Modular golf club including an adjustable weight assembly
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsSang Yi, Richard L Cleghorn, Kyle A. Carr
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Abstract
A modular golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a striking face and a back. The back may include a recessed channel. The golf club head may include a weight assembly. The weight assembly may include a movable weight installable within the recessed channel and movable therein, a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel, and a fastener.
Claims19
A modular golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a striking face;
- and
- a back extending rearward from at least a part of the striking face, wherein the back comprises:
- a recessed channel;
- and
- a weight assembly comprising:
- a movable weight installable within the recessed channel and movable therein;
- a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel, wherein the slidable cover comprises a cover through hole, wherein the cover through hole is on a toe end of the cover, wherein an axis of the cover through hole is substantially parallel to a toe-to-heel axis, wherein the slidable cover engages the at least part of the recessed channel in a sliding direction, and wherein the sliding direction comprises a toe-to-heel direction;
- and
- a fastener to secure the slidable cover to the body.
A modular golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a striking face;
- and
- a back extending rearward from at least a part of the striking face, wherein the back comprises:
- a recessed channel;
- and
- a weight assembly comprising:
- a movable weight installable within the recessed channel and movable therein;
- a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel, wherein the slidable cover comprises:
- a cover through hole, wherein the cover through hole is on a toe end of the cover, and wherein an axis of the cover through hole runs substantially parallel to a heel-to-toe axis;
- and
- a fastener to secure the slidable cover to the body, wherein the fastener is insertable into the cover through hole.
A modular golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a striking face;
- and
- a back extending rearward from at least a part of the striking face, wherein the back comprises:
- a recessed channel;
- and
- an weight assembly comprising:
- a movable weight installable within the recessed channel and movable therein;
- a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel, wherein the slidable cover at least partially covers the recessed channel and the movable weight, and wherein the slidable cover comprises:
- a cover through hole, wherein the cover through hole is on a toe end of the cover, and wherein an axis of the cover through hole is substantially parallel to a toe-to-heel axis;
- and
- a fastener to secure the slidable cover to the body, wherein the fastener is insertable into the cover through hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.