US 11,872,454 B2
Golf club head
Nathan T. Sargent, Oceanside, CA (US); Joseph Reeve Nielson, Vista, CA (US); Matthew David Johnson, San Diego, CA (US); Matthew Greensmith, Vista, CA (US); Todd P. Beach, Encinitas, CA (US); and Michael Franz, 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 May 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/824,727.
Application 17/824,727 is a continuation of application No. 17/119,616, filed on Dec. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,364,420.
Application 17/119,616 is a continuation of application No. 16/579,425, filed on Sep. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,898,767, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 16/579,425 is a continuation of application No. 16/179,689, filed on Nov. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,463,932, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 16/179,689 is a continuation of application No. 15/726,184, filed on Oct. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,155,140, issued on Dec. 18, 2018.
Application 15/726,184 is a continuation of application No. 15/004,509, filed on Jan. 22, 2016, granted, now 9,814,953, issued on Nov. 14, 2017.
Application 15/004,509 is a continuation of application No. 13/841,325, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,259,625, issued on Feb. 16, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/702,667, filed on Sep. 18, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0288465 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.01); A63B 60/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/02 (2015.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.01); A63B 60/00 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/045 (2020.08) [A63B 53/02 (2013.01); A63B 53/023 (2020.08); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0454 (2020.08); A63B 53/0487 (2013.01); A63B 60/002 (2020.08); A63B 60/04 (2015.10); A63B 60/52 (2015.10); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
a body, comprising a face, a crown, a sole, a skirt region, a hosel, and a body interior surface defining an interior cavity;
a channel formed in the body along the sole of the body, wherein the channel has a channel interior surface that partially defines the interior cavity of the body;
at least one weight member slidably engaged with and positioned at least partially within the channel;
a plurality of ribs protruding from the body interior surface and fixed directly to the channel interior surface;
a passageway that extends from the hosel through the club head and opens at the sole, wherein the passageway is located on a heel end of the body and the passageway is configured to provide passage for an attachment screw; and
an adjustable shaft connection system for coupling a shaft to the hosel including a shaft sleeve that is secured by the attachment screw to the hosel, the shaft sleeve is configured to support the shaft at various positions relative to the club head to vary a shaft loft angle and shaft lie angle;
wherein adjusting a position of the at least one weight member within the channel through an adjustability range produces a max change in a head origin y-axis (CGy) coordinate that is less than 3 mm throughout the adjustability range, produces a max change in a head origin z-axis (CGz) coordinate that is less than 1.1 mm throughout the adjustability range, and a max change in a head origin x-axis (CGx) coordinate that is greater than 2 mm throughout the adjustability range.