Golf club heads

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018345099-A1
Application number	US-201815996854-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 4, 2018
Priority date	Jun 5, 2017
Publication date	Dec 6, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Some disclosed golf club heads include body having at least one raised sole portion and a cantilevered ledge extending down around a perimeter of the club head below the level of the raised sole portion. Some disclosed golf club heads include one or more sole openings in the body and a sole insert that is mounted inside the body over the sole openings. The sole can include weight tracks as well, and a rear weight track can extend between a toe side sole opening and a heel side sole opening. A crown insert can also be included that is mounted over an upper opening in the body.

First claim

1 . A golf club head comprising a weight track and at least one weight mounted in the weight track, the weight track having three or more track branches, each of the track branches having a respective terminal end and a joining end, wherein at the joining end each track branch joins with another portion of the weight track, wherein the weight track is continuous such that the at least one weight is adjustably slidable about all of the track branches without removing the at least one weight from the weight track, and wherein the at least one weight is securable to the weight track at different selectable positions located along each of the track branches.

2 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the joining ends of at least three of the track branches join together at a common intersection of the weight track, and the at least one weight can slide through the intersection to move from one of the track branches to another of the track branches.

3 . The golf club head of claim 2 , wherein the weight track forms a T shape or a Y shape.

4 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the three or more track branches comprise four track branches having four respective terminal ends.

5 . The golf club head of claim 4 , wherein the weight track forms an H shape, a K shape, or an X shape.

6 . The golf club head of claim 4 , further comprising an intermediate connecting track portion of the weight track, wherein the joining ends of the four track branches each join with the intermediate connecting track portion.

7 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein at least two of the track branches are aligned along a common linear axis.

8 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the weight track is on a sole of the golf club head.

9 . The golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising a sole channel positioned forward of the weight track.

10 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein at least two of the track branches are oriented such that their terminal ends are adjacent to a skirt of the golf club head.

11 . The golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising an adjustable head-shaft connection assembly.

12 . The golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising two composite sole inserts in a sole of the golf club head, one composite sole insert located at a toe side of the sole and one composite sole insert located at a heel side of the sole, and wherein a portion of the weight track extends between the two composite sole inserts.

13 . The golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising a composite sole portion that overlies at least a portion of the weight track.

14 . The golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising a sole portion that underhangs a portion of the weight track and is capable of being positioned below the at least one weight when the golf club head is in a normal address position.

15 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the weight track is detachable from a main body of the golf club head.

16 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the weight track is securable to a main body of the golf club head in two of more different orientations.

17 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the at least one weight comprises a weight assembly having only two weight members, including an inner weight member having a round shape and an outer weight member having a rectangular shape, wherein the inner and outer weight members are securable together to clamp the weight assembly onto a ledge of the weight track.

18 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein that at least one weight comprises a smart weight that includes at least one sensor that is capable of detecting at least one dynamic property of the golf club head during a swing.

19 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the golf club head further comprises at least one magnetometer that is capable of detecting whether a club head cover is positioned on the golf club head by detecting a presence or absence of a magnetic field from the club head cover.

20 . The golf club head of claim 19 , wherein the golf club head further comprises a sensor, and wherein the golf club head is configured to activate the sensor in response to the magnetometer detecting the absence of a magnetic field from the club head cover.

Assignees

• Taylor Made Golf Co

Inventors

• Harbert Christopher John
• Sargent Nathan T
• Kleinert Justin David
• Beach Todd P
• Bazzel Brian
• Nunez Robert
• Cornish James Edward Michael
• Robbie Nick

Classifications

• A63B53/0466

  wood-type · CPC title

• A63B2053/0491

  with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable · CPC title

• A63B53/04

  Heads · CPC title

• A63B2220/833

  Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement · CPC title

• A63B2220/89

  Field sensors, e.g. radar systems · CPC title