US 12,434,108 B2
Golf club head
Michelle Penney, Carlsbad, CA (US); David Bennett, Carlsbad, CA (US); Nathan T. Sargent, Oceanside, CA (US); and Robert Story, 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 Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/135,463.
Application 18/135,463 is a continuation of application No. 17/198,030, filed on Mar. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,654,336.
Application 17/198,030 is a continuation of application No. 16/865,191, filed on May 1, 2020, granted, now 10,974,102, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 16/865,191 is a continuation of application No. 15/859,071, filed on Dec. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,639,524, issued on May 5, 2020.
Application 15/859,071 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/617,919, filed on Jun. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,478,679, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 15/617,919 is a continuation of application No. 14/871,789, filed on Sep. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,700,763, issued on Jul. 11, 2017.
Application 14/871,789 is a continuation of application No. 14/701,476, filed on Apr. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,211,447, issued on Dec. 15, 2015.
Application 14/701,476 is a continuation of application No. 14/495,795, filed on Sep. 24, 2014, granted, now 9,186,560, issued on Nov. 17, 2015.
Application 14/495,795 is a continuation of application No. 13/828,675, filed on Mar. 14, 2013, granted, now 8,888,607, issued on Nov. 18, 2014.
Application 13/828,675 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/469,031, filed on May 10, 2012, granted, now 9,220,953, issued on Dec. 29, 2015.
Application 13/469,031 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/338,197, filed on Dec. 27, 2011, granted, now 8,900,069, issued on Dec. 2, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/440,886, filed on Dec. 30, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/427,772, filed on Dec. 28, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0310953 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/02 (2015.01); A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/02 (2013.01) [A63B 53/04 (2013.01); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.10); A63B 53/023 (2020.08); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/045 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01); A63B 2225/01 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
a golf club head body, defining an interior cavity, a top portion, and a rearward portion of the golf club head, and comprising:
a sole, defining a bottom portion of the golf club head;
a skirt portion, defining a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and a crown of the golf club head;
a face, defining a forward portion of the golf club head and extending between a heel portion of the golf club head, defined by the golf club head body, and a toe portion of the golf club head, defined by the golf club head body, wherein the rearward portion the golf club head is opposite the face;
a hosel;
a recessed port, located on a heel-side of the sole;
a hosel bore, extending through the hosel and open to the recessed port;
a sole recess located at least in a forward portion of the sole and extending from a first location, on a heel-side of the sole, to a second location, on a toe-side of the sole,
wherein:
the first location is at least as far heelward as a toewardmost portion of the recessed port, and
the sole recess is configured to at least partially hold a mass body having a mass between 20 grams and 80 grams that substantially fills a footprint of the sole recess;
a crown opening; and
a recessed ledge along at least a forward portion of the crown opening,
wherein:
the recessed ledge receives a crown insert,
the crown insert covers the crown opening, and
the crown insert has a density between 1 gram per cubic centimeter (g/cc) and 2 g/cc, has a surface area of at least 4,000 square millimeters, and defines at least 60% of a total surface area of the crown of the golf club head.