US 12,465,821 B2
Golf club
Christian Reber Wester, San Diego, CA (US); Nathan T. Sargent, Oceanside, CA (US); Joseph Reeve Nielson, Vista, CA (US); Christopher John Harbert, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Hong G. Jeon, 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 Nov. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/504,887.
Application 18/504,887 is a continuation of application No. 17/515,112, filed on Oct. 29, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/515,112 is a continuation of application No. 16/809,214, filed on Mar. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,179,609, issued on Nov. 23, 2021.
Application 16/809,214 is a continuation of application No. 16/019,186, filed on Jun. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,583,335, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 16/019,186 is a continuation of application No. 14/717,864, filed on May 20, 2015, granted, now 10,016,662, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/028,573, filed on Jul. 24, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/001,602, filed on May 21, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0149119 A1, May 9, 2024
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); A63B 60/02 (2015.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.10); A63B 60/52 (2015.10); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/042 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/045 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 60/002 (2020.08); A63B 2209/02 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head, comprising:
a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a crown portion, and a sole portion;
a body at least partially defining the front portion, the rear portion, the toe portion, the heel portion, the crown portion, and the sole portion;
the sole portion being configured to retain a weight in a forward location, forward of a center-of-gravity of the golf club head;
the body being configured to retain a weight in a rearward location, rearward of the center-of-gravity of the golf club head and below the crown portion;
the body comprising a sole opening, a crown opening, and a face opening;
wherein the sole opening is at least partially located in the sole portion, the sole opening comprising a sole recess defined by a recessed sole ledge disposed along a perimeter of the sole opening;
a sole insert comprising a fiber-reinforced polymeric material joined to the recessed sole ledge and covering the sole opening;
an adjustable head-shaft connection assembly coupled to a hosel;
an adjustment port in the sole portion configured to receive a fastener configured to permit adjusting the adjustable head-shaft connection assembly;
wherein the golf club head has a Delta 1 of 16 to 30 mm, and Delta 1 is defined as the distance of a center of gravity of the golf club head rearward of a hosel axis of the club head;
wherein the golf club head has a moment of inertia about a golf club head CG x-axis that is greater than 270 kg·mm2;
wherein the golf club head has a moment of inertia about a golf club head CG z-axis that is greater than 440 kg·mm2;
a first weight, retained by the sole portion in the forward location;
a second weight, attached to the body in the rearward location below the crown portion;
wherein when the first weight is in the forward location, at least a portion of the first weight is forward of a forwardmost heel portion of the recessed sole ledge;
wherein when the first weight is in the forward location, at least a portion of the first weight is forward of a rearwardmost portion of the adjustment port in the sole portion and at least a portion of the first weight is toeward of the adjustment port; and
wherein the sole insert comprises a notch formed in a forward edge of the sole insert;
wherein the notch extends rearwardly from the forward edge; and
wherein the notch is configured to partially surround the first weight at least on a toeward side of the first weight.