Adjustable medallion for golf club
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorYu Jin Song
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Abstract
An iron type golf club head body has a back portion with a recess defined by a perimeter wall therein, and the recess having a back surface for attachment of an adjustable medallion. In a set of golf irons, the recess areas are progressively larger as the irons get shorter in length. In lieu of providing a different size medallion for each club head in a set of irons, the adjustable medallion is designed to use one medallion to accommodate an entire set of irons. The medallion consists of top and bottom pieces that can slide to an either small size or an expanded size. An area between the pieces creates a gap that will vary in width depending upon the size of the club head.
Claims20
A golf club head comprising:
- an iron type golf club head body having a back portion;
- a recess defined by a perimeter wall in the back portion, the recess having a back surface;
- and
- an adjustable medallion affixed to the back surface of the club head, at least partially covering the back surface,
- wherein the medallion comprises a first member having a flange and a second member having a flange, wherein the flanges of the first and second members overlap so that the first and second members are adjustable relative to each other by altering the amount of overlap to alter the size of the medallion to accommodate the recess of the club head.
A golf club head comprising:
- an iron type golf club head body having a back portion;
- a recess defined by a perimeter wall in the back portion, the recess having a back surface;
- and
- an adjustable medallion affixed to the back surface of the club head, at least partially covering the back surface,
- wherein the medallion comprises a first member having a flange and a second member having a flange, wherein the flanges of the first and second members overlap so that the first and second members are adjustable relative to each other by altering the amount of overlap to alter the size of the medallion to accommodate the recess of the club head,
- wherein the first member is a heel piece, and the second member is a toe piece, and
- wherein the first member is constructed from a first material and the second member is constructed from a second material, the first material having a specific gravity that is different than a specific gravity of the second material.
A golf club head comprising:
- an iron type golf club head body having a back portion;
- a recess defined by a perimeter wall in the back portion, the recess having a back surface;
- and
- an adjustable medallion affixed to the back surface of the club head, at least partially covering the back surface,
- wherein the medallion comprises a first member having a flange, a second member having first and second flanges, and a third member having a flange,
- wherein the flange of the first member and the first flange of the second member overlap so that the first and second members are adjustable relative to each other, and the second flange of the second member and the flange of the third member overlap so that the second and third members are adjustable relative to each other by altering the amount of overlap to alter the size of the medallion to accommodate the recess of the club head,
- wherein the first member is constructed from a first material and the second member is constructed from a second material, the first material having a specific gravity that is different than a specific gravity of the second material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.