US 12,246,227 B2
Golf club having an adjustable weight assembly
Thomas Orrin Bennett, Carlsbad, CA (US); Mitchell E. Bac, Temecula, CA (US); Tyrone Northcutt, San Marcos, CA (US); and Takeshi Casey Funaki, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to ACUSHNET COMPANY, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on May 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/319,398.
Application 18/319,398 is a continuation of application No. 17/366,376, filed on Jul. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,691,057.
Application 17/366,376 is a continuation of application No. 16/708,255, filed on Dec. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,090,536, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Application 16/708,255 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/535,844, filed on Aug. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,926,143, issued on Feb. 23, 2021.
Application 16/535,844 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/387,859, filed on Apr. 18, 2019, granted, now 10,695,628, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0285817 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 53/08 (2015.01); A63B 53/04 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/08 (2013.01) [A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 53/045 (2020.08); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0495 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising:
a striking face having a lower edge and an opposite upper edge;
a sole extending from the lower edge; and
a crown extending from the upper edge, wherein the striking face, the sole, and the crown, define at least part of an outer surface of the body;
a recessed channel formed in the outer surface; and
a weight assembly comprising:
a weight;
a cover extending at least partially over the recessed channel; and
a threaded fastener configured to engage with the cover and to move the cover between a locked position and an unlocked position,
wherein the weight is slidably engaged with the cover such that the weight moves with the cover between the locked position and the unlocked position,
wherein the weight assembly is configured such that the weight is slidable relative to the cover when the cover is in the unlocked position, and
wherein the threaded fastener is selectively movable along a fastener axis and is coupled to the cover such that the threaded fastener is rotatable relative to the cover and such that the cover is moveable with the threaded fastener along the fastener axis.