US 12,324,973 B1
Iron golf club with electrical components
Mario Raposo, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/555,962.
Application 17/555,962 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/485,164, filed on Sep. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,865,426.
Application 17/485,164 is a continuation of application No. 17/162,072, filed on Jan. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,344,785.
Application 17/162,072 is a continuation of application No. 16/814,751, filed on Mar. 10, 2020, granted, now 10,918,929, issued on Feb. 16, 2021.
Application 16/814,751 is a continuation of application No. 16/509,232, filed on Jul. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,688,366, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/697,584, filed on Jul. 13, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); A63B 69/36 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 69/3658 (2013.01) [A63B 37/0022 (2013.01); A63B 37/0051 (2013.01); A63B 69/3655 (2013.01); A63B 2220/34 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An iron-type golf club comprising:
a body comprising a front face and rear cavity;
a sensor positioned within the rear cavity, the sensor comprising a flexible circuit board comprising a BLUETOOTH antenna, an antenna, a magnetometer, an accelerometer, a microcontroller, a radiofrequency transceiver, at least one inductor and a plurality of capacitors;
at least one battery, wherein the at least one battery contacts the flexible circuit board at three contact points;
wherein the flexible circuit board has a width ranging from 5 to 20 mm, a height ranging from 5-20 mm and a length ranging from 5-20 mm.