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US 8,790,195 B1Granted
Golf club head with adjustable characteristics
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsMatthew Myers, Wayne H. Byrne, Larry Tang
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Abstract
A golf club head with means for adjusting a center of gravity along more than one axis and means adjusting at least one of a characteristic selected from the group consisting of face angle, loft angle, and lie angle is disclosed herein. The golf club head may comprise one or more adjustable features such as weight bars, weight screws, weight cartridges, and adjustable sole members.
Claims18
A golf club head comprising:
- a face, a crown, a sole, and a hosel;
- at least one weight bar;
- at least one removable weight member;
- and
- a central axis,
- wherein the sole comprises a recessed region and a weight port sized to receive the at least one removable weight member;
- wherein the weight port is located at a midpoint of the recessed region,
- wherein the central axis intersects a midpoint of the weight port,
- wherein the at least one weight bar comprises a first end and a second end,
- wherein the at least one weight bar comprises first and second weight bars,
- wherein the first end has an opening sized to receive the at least one removable weight member,
- wherein the second end is slidable along the recessed region around the central axis, and
- wherein the at least one removable weight member removably affixes the first end of the weight bar to the sole such that the at least one weight bar cannot be moved when the removable weight bar is tightly secured within the weight port.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a face, a crown, a sole, and a hosel;
- at least one weight bar;
- at least one removable weight member;
- and
- a central axis,
- wherein the sole comprises a recessed region and a weight port sized to receive the at least one removable weight member;
- wherein the weight port is located at a midpoint of the recessed region,
- wherein the central axis intersects a midpoint of the weight port,
- wherein the at least one weight bar comprises a first end and a second end,
- wherein the at least one weight bar has an approximately rectangular shape,
- wherein the at least one weight bar has at least one opening disposed proximate the second end,
- wherein the first end has an opening sized to receive the at least one removable weight member,
- wherein the second end is slidable along the recessed region around the central axis, and
- wherein the at least one removable weight member removably affixes the first end of the weight bar to the sole such that the at least one weight bar cannot be moved when the removable weight bar is tightly secured within the weight port.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a face, a crown, a sole, and a hosel;
- at least one weight bar;
- at least one removable weight member;
- and
- a central axis,
- wherein the sole comprises a recessed region and a weight port sized to receive the at least one removable weight member;
- wherein the weight port is located at a midpoint of the recessed region,
- wherein the central axis intersects a midpoint of the weight port,
- wherein the at least one weight bar comprises a first end and a second end,
- wherein the at least one weight bar is composed of more than one material,
- wherein the first end has an opening sized to receive the at least one removable weight member,
- wherein the second end is slidable along the recessed region around the central axis, and
- wherein the at least one removable weight member removably affixes the first end of the weight bar to the sole such that the at least one weight bar cannot be moved when the removable weight bar is tightly secured within the weight port.
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A driver-type golf club head comprising:
- a face, a crown, a sole, a hosel, a toe end, and a heel end;
- a weight screw;
- an adjustable sole member comprising a plurality of settings and a first through bore sized to receive the weight screw;
- a first weight bar comprising a first end, a second end, and a second through bore sized to receive the weight screw;
- and
- a second weight bar comprising a third end, a fourth end, and a third through bore sized to receive the weight screw,
- wherein the sole comprises a recessed region,
- wherein the recessed region comprises a guide rail and a weight port sized to receive the weight screw,
- wherein the weight port is disposed in a central region of the sole,
- wherein an axis intersects the weight port and extends upwards towards the crown,
- wherein the weight screw is sized to extend through the first, second and third through bores to affix the adjustable sole member, the first weight bar, and the second weight bar to the sole within the recessed region, and
- wherein each of the adjustable sole member, the first weight bar, and the second weight bar are rotatable around the axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.