IP Library Granted Patent US 8,951,145
Granted Patent B2
US 8,951,145 · App. 14/033,282 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Golf club head and removable weight

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Patent No.
US 8,951,145
App. No.
14/033,282
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle and a lead-in portion.

Claims (30)

1. A golf club head, comprising:

a body including a weight receptacle; and

a weight member removably coupled to the weight receptacle,

wherein the weight receptacle is partially constructed from a receptacle component that is separate from the body and coupled to the body, wherein the receptacle component is constructed of a material that is different than a material of the club head, and

wherein the receptacle component is staked to the body.

2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the receptacle component forms only a partial weight receptacle.

3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the weight receptacle includes a cap portion and a seat portion.

4. The golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the receptacle component forms only the cap portion.

5. The golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the receptacle component forms only the seat portion.

6. The golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the weight member includes a cap that engages the cap portion and a slug that engages the seat portion.

7. The golf club head of claim 6 , wherein the cap includes a base and a sidewall that extends from the base to define a recess, and the cap is removably coupled to the cap portion of the receptacle,

wherein the slug includes a retention portion and an extension portion, wherein at least a portion of the retention portion is disposed in the recess.

8. A golf club head, comprising:

a body including a weight receptacle; and

a weight member removably coupled to the weight receptacle,

wherein the weight receptacle is constructed from a receptacle component that is separate from the body and coupled to the body, wherein the receptacle component is constructed of a material that is different than a material of the club head, wherein the receptacle component includes a cap portion and a seat portion,

wherein the receptacle component is threaded to the body, and

wherein a cap of the weight member includes a base and a sidewall that extends from the base to define a recess, and the cap is removably coupled to the cap portion of the receptacle.

9. A golf club head, comprising:

a body including a weight receptacle; and

a weight member removably coupled to the weight receptacle,

wherein the weight receptacle is only partially constructed from a receptacle component that is separate from the body and coupled to the body, wherein the receptacle component is constructed of a material that is different than a material of the club head,

wherein the receptacle component includes a cap portion and a seat portion, and

wherein a cap of the weight member includes a base and a sidewall that extends from the base to define a recess, and the cap is removably coupled to the cap portion of the receptacle.

10. A golf club head, comprising:

a body including a weight receptacle; and

a weight member removably coupled to the weight receptacle,

wherein the weight receptacle is constructed from a receptacle component that is separate from the body and coupled to the body, wherein the receptacle component is constructed of a material that is different than a material of the club head,

wherein the receptacle component is threaded to the body, and

wherein the receptacle component forms only the seat portion.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061099/0236 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (ASSIGNS 039506-0030) Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS RESIGNING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061521/0414 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (032019/0075) Recorded Sep 7, 2016
From: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 039939/0405 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2016
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 039506/0030 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 14, 2014
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 032019/0075 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2013
From: BEZILLA, STEPHANIE; BENNETT, THOMAS ORRIN; MURPHY, STEPHEN S.; ZIMMERMAN, GERY M.
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 031253/0895 →