured to receive a hosel sleeve and a golf club shaft, the hosel sleeve is configured to be coupled to the hosel structure in a plurality of configurations to permit the golf club shaft to be secured to the hosel structure at a plurality of angles;
wherein:
the return portion forms a portion of the sole and a portion of the crown;
a loft angle of the golf club head is between 12 degrees and 27 degrees;
a volume of the golf club head is between 135 cc and 190 cc;
a weight port housing structure extending into the hollow interior cavity, the weight port housing structure defines a weight port configured to receive a removable weight;
a first mass pad integrally formed with the sole such that the first mass pad increases a thickness of a forward sole portion;
the first mass pad is integrally formed with an interior surface of the hosel structure;
a second mass pad integrally formed with the sole such that the second mass pad increases a thickness of a rear skirt portion;
the second mass pad is integrally formed with an interior surface of the weight port housing structure;
and
the sole further comprises:
a first tier directly abutting the strikeface;
a first tier transition region directly abutting the first tier;
a second tier directly abutting the first tier transition region;
a second tier transition region directly abutting the second tier;
and
a third tier directly abutting the second tier transition region;
wherein:
the first tier comprises a first thickness;
the second tier comprises a second thickness;
the second thickness is greater than the first thickness;
and
the third tier comprises a decreasing thickness when measured in a direction extending from the strikeface to the rear end.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/900,769Filed 31 Aug 2022 · continuation in part
Priority: 8 Dec 2017
Published: US 2023/0027166 A126 Jan 2023
Granted: 21 Jul 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

A63B 53/08
Golf clubs: with special arrangements for obtaining a variable impact
A63B 1/00
Horizontal bars
A63B 53/045
Heads: strengthening ribs
A63B 53/06
Heads: adjustable

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