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US 2012/0058838 A1Published application
Golf Club Head Having a Bridge Member and a Weight Positioning System
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJohn Thomas Stites, Gary Gene Tavares
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Abstract
A golf club head is disclosed that includes a weight integral to a bridge member extending across a cavity back golf club head. The weight modifies a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight is independently movable in multiple directions to further vary the center of gravity of a golf club head.
Claims20
A golf club head comprising:
- a heel;
- a toe;
- a body extending between the toe and the heel, the body comprising:
- a striking face, the striking face having a contact area for engaging a golf ball;
- a rear cavity, the rear cavity opposite the striking face;
- a bridge member extending across the rear cavity, the bridge member having a front surface and a back surface;
- a rail formed in the bridge member, the rail extending from the front surface through to the back surface;
- and
- a weight, the weight shaped to engage and slide along the rail to vary the position of the center of gravity of the golf club head with respect to the striking face.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a striking face that provides a contact area for engaging a golf ball;
- a rear cavity opposite the striking face;
- a bridge member extending across the rear cavity, the bridge member having a front surface and a back surface;
- and
- a weight positioning assembly integral to the bridge member, the weight positioning assembly including:
- a rail, the rail extending from the front surface of the bridge member through to the back surface of the bridge member, and
- a weight movably connected to the rail to vary a position of a center of gravity of the golf club.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a striking face that provides a contact area for engaging a golf ball;
- a rear cavity opposite the striking face;
- a bridge member extending across the rear cavity;
- and
- a weight positioning assembly integral to the bridge member, the weight positioning assembly including:
- a rail, the rail extending from a front surface through to a back surface, and
- a weight movably connected to the rail, the weight being movable along the rail to vary a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head in a first direction with respect to the striking face, the weight being rotatable to further vary the position of the center of gravity of the golf club head in a second direction with respect to the striking face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.