US 11,731,014 B2
Golf club
Mark Vincent Greaney, Vista, CA (US); Todd P. Beach, Encinitas, CA (US); Andrew Kickertz, San Diego, CA (US); and Craig Richard Slyfield, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/524,056.
Application 17/524,056 is a continuation of application No. 16/517,172, filed on Jul. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,179,608.
Application 16/517,172 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/046,106, filed on Jul. 26, 2018, abandoned.
Application 16/046,106 is a continuation of application No. 15/197,551, filed on Jun. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,052,530, issued on Aug. 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/185,882, filed on Jun. 29, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0212067 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A63B 60/42 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 71/0619 (2013.01); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 53/0441 (2020.08); A63B 60/42 (2015.10); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
a golf club body having a face, a crown and a sole together defining an interior cavity, the golf club body including a heel portion and a toe portion and having an x, y and z axes which are orthogonal to each other having their origin at USGA center face,
wherein the golf club head has a volume of at least 420 cm3,
wherein at least one of the sole or the crown is at least in part a composite material,
wherein the x-axis is tangential to the face and parallel to a ground plane,
wherein negative locations on the x-axis extend from the USGA center face to the toe portion,
wherein positive locations on the x-axis extend from the USGA center face to the heel portion,
wherein negative locations on the z-axis extend from the USGA center face to the sole,
wherein positive locations on the z-axis extend from the USGA center face to the crown,
wherein a center of gravity of the golf club head with respect to the x-axis (CGx) is oriented from about 0 mm to about −10 mm;
wherein the center of gravity of the golf club head with respect to the z-axis (CGz) is positioned below the USGA center face;
wherein a Delta 1 of the golf club head is greater than 20;
wherein a moment of inertia about the z-axis is greater than 400 kg·mm2;
wherein the golf club head has an alignment feature delineating a transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of at least one of the face and a second portion of the crown; and
wherein the alignment feature has:
a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle (SAPFA) of from about −2 to about 10 degrees; and
a Radius of Curvature (circle fit) of from about 300 mm to about 1000 mm.