Golf club weight screws
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsMatthew T. Cackett, Patrick Dawson, Philip G. Foster, Brooks Roche, Brandon D. DeMille
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Abstract
A weight screw for a golf club head having one or more weight ports is disclosed herein. A set of weight screws is also disclosed herein, the set comprising at least one low-weight screw comprising multiple materials and at least one weight screw comprising a single material.
Claims18
A screw for a golf club head having at least one opening sized to receive the screw, the screw consisting essentially of:
- a cap portion comprising a lateral extension region sized to close the at least one opening,
- a cylindrical lower portion, and through bore, wherein a width (WC) of the cylindrical lower portion is between 0.350 inch and 0.800 inch and a thickness (LB) of the cylindrical lower portion is between 0.010 inch and 0.180 inch;
- and
- a support portion comprising a docking portion, a lateral stop, and a threaded extension portion,
- wherein the cap portion is made of a non-metal material,
- wherein the support portion is made of a metal material,
- wherein the through bore is sized to receive the docking portion,
- wherein the docking portion comprises exterior threads,
- wherein the through bore comprises interior threads sized to mate with the exterior threads of the docking portion;
- and
- wherein the screw has a mass of less than 2 grams and wherein the support portion has a mass of less than 0.8 grams.
A screw for a golf club head having at least one at least one opening sized to receive the screw, the screw consisting essentially of:
- a cap portion comprising a lateral extension region sized to close the at least one opening,
- a cylindrical lower portion, and through bore, wherein a width (WC) of the cylindrical lower portion is between 0.350 inch and 0.800 inch and a thickness (LB) of the cylindrical lower portion is between 0.010 inch and 0.180 inch;
- and
- a support portion comprising a docking portion, a lateral stop, and a threaded extension portion,
- wherein the cap portion is made of a non-metal material,
- wherein the support portion is made of a metal material,
- wherein the through bore is sized to receive the docking portion,
- wherein the through bore is coated with an adhesive to engage the docking extension, and and
- wherein the screw has a mass of less than 2 grams and wherein the support portion has a mass of less than 0.8 grams.
A screw for a golf club head having at least one opening sized to receive the screw, the screw consisting essentially of:
- a cap portion comprising a lateral extension region sized to close the at least one opening,
- a cylindrical lower portion, and through bore,
- wherein a width (WC) of the cylindrical lower portion is between 0.350 inch and 0.800 inch and a thickness (LB) of the cylindrical lower portion is between 0.010 inch and 0.180 inch;
- and
- a support portion comprising a docking portion, a lateral stop, and a threaded extension portion,
- wherein the cap portion is made of a non-metal material,
- wherein the support portion is made of a metal material,
- wherein the through bore is sized to receive the docking portion,
- wherein the docking portion comprises exterior threads,
- wherein the through bore comprises interior threads sized to mate with the exterior threads of the docking portion, and
- wherein the screw has a mass of less than 2 grams and wherein the support portion has a mass of less than 0.8 grams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.