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US 2015/0031472 A1Published application
Golf Club Heads With Sole Weights And Related Methods
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsRyan M. Stokke, Michael R. Nicolette
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a golf club head with a tapered sole weight. Other embodiments for related club heads and methods are also disclosed.
Claims25
A golf club head comprising:
- a sole weight;
- and
- a body comprising:
- a sole comprising an interior sole surface and an exterior sole surface;
- and
- a sole weight port comprising:
- a port top comprising an interior port top surface and an exterior port top surface, the exterior port top surface having a taper of plus or minus approximately 1-30 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane when the golf club head is at an address position, and the interior port top surface having a taper of plus or minus approximately 1-89 degrees with respect to the exterior port top surface;
- one or more port side walls;
- and
- a weight-receiving cavity opening to the exterior sole surface and bounded by the exterior port top surface and the one or more port side walls,
- wherein the sole weight is conformal with the weight-receiving cavity.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a sole weight comprising a first portion having a first density and a second portion having a second density different than the first density, the first and second portions are tapered such that a first thickness of the first portion at a first side of the sole weight is greater than a second thickness of the first portion at a second side of the sole weight;
- and
- a body comprising:
- a sole comprising an interior sole surface and an exterior sole surface;
- and
- a sole weight port comprising:
- a port top comprising an interior port top surface and an exterior port top surface;
- one or more port side walls;
- and
- a weight-receiving cavity opening to the exterior sole surface and bounded by the exterior port top surface and the one or more port side walls,
- wherein the sole weight has a uniform thickness and is conformal with the weight-receiving cavity.
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A method comprising:
- providing a golf club head comprising:
- a sole weight;
- and
- a body comprising:
- a sole comprising an interior sole surface and an exterior sole surface;
- and
- a sole weight port comprising:
- a port top comprising an interior port top surface and an exterior port top surface, the exterior port top surface having a taper of plus or minus approximately 1-30 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane when the golf club head is at an address position, and the interior port top surface having a taper of plus or minus approximately 1-89 degrees with respect to the exterior port top surface;
- one or more port side walls;
- and
- a weight-receiving cavity opening to the exterior sole surface and bounded by the exterior port top surface and the one or more port side walls,
- wherein the sole weight is conformal with the weight-receiving cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.