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US 12,728,321 B2Granted
Golf club head with lightweight shaft-receiving structure
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsTravis D. Milleman, Joshua B. Matthews, Eric J. Morales
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Abstract
A golf club head with a lightweight shaft-receiving structure is described herein. The lightweight shaft-receiving structure comprises one or more lightweight components provided in low-stress areas of the club head, wherein the lightweight components form portions of the shaft-receiving structure that would otherwise be formed by higher-density body material. The lightweight shaft-receiving structure creates discretionary mass that can be redistributed to improve the club head mass properties.
Claims6
A golf club head comprising:
- a strike face and a body secured together to define an interior cavity;
- the body comprising a crown, a sole opposite the crown, a heel, a toe opposite the heel, a skirt adjoining the crown and the sole, and a shaft-receiving structure;
- the shaft-receiving structure comprising a hosel and a shaft sleeve, the hosel formed of a first material comprising a first density;
- wherein:
- the hosel comprises a hosel wall forming at least a first portion of a hosel bore, a hosel wall upper portion forming a hosel bore opening, and a hosel base opposite the hosel bore opening, the hosel base formed at an interior surface of the sole, near the heel;
- the hosel defines a hosel bore axis concentric with the hosel bore;
- the shaft sleeve is insertable into the hosel through the hosel bore opening and configured to couple a golf club shaft with the hosel;
- the hosel bore opening is configured to receive the shaft sleeve;
- a lip formed at a bottom portion of the hosel wall upper portion;
- the shaft-receiving structure further comprises a tube insert extending through the interior cavity, from the lip to the hosel base;
- the tube insert is separated from the hosel bore opening by the hosel wall upper portion;
- wherein a top end of the tube insert is retained by the lip, the shaft sleeve, and the hosel wall;
- and
- wherein a bottom end of the tube insert is retained by a bottom lap joint, the hosel base, and an end cap;
- wherein the tube insert is formed of a second material comprising a second density less than the first density;
- the tube insert forms a remainder of the hosel bore;
- and
- the tube insert seals the hosel bore from the interior cavity.
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