US 12,121,783 B2
Set of golf club heads and method of manufacture
Kevin Tassistro, San Marcos, CA (US); and Ronald K. Hettinger, Oceanside, CA (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/981,883.
Application 17/981,883 is a continuation of application No. 17/351,702, filed on Jun. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,504,589.
Application 17/351,702 is a continuation of application No. 16/406,382, filed on May 8, 2019, granted, now 11,065,513, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Application 16/406,382 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/713,374, filed on Sep. 22, 2017, abandoned.
Application 15/713,374 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/332,864, filed on Oct. 24, 2016, granted, now 10,391,370, issued on Aug. 27, 2019.
Application 15/332,864 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/188,726, filed on Jun. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,398,951, issued on Sep. 13, 2019.
Application 15/188,726 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/078,380, filed on Nov. 12, 2013, granted, now 9,387,370, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Application 14/078,380 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/927,764, filed on Jun. 26, 2013, abandoned.
Application 13/927,764 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/305,087, filed on Nov. 28, 2011, granted, now 8,926,451, issued on Jan. 6, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0057513 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 53/08 (2015.01); A63B 53/00 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0475 (2013.01) [A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 53/08 (2013.01); A63B 53/005 (2020.08); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 53/0454 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
a striking face portion located at a frontal portion of said golf club head defining a loft of said golf club head;
a back portion located aft of said striking face portion;
a topline located at an upper portion of said golf club head between said striking face portion and said back portion;
a sole portion located at a lower portion of said golf club head between said striking face portion and said back portion, and
a hosel located near a heel portion of said golf club head adapted to engage a shaft,
wherein said sole portion further comprises a hollow sole cavity and a cap,
wherein when said loft of said golf club head is greater than 52 degrees, said golf club head has a CG-C-SA relationship with said loft that satisfies the equation below:
CG-C-SA<0.1907*Loft+11.17,
said CG-C-SA defined as a distance measured in millimeters of a center of gravity of said golf club head rearward of a hosel bore axis of said golf club head along a Z-axis,
wherein said hollow sole cavity further comprises a heel side cavity portion and a toe side cavity portion,
wherein a weight adjustment portion is located within said toe side cavity portion of said hollow sole cavity,
wherein said heel side cavity portion is void of material,
wherein said heel side cavity portion and said toe side cavity portion are separated by a wall, and
wherein said wall has a U-shaped opening extending entirely through said wall in a heel-to-toe direction, said U-shaped opening connecting said heel side cavity portion to said toe side cavity portion.