Customizable golf club head

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9333404-B2
Application number	US-201414280159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 16, 2014
Priority date	Feb 28, 2012
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

A golf club having features that permit easy customization by consumers is disclosed herein. The golf club includes at least one weight port, at least one removable weight port insert, which may be a weight port ring or one or more weight port medallions, and at least one weight screw. The weight port of the golf club head preferably is non-circular and asymmetric.

First claim

We claim as our invention:

1. A kit comprising:
a golf club head having at least one weight port;
at least one weight screw sized to fit within the at least one weight port; and
a plurality of inserts, each of the plurality of inserts composed of a lightweight material and sized to fit within the at least one weight port,
wherein the plurality of inserts comprises a plurality of outer medallions and a plurality of inner medallions,
wherein each of the plurality of outer medallions comprises a through-bore sized to receive one of the plurality of inner medallions, and
wherein there is no contact between the at least one weight screw and one of the plurality of inserts when the at least one weight screw and the one of the plurality of inserts are disposed within the at least one weight port.

2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inserts comprises an external surface comprising a semi-permanent adhesive material.

3. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inserts has a density that differs from the density of each of the other inserts.

4. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inserts has a color that differs from the color of each of the other inserts.

5. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inserts is a weight port ring.

6. The kit of claim 5 , wherein each of the weight port rings is composed of a polymeric material.

7. The kit of claim 5 , wherein each of the weight port rings comprises a cylindrical wall and a shelf portion disposed perpendicular to the cylindrical wall.

8. The kit of claim 7 , wherein an exterior surface of the cylindrical wall of each of the weight port rings comprises a semi-permanent adhesive material.

9. The kit of claim 8 , wherein the semi-permanent adhesive material is an adhesive tape.

10. The kit of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of inserts is asymmetric.

11. The kit of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of inserts is polygonal.

12. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the outer and inner medallions is affixed within the weight port with an adhesive material.

13. The kit of claim 12 , wherein the adhesive material is an adhesive tape.

14. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the adhesive tape comprises a sound dampening material selected from the group consisting of rubber and foam.

15. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of outer medallions is composed of a first material having a first density, wherein each of the plurality of inner medallions is composed of a second material having a second density, and wherein the first density is different from the second density.

16. The kit of claim 15 , wherein the first material is a non-metal material, and wherein the second material is a metal material.

17. The kit of claim 15 , wherein the first material is a metal material, and wherein the second material is a non-metal material.

18. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one weight screw comprises a metal material and a non-metal material.

19. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one weight screw is composed of one metal material.

Assignees

• Callaway Golf Co
• Calloway Golf Company

Inventors

• Abbott Craig E
• Watson William C
• Kim Wee Joung
• Rice Bradley C
• Ivanova Irina
• Brookshire Catherine
• Manwaring Scott

Classifications

• A63B59/0092 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A63B60/52

  with slits · CPC title

• A63B53/0466

  wood-type · CPC title

• A63B53/06 Primary

  adjustable · CPC title

• A63B59/0074

  Human Necessities · mapped topic