US 12,102,898 B2
Club head with sole mass element and related method
Ryan M. Stokke, Anthem, AZ (US)
Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/069,956.
Application 18/069,956 is a continuation of application No. 16/692,976, filed on Nov. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,559,729.
Application 16/692,976 is a continuation of application No. 15/792,598, filed on Oct. 24, 2017, granted, now 10,500,459, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Application 15/792,598 is a continuation of application No. 14/940,488, filed on Nov. 13, 2015, granted, now 9,821,198, issued on Nov. 21, 2017.
Application 14/940,488 is a continuation of application No. 13/959,449, filed on Aug. 5, 2013, granted, now 9,205,311, issued on Dec. 8, 2015.
Application 13/959,449 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/447,491, filed on Mar. 4, 2013, granted, now D687503, issued on Aug. 6, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0124924 A1, Apr. 20, 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)
CPC A63B 60/00 (2015.10) [A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01)] 10 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
a club head body comprising a front end, a rear end opposite the front end, a top end, and
a bottom end opposite the top end; and
a sole mass element configured to be coupled to the club head body;
wherein:
the golf club head comprises a club head center of gravity (CG);
a front-rear axis
a face surface
at least one keel point
a top-bottom axis
a shaft
a CG depth, the golf club head defines a CG depth, the CG depth is measured between the club head CG and the at least one leading edge point in a direction extending parallel to the front-rear axis;
the club head CG depth is greater than or equal to approximately 2.54 centimeters; and
wherein the sole mass element comprises one or more sole mass element thicknesses; and
a hosel, wherein the hosel couples the shaft to the club head body via a threaded coupling, the hosel is coupled to the club head body via a hosel port bolt through a hosel port, wherein;
the hosel port is proximate the sole mass element; and
wherein the face surface comprises a face surface area less than or equal to approximately 30 square centimeters; or the golf club head comprises a volume less than or equal to approximately 300 cubic centimeters.