IP Library Granted Patent US 8,684,865
Granted Patent B1
US 8,684,865 · App. 14/051,155 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Fairway wood type golf club head

Inventors: Patrick Dawson (San Diego, CA); Bradley C. Rice (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
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Patent No.
US 8,684,865
App. No.
14/051,155
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

A fairway wood type golf club head and method for forming is disclosed herein. The golf club head preferably has a cast body, a compression molded crown, and weight pads. The weight pads can be manipulated to create different mass property configurations for the golf club head using the same body and crown.

Claims (7)

1. A golf club head comprising:

a body composed of a titanium alloy material, the body having a striking plate section a sole section and an open top;

a sole weight pad comforting to substantially all of an internal surface of the sole section of the body;

a high weight pad composed of a polymer material integrated with a metal, the polymer material having a density of 7 to 12 grams/cubic centimeter, the high weight pad having a mass ranging from 15 to 25 grams, the high weight pad attached to the body; and

a crown composed of a composite material, the crown covering the open top of the body;

wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 200 to 370 cubic centimeters, and mass ranging from 135 to 300 grams.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has a configuration selected from the group of an all balanced configuration, a forward configuration and a rear configuration.

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 Oct 10, 2013
From: DAWSON, PATRICK; RICE, BRADLEY C.
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 031384/0485 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13723964 · Dec 21, 2012
Continuation 12628939 · Dec 1, 2009
Provisional Application 61122480 · Dec 15, 2008