US 11,691,055 B2
Golf club head with improved performance
Richard L. Cleghorn, Oceanside, CA (US); Peter L. Soracco, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Ryuichi Sugimae, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Acushnet CAmpanv, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/381,458.
Prior Publication US 2023/0024044 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 2209/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A golf club head comprising:
a striking face portion located at a frontal portion of said golf club head;
a body portion, made out of a first material having a first density, attached to a rear of said striking face portion,
wherein said striking face portion further comprising;
an upper striking face portion located above a geometric center of said striking face portion, and
a lower striking face portion located below said geometric center of said striking face portion,
wherein at least a portion of said lower striking face portion further comprises a weighting mechanism further comprising;
a high density member, made out of a second material having a second density, and
an attachment member, adapted to engage an opening in said high density member,
wherein said second density is greater than said first density,
wherein said attachment member secures said high density member to a leading edge portion of said golf club head, and
where said weighting mechanism encompasses a portion of said leading edge portion of said golf club head,
wherein said leading edge portion further comprises;
a chamfered leading edge,
wherein said chamfered leading edge has a chamfer angle of between about 60 degrees to about 70 degrees,
wherein said chamfered leading edge combined with said weighting mechanism to form said leading edge of said golf club head.