US 12,343,602 B2
Golf club head
Todd P. Beach, Encinitas, CA (US); Nathan T. Sargent, Oceanside, CA (US); and Kraig Alan Willett, Fallbrook, CA (US)
Assigned to TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/332,099.
Application 18/332,099 is a continuation of application No. 17/504,335, filed on Oct. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,712,608.
Application 17/504,335 is a continuation of application No. 17/104,702, filed on Nov. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,173,357, issued on Nov. 16, 2021.
Application 17/104,702 is a continuation of application No. 16/670,902, filed on Oct. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,881,918, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/670,902 is a continuation of application No. 16/189,946, filed on Nov. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,486,038, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Application 16/189,946 is a continuation of application No. 15/980,552, filed on May 15, 2018, granted, now 10,507,365, issued on Dec. 17, 2019.
Application 15/980,552 is a continuation of application No. 15/177,586, filed on Jun. 9, 2016, granted, now 9,993,700, issued on Jun. 12, 2018.
Application 15/177,586 is a continuation of application No. 14/048,610, filed on Oct. 8, 2013, granted, now 9,387,371, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Application 14/048,610 is a continuation of application No. 13/741,193, filed on Jan. 14, 2013, granted, now 8,579,722, issued on Nov. 12, 2013.
Application 13/741,193 is a continuation of application No. 13/447,994, filed on Apr. 16, 2012, granted, now 8,353,782, issued on Jan. 15, 2013.
Application 13/447,994 is a continuation of application No. 13/195,467, filed on Aug. 1, 2011, granted, now 8,157,671, issued on Apr. 7, 2012.
Application 13/195,467 is a continuation of application No. 12/316,584, filed on Dec. 11, 2008, granted, now 8,012,038, issued on Sep. 6, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0398416 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 60/00 (2015.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 53/04 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.10); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/042 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 53/0458 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 60/002 (2020.08); A63B 2071/0625 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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17. A golf club head comprising:
a body, comprising a bottom portion, a top portion, a front portion, and a back portion, wherein the body has a volume, a front-rear dimension of at least about 111 mm and no more than 127 mm, a maximum club head height (H) no more than 71 mm, and a heel-toe dimension no less than the front-rear dimension, and wherein a silhouette profile along a perimeter of the top portion defines an outer bound of the top portion in an X-direction and a Y-direction;
a sole, located on the bottom portion of the body;
a face, located at the front portion of the body and having a variable thickness, wherein the face is configured to receive an impact with a golf ball;
a head origin defined as a position on a face plane at a geometric center of the face, the head origin including an x-axis, tangential to the face and generally parallel to ground when the golf club head is in an address position on the ground where a positive x-axis extends towards a heel portion, a y-axis, extending perpendicular to the x-axis and generally parallel to the ground when the golf club head is in the address position where a positive y-axis extends from the face and through a rearward portion of the body, and a z-axis, extending perpendicular to the ground, to the x-axis and to the y-axis when the golf club head is in the address position where a positive z-axis extends from the head origin and generally upward; and
a weight attached to the golf club head below the top portion, near the back portion, and proximate to the perimeter of the top portion;
wherein:
the golf club head has a center of gravity with an x-axis coordinate, a y-axis coordinate, and a z-axis coordinate less than about 2 mm;
the silhouette profile comprises at least a first contour extending along an outer toe edge of the golf club head and a second contour extending along an outer heel edge of the golf club head;
the first contour extends at least from a toe-side forward portion of the golf club head to the back portion of the body and the second contour extends at least from a heel-side forward portion of the golf club head to the back portion of the body;
the first contour and the second contour are asymmetric about a Y-Z plane passing through a rearward-most point of the golf club head;
a majority of the first contour is curved and a majority of the second contour is curved;
the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution greater than about 0.810;
the y-axis coordinate of the center of gravity is between 30 mm and 50 mm;
the golf club head has a moment of inertia about a center of gravity x-axis, ICGx, of at least about 300 kg·mm2 and no more than 500 kg·mm2;
the golf club head has a moment of inertia about a center of gravity z-axis, ICGz, of at least about 450 kg·mm2 and no more than 650 kg·mm2;
at least a portion of the top portion is formed of a composite material;
the weight is attached to the bottom portion of the golf club head;
the weight is attached below the head origin when the golf club head is in the address position; and
a rearward-most portion of the golf club head is located below the head origin when the golf club head is in the address position.