US 12,109,465 B2
Golf club head with hosel hole cover
Sang Yi, Carlsbad, CA (US); Stephen S. Murphy, Carlsbad, CA (US); Richard L. Cleghorn, Oceanside, CA (US); and Richard Sanchez, Temecula, CA (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/176,125.
Application 18/176,125 is a continuation of application No. 17/196,676, filed on Mar. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,617,926.
Prior Publication US 2023/0201681 A1, Jun. 29, 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 102/32 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/06 (2013.01) [A63B 53/023 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion comprising a crown portion, a sole portion, a heel portion, and a toe portion;
a hosel region located near a heel portion of said golf club head, said hosel region further comprising;
an upper end having a releasable hosel mechanism,
a lower end having a hosel hole, and
a hosel hole cover, adapted to engage said lower end of said hosel hole, said hosel hole cover further comprising a receptacle opening,
said receptacle opening has a surface area of between about 55 mm2 to about 300 mm2.