Adjustable weight club head

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11918871-B2
Application number	US-202217692497-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2022
Priority date	May 25, 2016
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments of golf club heads having adjustable weighting systems with a plurality of discrete attachment locations capable of receiving one or more weights are described herein. The golf club heads described herein provide user adjustability of club head center of gravity to adjust ball flight while maintaining a high moment of inertia and low and back center of gravity position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A golf club head comprising:
a club head body having a toe end, a heel end located opposite the toe end, a crown, a sole located opposite the crown, a strike face, a perimeter positioned at a junction between the crown and the sole extending from near the heel end to near the toe end, and an adjustable weighting system, wherein:
the adjustable weighting system includes a plurality of ports defined by the golf club head body near the perimeter, and one or more weights;
the plurality of ports define a plurality of discrete attachment locations configured to receive the one or more weights;
at least one weight is configured to be moveable between the plurality of ports to shift a center of gravity of the golf club head;
the one or more weights are positioned a minimum distance from the center of gravity of the golf club head, where the minimum distance is between 1.0 inch to 2.6 inches;
wherein the one or more weights are flush with an outer contour of the golf club head; and
a combined moment of inertia of the club head about the center of gravity of the golf club head, defined as a sum of a crown-to-sole moment of inertia and a heel-to-toe moment of inertia, is greater than 8,000 g·cm 2 .

2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ports comprises one port, two ports, three ports, four ports, five ports, six ports, seven ports, or eight ports.

3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ports are spaced equidistantly from one another.

4. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ports are not spaced equidistantly from one another.

5. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ports and the one or more weights are threaded, and the plurality of ports are configured to receive the one or more weights.

6. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a geometry of the plurality of ports is complimentary to a geometry of the one or more weights, and the plurality of ports and the one or more weights have a shape selected from the group consisting of: circular, triangular, rectangular, polygonal, or trapezoidal.

7. The golf club head of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of ports and the one or more weights are cylindrically shaped.

8. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the one or more weights comprise:
a first weight greater than 20 grams, and the first weight is the heaviest of the one or more weights; and
a second weight between 10 grams and 20 grams.

9. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the minimum distance between the one or more weights and the center of gravity of the golf club head is approximately 1.6 inches.

10. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable weighting system is a low profile system that ensures that a shift in the center of gravity of the golf club head occurs mainly in a heel end to toe end direction keeping the center of gravity of the golf club head in a low and back location to affect the center of gravity of the golf club head about an x-axis without sacrificing a relatively high MOI.

11. A golf club head comprising:
a club head body having a toe end, a heel end located opposite the toe end, a rear end, a crown, a sole located opposite the crown, a strike face, a perimeter positioned at a junction between the crown and the sole extending from near the heel end to near the toe end, and an adjustable weighting system, wherein:
the adjustable weighting system includes a plurality of ports defined by the club head body near the perimeter, and one or more weights;
the plurality of ports define a plurality of discrete attachment locations configured to receive the one or more weights, and the plurality of ports include a toe port near the toe end, a heel port near the heel end, and a rear port near the rear end;
at least one weight is configured to be moveable between the plurality of ports to shift a center of gravity of the golf club head;
the one or more weights are positioned a minimum distance from the center of gravity of the golf club head, where the minimum distance is between 1.0 inch to 2.6 inches;
wherein the one or more weights are flush with an outer contour of the golf club head; and
a combined moment of inertia of the golf club head about the center of gravity of the golf club head, defined as a sum of a crown-to-sole moment of inertia and a heel-to-toe moment of inertia, is greater than 8,000 g·cm 2 .

12. The golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of ports are spaced equidistantly from one another.

13. The golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of ports are not spaced equidistantly from one another.

14. The golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of ports and the one or more weights are threaded, and the plurality of ports are configured to receive the one or more weights.

15. The golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the one or more weights comprise:
a first weight greater than 20 grams, and the first weight is the heaviest of the one or more weights; and
a second weight between 10 grams and 20 grams.

16. The golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the one or more weights can be moved between the plurality of ports to shift the center of gravity of the golf club head in a toe to heel direction.

17. The golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the one or more weights can be moved between the plurality of ports to shift the center of gravity of the golf club head towards the strike face or towards the rear end.

Assignees

• Karsten Mfg Corp

Inventors

• Jertson Martin R
• Stokke Ryan M
• Chen Xiaojian
• Bacon Cory S
• Pope Jeremy
• Lee Daniel K
• Higdon David A
• Morales Eric J

Classifications

• A63B53/06 Primary

  adjustable · CPC title

• A63B53/0466

  wood-type · CPC title

• A63B53/0408

  characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness · CPC title

• A63B53/0412

  Volume · CPC title

• A63B53/0433

  with special sole configurations · CPC title