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US 2019/0240547 A1Published application
Golf club
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsMatthew David Johnson, Joseph Henry Hoffman, Jason Andrew Mata, Matthew Greensmith
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a golf club body including a sole, a crown connected to the sole by a skirt, and a hosel connected to at least one other feature of the golf club body; a face connected to a front end of the golf club body; and features allowing striking of a golf ball above the ideal strike location.
Claims21
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A wood type golf club head comprising:
- a golf club body defining an interior cavity including a sole, a crown connected to the sole by a skirt, and a hosel connected to at least one other feature of the golf club body;
- a face connected to a front end of the golf club body, the face including a center of the face defining an origin of a reference coordinate system having an x-axis being tangent to the face and parallel to a ground plane when the golf club head is positioned at address, a y-axis being orthogonal to the x-axis and parallel to the ground plane, and a z-axis being orthogonal to both the x-axis and y-axis;
- at least one protrusion extending above a portion of the crown, wherein the at least one protrusion is located entirely forward of a center of gravity (CG) of the golf club head and proximate the face;
- wherein the at least one protrusion has a height measured in a direction parallel to the z-axis, a length measured in a direction parallel to the y-axis, and a width measured in a direction parallel to the x-axis;
- wherein the golf club head has a vertical CG location (Δz) positioned vertically below the origin as measured relative to the ground plane, and a y-axis CG location (Δy) positioned rearward of the protrusion;
- a removable shaft system configured to adjustably attach a golf club shaft to the golf club head, the removable shaft system comprising a sleeve configured to attach to the golf club shaft and a fastener to secure the sleeve to the golf club head;
- a rearward mass pad located within the interior cavity and positioned rearward of the CG of the golf club head proximate a rear portion of golf club head;
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- the rearward mass pad further including a threaded aperture configured to retain at least a portion of a weight.
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A wood type golf club head comprising:
- a golf club body defining an interior cavity including a sole, a crown connected to the sole by a skirt, and a hosel connected to at least one other feature of the golf club body;
- a face connected to a front end of the golf club body, the face including a center of the face defining an origin of a reference coordinate system having an x-axis being tangent to the face and parallel to a ground plane when the golf club head is positioned at address, a y-axis being orthogonal to the x-axis and parallel to the ground plane, and a z-axis being orthogonal to both the x-axis and y-axis;
- at least one protrusion extending above a portion of the crown, wherein the at least one protrusion is located entirely forward of a center of gravity (CG) of the golf club head and proximate the face;
- wherein the at least one protrusion has a height measured in a direction parallel to the z-axis, a length measured in a direction parallel to the y-axis, and a width measured in a direction parallel to the x-axis;
- wherein the golf club head has a vertical CG location (Δz) positioned vertically below the origin as measured relative to the ground plane, and a y-axis CG location (Δy) positioned rearward of the protrusion;
- a removable shaft system configured to adjustably attach a golf club shaft to the golf club head, the removable shaft system comprising a sleeve configured to attach to the golf club shaft and a fastener to secure the sleeve to the golf club head;
- a rearward mass pad located within the interior cavity and positioned rearward of the CG of the golf club head proximate a rear portion of golf club head;
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- a forward mass pad located within the interior cavity and positioned forward of the CG of the golf club head proximate the front end of golf club head.
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A wood type golf club head comprising:
- a golf club body defining an interior cavity including a sole, a crown connected to the sole by a skirt, and a hosel connected to at least one other feature of the golf club body;
- a face connected to a front end of the golf club body, the face including a center of the face defining an origin of a reference coordinate system having an x-axis being tangent to the face and parallel to a ground plane when the golf club head is positioned at address, a y-axis being orthogonal to the x-axis and parallel to the ground plane, and a z-axis being orthogonal to both the x-axis and y-axis;
- at least one protrusion extending above a portion of the crown, wherein the at least one protrusion is located entirely forward of a center of gravity (CG) of the golf club head and proximate the face;
- wherein the at least one protrusion has a height measured in a direction parallel to the z-axis, a length measured in a direction parallel to the y-axis, and a width measured in a direction parallel to the x-axis;
- wherein the golf club head has a vertical CG location (Δz) positioned vertically below the origin as measured relative to the ground plane, and a y-axis CG location (Δy) positioned rearward of the protrusion;
- a removable shaft system configured to adjustably attach a golf club shaft to the golf club head, the removable shaft system comprising a sleeve configured to attach to the golf club shaft and a fastener to secure the sleeve to the golf club head;
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- a weight attached to the golf club body, wherein the weight is selectively securable to the golf club body at a first position, a second position, and a third position;
- wherein the first position is located heel-ward of the origin and the third position is located toe-ward of the origin, and the second position is located between the first position and the third position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.