Golf club head having composite tubes

US9597558B1 · US · B1

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Publication numberUS-9597558-B1
Application numberUS-201514788326-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB1
Filing dateJun 30, 2015
Priority dateJun 30, 2015
Publication dateMar 21, 2017
Grant dateMar 21, 2017

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A golf club head comprising a body and a plurality of carbon tubes is disclosed herein. The body comprises a face section, a sole section and a crown section. The body defines a hollow interior. Each of the plurality of carbon tubes extends from the crown section to the sole section.

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We claim as our invention the following: 1. A wood-type golf club head comprising: a cast metal body comprising a face section, a sole section, and a return section, the sole section and return section defining an upper opening in the body; a crown section disposed on the body to close the upper opening and define a hollow interior of the golf club head; and a plurality of carbon tubes positioned within the hollow interior of the golf club head, each of the plurality of carbon tubes extending from the return section to the sole section, wherein the plurality of carbon tubes ranges from two carbon tubes to eight carbon tubes, wherein each of the plurality of carbon tubes is positioned rearward from an interior surface of the face section a distance ranging from 2 millimeters to 11 millimeters, wherein the return section comprises a plurality of apertures, wherein each of the plurality of apertures corresponds to a carbon tube of the plurality carbon tubes, wherein the sole section comprises a plurality of bosses, and wherein each of the plurality of bosses corresponds to a carbon tube of the plurality carbon tubes. 2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the crown section is composed of a composite material. 3. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of carbon tubes has a diameter ranging from 2 millimeters to 5 millimeters. 4. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of carbon tubes has a length ranging from 30 millimeters to 60 millimeters. 5. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 200 cubic centimeters to 475 cubic centimeters. 6. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the body is composed of a titanium alloy. 7. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the body is composed of an iron alloy.

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  • wood-type · CPC title

  • with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres · CPC title

  • Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like · CPC title

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

  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

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What does patent US9597558B1 cover?
A golf club head comprising a body and a plurality of carbon tubes is disclosed herein. The body comprises a face section, a sole section and a crown section. The body defines a hollow interior. Each of the plurality of carbon tubes extends from the crown section to the sole section.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Callaway Golf Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A63B53/0466. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 21 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).