US 12,145,032 B2
Golf club head having an adjustable weighting system
Ryan M. Stokke, Anthem, AZ (US); David A. Higdon, Cave Creek, AZ (US); Martin R. Jertson, Phoenix, AZ (US); Jeremy Pope, Phoenix, AZ (US); and Xiaojian Chen, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/183,634.
Application 18/183,634 is a continuation of application No. 17/334,312, filed on May 28, 2021, granted, now 11,602,678.
Application 17/334,312 is a continuation of application No. 16/669,376, filed on Oct. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,020,637, issued on Jun. 1, 2021.
Application 16/669,376 is a continuation of application No. 15/877,516, filed on Jan. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,463,928, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 15/877,516 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2017/040121, filed on Jun. 29, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/509,817, filed on May 23, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/501,474, filed on May 4, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/449,332, filed on Jan. 23, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/356,415, filed on Jun. 29, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211212 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 53/02 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 53/04 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 53/023 (2020.08); A63B 53/025 (2020.08); A63B 53/026 (2020.08); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0445 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0495 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
a club body having a crown opposite a sole, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end, and a hosel, and wherein a channel is formed in the club body; and
an adjustable weighting system comprising:
a member configured to be received by the channel, the member having a member body, a first weight, and a second weight;
wherein the member body comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end defines a first aperture and the second end defines a second aperture;
the first weight comprises opposing first weight apertures that are positioned through the first weight on opposing sides of a first slot and the second weight comprises opposing second weight apertures that are positioned through the second weight on opposing sides of a second slot;
wherein the first end is slidably received by the first slot such that the first aperture is positioned between the opposing first weight apertures and the second end is slidably received by the second slot such that the second aperture is positioned between the opposing second weight apertures;
the first weight is secured to the first end via the first aperture and the second weight is secured to the second end via the second aperture;
wherein:
the channel further comprises a first channel portion, a second channel portion, and a third channel portion;
the second channel portion is positioned between the first channel portion and the third channel portion;
the first channel portion defines a second width defined as a distance between opposing sides of the channel in the first channel portion;
the second channel portion defines a first width defined as a distance between opposing sides of the channel in the second channel portion;
the third channel portion defines a third width defined as a distance between opposing sides of the channel in the third channel portion;
the first width is less than the second width, and the first width is less than the third width; and
the second width and the third width are different.