IP Library Granted Patent US 9,333,404
Granted Patent B2
US 9,333,404 · App. 14/280,159 · Granted May 10, 2016

Customizable golf club head

Inventors: Craig E. Abbott (Vista, CA); William C. Watson (Temecula, CA); Wee Joung Kim (Vista, CA); Bradley C. Rice (Carlsbad, CA); Irina Ivanova (Carlsbad, CA); Catherine Brookshire (Escondido, CA); Scott Manwaring (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: CALLOWAY GOLF COMPANY
A63B59/0092A63B53/0466A63B53/06A63B59/0074A63B60/52A63B2053/0491A63B2209/10
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Patent No.
US 9,333,404
App. No.
14/280,159
Granted
May 10, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club having features that permit easy customization by consumers is disclosed herein. The golf club includes at least one weight port, at least one removable weight port insert, which may be a weight port ring or one or more weight port medallions, and at least one weight screw. The weight port of the golf club head preferably is non-circular and asymmetric.

Claims (25)

1. A kit comprising:

a golf club head having at least one weight port;

at least one weight screw sized to fit within the at least one weight port; and

a plurality of inserts, each of the plurality of inserts composed of a lightweight material and sized to fit within the at least one weight port,

wherein the plurality of inserts comprises a plurality of outer medallions and a plurality of inner medallions,

wherein each of the plurality of outer medallions comprises a through-bore sized to receive one of the plurality of inner medallions, and

wherein there is no contact between the at least one weight screw and one of the plurality of inserts when the at least one weight screw and the one of the plurality of inserts are disposed within the at least one weight port.

2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inserts comprises an external surface comprising a semi-permanent adhesive material.

3. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inserts has a density that differs from the density of each of the other inserts.

4. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inserts has a color that differs from the color of each of the other inserts.

5. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inserts is a weight port ring.

6. The kit of claim 5 , wherein each of the weight port rings is composed of a polymeric material.

7. The kit of claim 5 , wherein each of the weight port rings comprises a cylindrical wall and a shelf portion disposed perpendicular to the cylindrical wall.

8. The kit of claim 7 , wherein an exterior surface of the cylindrical wall of each of the weight port rings comprises a semi-permanent adhesive material.

9. The kit of claim 8 , wherein the semi-permanent adhesive material is an adhesive tape.

10. The kit of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of inserts is asymmetric.

11. The kit of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of inserts is polygonal.

12. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the outer and inner medallions is affixed within the weight port with an adhesive material.

13. The kit of claim 12 , wherein the adhesive material is an adhesive tape.

14. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the adhesive tape comprises a sound dampening material selected from the group consisting of rubber and foam.

15. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of outer medallions is composed of a first material having a first density, wherein each of the plurality of inner medallions is composed of a second material having a second density, and wherein the first density is different from the second density.

16. The kit of claim 15 , wherein the first material is a non-metal material, and wherein the second material is a metal material.

17. The kit of claim 15 , wherein the first material is a metal material, and wherein the second material is a non-metal material.

18. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one weight screw comprises a metal material and a non-metal material.

19. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one weight screw is composed of one metal material.

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 May 16, 2014
From: ABBOTT, CRAIG E.; KIM, WEE JOUNG; RICE, BRADLEY C.; IVANOVA, IRINA; WATSON, WILLIAM C.; BROOKSHIRE, CATHERINE; MANWARING, SCOTT
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 032916/0845 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13484100 · May 30, 2012
Continuation In Part 13407424 · Feb 28, 2012
Related Publication 20140248975A1 · Sep 4, 2014