US 12,434,114 B2
Golf club head
Patrick Ripp, Huntington Beach, CA (US); Philip Seagram, Long Beach, CA (US); Mika Becktor, New York, NY (US); and Keith Dolezel, Delhi, NY (US)
Assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe (JP)
Filed by SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe (JP)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/379,913.
Application 18/379,913 is a continuation of application No. 17/333,175, filed on May 28, 2021, granted, now 11,786,787.
Application 17/333,175 is a continuation of application No. 16/264,839, filed on Feb. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,045,695, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Application 16/264,839 is a continuation of application No. 15/645,420, filed on Jul. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,238,930, issued on Mar. 26, 2019.
Application 15/645,420 is a continuation of application No. 15/342,822, filed on Nov. 3, 2016, granted, now 10,039,963, issued on Aug. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0042287 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/02 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 60/50 (2015.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/047 (2013.01) [A63B 53/02 (2013.01); A63B 53/0475 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 60/50 (2015.10); A63B 60/52 (2015.10); A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/042 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/045 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0479 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.10); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, comprises:
a striking face having a face center and a leading edge;
a sole portion;
a top portion;
a rear portion;
a loft L no less than 40°;
a virtual vertical plane perpendicular to a striking face plane and passing through the face center;
a club head center of gravity spaced from the virtual vertical plane in a heel-to-toe direction by a distance D1 that is equal to or less than (0.08 mm/°)*L; and
a hosel comprising a virtual hosel axis and an internal bore configured to receive a golf shaft, the internal bore including a peripheral side wall and a shaft abutment surface configured to abut a tip end of the golf club shaft, the hosel further comprising an auxiliary recess extending sole-ward from the abutment surface of the internal bore, wherein the auxiliary recess comprises a width between 4 mm and 10 mm.