US 12,029,950 B2
Low and back crown mass for a golf club head
Ryan M. Stokke, Anthem, AZ (US)
Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/658,918.
Application 17/658,918 is a continuation of application No. 17/131,487, filed on Dec. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,298,598, issued on Apr. 12, 2022.
Application 17/131,487 is a continuation of application No. 16/509,404, filed on Jul. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,888,750, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Application 16/509,404 is a continuation of application No. 16/163,456, filed on Oct. 17, 2018, granted, now 10,376,758, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 16/163,456 is a continuation of application No. 15/147,698, filed on May 5, 2016, granted, now 10,130,855, issued on Nov. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/157,306, filed on May 5, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0233925 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/08 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/06 (2013.01) [A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 53/08 (2013.01); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A golf club head comprising:
a golf club head body having:
a club face,
a crown defining a perimeter of the golf club head,
a sole opposite the crown,
a toe end opposite a heel end,
a back end opposite the club face,
an exterior surface, an interior surface, a head center of gravity,
a weight member,
and a hosel,
wherein a portion of the golf club head body comprises a composite material,
wherein a portion the weight member permanently positioned adjacent the crown and a portion of the weight member projects above a crown surface, the weight member having a weight member center of gravity and an elongated arcuate shape along the crown,
wherein a first end of the weight member is positioned toward the toe end and a second end of the weight member is positioned toward the heel end,
wherein a length of the weight member is measured along a center line of the weight member extending from the first end to the second end,
wherein the length of the weight member is in a range between 1.0 inch to 6.0 inches,
wherein at least a portion of the weight member is composed of a same material as at least another portion of the golf club head body,
wherein the weight member has a weight ranging from 20 grams to 130 grams,
wherein the weight member comprises a high density region having a greater density than remaining regions of the weight member.