Golf club head or other ball striking device with weighted body member
US-9630072-B2 · Apr 25, 2017 · US
Golf club head and method of manufacture
US2016287955A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016287955-A1 |
| Application number | US-201615182275-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Publication date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a face portion and a back portion and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the back portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A forged golf club head comprising: a body portion made out of a face portion and a back portion formed from a first material and having at least one weight cavity; at least one weight adjustment portion made out of a second material encased within said back portion; and wherein said weight adjustment portion is encased monolithically within said body portion. 2 . The forged golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the face portion comprises a striking face, a front sole portion and a hosel and the back portion comprises a back sole portion and a back wall with a toe weight member and a heal weight member monolithically encased therewith. 3 . The forged golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the face portion is comprised of a striking face, a front sole portion, a top line and a top toe portion and the back portion comprises a hosel and a back sole portion with a toe weight member and a heal weight member monolithically encased therewith. 4 . The forged golf club head of claim 2 , wherein the back portion has a mass of greater than 40 grams. 5 . The forged golf club head of claim 2 , wherein the toe weight member and the heel weight member together form greater than 23% of the club head mass. 6 . The forged golf club head of claim 2 , wherein the back portion, the toe weight member and the heel weight member together form greater than 40% of the club head mass. 7 . The forged golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the back portion forms between 25% and 40% of the club head mass. 8 . The forged golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the toe weight member and the heel weight member together form greater than 23% of the club head mass. 9 . The forged golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the back portion, the toe weight member and the heel weight member together form greater than 50% of the club head mass. 10 . A forged golf club head comprising: a body portion made out of a Maraging steel having a face portion and a back portion having at least one weight cavity; and at least one weight adjustment portion made out of a tungsten or tungsten alloy encased within at least one weight cavity within said back portion; wherein said weight adjustment portion is encased monolithically within said weight cavity of said back portion, and wherein said at least one weight adjustment portion is comprised of a weight member located near a toe and a weight member near a heel portion of a sole of said golf club head.
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
- A63B53/047Primary
iron-type · CPC title
- A63B53/06Primary
adjustable · CPC title
with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable · CPC title
Characteristics of used materials · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016287955A1 cover?
- A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a face portion and a back portion and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the back portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Acushnet Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A63B53/047. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Oct 06 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).