US 12,290,723 B2
Golf club head
Matthew Greensmith, Vista, CA (US); Todd P. Beach, Encinitas, CA (US); Nathan T. Sargent, Oceanside, CA (US); Kraig Alan Willett, Fallbrook, CA (US); and Joshua J. Dipert, Carlsbad, 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. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/526,855.
Application 17/526,855 is a continuation of application No. 17/171,678, filed on Feb. 9, 2021.
Application 17/171,678 is a continuation of application No. 17/107,652, filed on Nov. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,266,885.
Application 17/107,652 is a continuation of application No. 16/584,589, filed on Sep. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,888,742, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Application 16/584,589 is a continuation of application No. 16/123,504, filed on Sep. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,463,925, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 16/123,504 is a continuation of application No. 15/711,818, filed on Sep. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,092,797, issued on Oct. 9, 2018.
Application 15/711,818 is a continuation of application No. 15/609,933, filed on May 31, 2017, granted, now 9,795,840, issued on Oct. 24, 2017.
Application 15/609,933 is a continuation of application No. 15/190,588, filed on Jun. 23, 2016, granted, now 9,795,839, issued on Oct. 24, 2017.
Application 15/190,588 is a continuation of application No. 15/159,291, filed on May 19, 2016, granted, now 9,623,291, issued on Apr. 18, 2017.
Application 15/159,291 is a continuation of application No. 14/734,181, filed on Jun. 9, 2015, granted, now 9,399,157, issued on Jul. 26, 2016.
Application 14/734,181 is a continuation of application No. 13/730,039, filed on Dec. 28, 2012, granted, now 9,079,078, issued on Jul. 14, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/581,516, filed on Dec. 29, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0072389 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/02 (2015.01); A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/00 (2015.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/02 (2013.01) [A63B 53/04 (2013.01); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 60/00 (2015.10); A63B 60/52 (2015.10); A63B 53/022 (2020.08); A63B 53/023 (2020.08); A63B 53/025 (2020.08); A63B 53/026 (2020.08); A63B 53/027 (2020.08); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 53/045 (2020.08); A63B 53/0454 (2020.08); A63B 53/0458 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 60/002 (2020.08)] 27 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
a club head body having a crown portion, a sole portion, a heel, a toe, and a striking face, with the club head body defining a cavity;
an adjustable head-shaft connection assembly that is operable to adjust at least one of a loft angle or a lie angle of a golf club formed when the golf club head is attached to a golf club shaft via the head-shaft connection assembly; and
one or more elongated stiffening members positioned within the cavity and connecting the crown portion to the sole portion, wherein the one or more elongated stiffening members having a first end attached to the crown portion and a second end attached to the sole portion, and an elongated intermediate portion spanning across the cavity from the first end to the second end;
wherein the intermediate portion is suspended within the cavity such that the intermediate portion does not contact any portion of the crown portion or the sole portion and the one or more elongated stiffening members do not contact a rear portion of the club head body;
wherein the one or more elongated stiffening members are permanently secured to the club head body; and
wherein the golf club head has a CG with a head origin x-axis (CGx) coordinate between about −10 mm and about 10 mm and a head origin y-axis (CGy) coordinate between about 10 mm and about 50 mm.