Golf club head having movable weights
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsTodd P. Beach, Thomas Olsavsky, Benoit Vincent, Ian Wright, Kraig Willett, Gery Mel Zimmerman, Joseph Hoffman
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Abstract
One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. Two or more weight ports are formed in the body and at least two weights are configured to be retained at least partially within the weight ports.
Claims10
A wood-type golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown, wherein the body defines an interior cavity;
- two or more weight ports having an outer portion formed in the body, each weight port having a longitudinal weight port radial axis and being configured to at least partially receive a weight therein;
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- wherein the weight ports are oriented such that each weight port radial axis and a golf club head origin y-axis form a weight port radial axis angle between about 10 degrees and about 80 degrees;
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- at least one rib secured to the outer portion of at least one of the weight ports and to the body.
A wood-type golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown, wherein the body defines an interior cavity;
- two or more weight ports having an outer portion formed in the body, each weight port having a longitudinal weight port radial axis and being configured to at least partially receive a weight therein;
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- wherein the weight ports are oriented such that each weight port radial axis and a golf club head origin y-axis form a weight port radial axis angle between about 10 degrees and about 60 degrees;
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- at least one rib secured to the outer portion of at least one of the weight ports and to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.