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US 8,257,196 B1Granted
Customizable golf club head
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsCraig E. Abbott, Catherine Brookshire, Tim Goudarzi, Scott Manwaring
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Abstract
A golf club having features that permit easy customization by consumers is disclosed herein. The golf club includes at least one weight port, a ribbon, at least one removable weight port ring, and at least one removable ribbon insert.
Claims19
A golf club head comprising:
- a face component;
- a crown;
- a sole comprising at least one weight port;
- at least one weight port ring comprising a lightweight material;
- and
- at least one weight screw comprising a metal material,
- wherein the at least one weight port comprises a threaded bore, a side wall, and a base,
- wherein the at least one weight port ring is affixed within the at least one weight port with an adhesive material,
- wherein the at least one weight screw is received within the at least one weight port,
- wherein at least part of the weight port ring is disposed between the weight port and the weight screw, and
- wherein the at least one weight port ring does not make contact with the weight screw when the weight port ring and the weight screw are disposed within the weight port.
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A driver-type golf club head comprising:
- a body portion cast from a titanium alloy, the body portion comprising a face component and a sole;
- a composite crown;
- at least one weight screw comprising a head and a threaded extension;
- and
- at least one weight port ring composed of a polymeric material,
- wherein the sole comprises at least one, integrally formed weight port,
- wherein the at least one weight port comprises a shallow recess having a base and a side wall, and a threaded bore,
- wherein the screw head is sized to fit within the shallow recess, and wherein the threaded extension of the screw is sized to removably engage the threaded bore,
- wherein the at least one weight port ring is sized to fit within the weight port recess,
- wherein the at least one weight port ring is affixed within the weight port recess with an adhesive material,
- wherein the at least one weight port ring is disposed between at least one wall of the shallow recess and the head of the weight screw, and
- wherein the at least one weight screw does not make contact with any portion of the at least one weight port ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.