IP Library Granted Patent US 7,481,715
Granted Patent B2
US 7,481,715 · App. 11/694,724 · Granted Jan 27, 2009

Golf club head with alignment line

Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
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Patent No.
US 7,481,715
App. No.
11/694,724
Granted
Jan 27, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club having a golf club head with an alignment line that makes the actual face angle of the golf club appear differently when the golf club is at address. The golf club head preferably has a white line at a face-crown junction which changes the appearance of the face angle while the golf club is at address. The golf club head is preferably a driver or fairway wood, and preferably has a volume of 250 cubic centimeters to 475 cubic centimeters.

Claims (6)

1. A wood-type golf club comprising:

a golf club head comprising

a body having a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end, the crown portion having a first color, wherein the crown portion has a first surface region and a second surface region, the first surface region having a surface area ranging from 2.5 square inches to 4.5 square inches, the second surface region having a surface area ranging from 0.5 square inch to 1.5 square inches,

an alignment line disposed at a junction of the crown portion and the front portion, the alignment line extending from a heel end of the crown portion to a toe end of the crown portion, the alignment line having a width ranging from 0.10 inch to 1.0 inch, wherein the second surface region of the crown portion is the alignment line and the first surface region of the crown portion is the surface area of the crown portion not including the alignment line, wherein the alignment line is white and the first color of the crown portion is visually different from the alignment line; and

a shaft connected to the golf club head;

wherein the alignment line provides the face angle appearance of one of the following at address of a golf ball, an appearance of an open or square face angle when the actual face angle of the golf club head is closed, an appearance of a closed or square face angle when the actual face angle of the golf club head is open, an appearance of an open face angle when the actual face angle of the golf club head is square, and an appearance of a closed face angle when the actual face angle of the golf club head is square.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 063665/0176 Recorded Jun 1, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY (F/K/A TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.); TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
Reel/Frame 075834/0150 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063692/0009 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (FORMERLY CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063665/0176 →
RELEASE (REEL 048172 / FRAME 0001) Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (F/K/A CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 063622/0187 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048110/0352 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 048172/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2018
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 045350/0741 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2007
From: BYRNE, WAYNE H.
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 019106/0811 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 6074404000 · Mar 31, 2006
Related Publication 20070232409A1 · Oct 4, 2007