Golf club and golf club head structures
View Patent ↗A golf club head has a body defining a ball striking face. The body further has a first leg extending away from the ball striking face and a second leg extending away from the ball striking face wherein a void is defined between the first leg and the second leg. The body further defines a cover that extends over the void. The golf club head may further have support structures and adjustable weight members.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a ball striking face, a crown and a sole, the body having a window, the body further having a member supported by the body, the member having indicia thereon, the indicia being viewable through the window to indicate an arrangement associated with the golf club head;
wherein the body defines a receiver wherein the window is positioned on the receiver, the member being received by the receiver wherein the indicia is viewable through the window;
wherein the receiver is a receiving tube and the member is generally cylindrical wherein the member is received by the receiving tube;
wherein an exterior of the receiving tube is exposed; and
wherein the window is viewable from a position external to the golf club head.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the member is configured to be supported by the body in a plurality of positions, the indicia being viewable through the window to indicate one of a plurality of arrangements associated with the golf club head.
3. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the member is configured to be supported by the body in a first position wherein the indicia viewable through the window indicates a first arrangement associated with the golf club head, and wherein the member is configured to be supported by the body in a second position wherein the indicia viewable through the window indicates a second arrangement associated with the golf club head.
4. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the receiving the tube is proximate the sole of the club head.
5. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the receiving tube is positioned between the crown and the sole of the club head.
6. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the receiving tube has an open end proximate an external surface of the club head, wherein the member is received in the tube such that the indicia is viewable through the window.
7. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the receiving tube has a longitudinal axis and the member has a longitudinal axis, wherein the respective longitudinal axes generally correspond when the member is received in the receiving tube.
8. The golf club head of claim 7 wherein the window is integrally formed with the body of the golf club head, and the window is elongated along the longitudinal axis of the receiving tube and the longitudinal axis of the member.
9. The golf club head of claim 8 wherein the member is configured to be received by the receiving tube in a first position wherein the indicia viewable through the window indicates a first arrangement associated with the golf club head, and wherein the member is configured to be received by the receiving tube in a second position wherein the indicia viewable through the window indicates a second arrangement associated with the golf club head.
10. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the receiving tube has a longitudinal axis positioned in a generally vertical configuration and being generally parallel with the ball striking face.
11. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the receiving tube is integrally formed with the body.
12. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the receiving tube extends from an underside surface of the crown to proximate the sole.
13. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the receiving tube is positioned at a location spaced away from a central region of the golf club head.
14. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the window is integrally formed with the body of the golf club head, and wherein the receiving tube extends along a longitudinal axis, and the window is elongated along the longitudinal axis of the receiving tube.
15. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the window is viewable when the golf club head is positioned such that the sole faces upwards.
16. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein a portion of the member is not viewable in the window.
17. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a ball striking face, a crown and a sole, the body further supporting a tube, the tube having a window, the tube dimensioned such that a generally cylindrical member is received in the tube, the generally cylindrical member having indicia thereon, the indicia being viewable through the window to indicate an arrangement associated with the golf club head;
wherein the tube has a longitudinal axis and the member has a longitudinal axis, wherein the respective longitudinal axes generally correspond when the member is received in the receiving tube; and
wherein the window is integrally formed with the body of the golf club head, and the window is elongated along the longitudinal axis of the tube and the longitudinal axis of the member.
18. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the member is configured to be received in the tube in a plurality of positions, the indicia being viewable through the window to indicate one of a plurality of arrangements associated with the golf club head.
19. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the member is configured to be received in the tube in a first position wherein the indicia viewable through the window indicates a first arrangement associated with the golf club head, and wherein the member is configured to be received in the tube in a second position wherein the indicia viewable through the window indicates a second arrangement associated with the golf club head.
20. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the window extends along the tube.
21. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the tube is proximate the sole of the club head.
22. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the tube has an open end proximate an external surface of the club head, wherein the member is received in the tube such that the indicia is viewable through the window.
23. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the longitudinal axis of the tube positioned in a generally vertical configuration and being generally parallel with the ball striking face.
24. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the tube is integrally formed with the body.
25. The golf club head of claim 17 wherein the tube is positioned at a location spaced away from a central region of the club head.
26. A golf club head, comprising:
a golf club head body having a ball striking face, a rear, a crown, a sole, a toe and a heel, the body further having a receiving tube integral with the body and spaced from a central region of the golf club head body, the receiving tube extending along a longitudinal axis, and the receiving tube having a window therein, the window being integrally formed with the golf club head body and being viewable from a position external to the golf club head body, wherein the window is elongated along the longitudinal axis of the receiving tube; and
a cylindrical member positioned in the receiving tube, the cylindrical member having indicia thereon, the cylindrical member being positionable in the receiving tube in a first position providing a first arrangement associated with the golf club head and a second position providing a second arrangement associated with the golf club head, wherein the indicia on the cylindrical member is viewable through the window to indicate one of the first arrangement and the second arrangement.