IP Library Granted Patent US 10,046,217
Granted Patent B2
US 10,046,217 · App. 14/982,730 · Granted Aug 14, 2018

System and method for weighting a golf club

Inventors: Charles E. Golden (Encinitas, CA); Noah de al Cruz (San Diego, CA); Daniel Stone (Long Beach, CA)
Assignee: Acushnet Company
A63B60/24A63B53/14A63B53/08A63B53/10A63B53/12A63B60/02A63B60/04A63B60/16
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Patent No.
US 10,046,217
App. No.
14/982,730
Granted
Aug 14, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for weighting a golf club. The system is configured to adjust the overall club weight and the weight balance of a golf club.

Claims (9)

1. A weight assembly for attachment to a golf club, comprising

a housing, wherein the housing includes a base and a plurality of flexible cantilevered arms extending distally away from the base, wherein the housing includes a threaded portion; and

a weight member including a shank, wherein the shank is threaded, wherein the shank of the weight member is threaded into the threaded portion of the housing,

wherein at least one of the flexible arms includes a cushion disposed on an outer surface of the flexible arm and constructed from a material having a durometer of Shore A 60 or softer.

2. The weight assembly of claim 1 , wherein a threaded aperture is in the base and extends entirely through the base.

3. The weight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the weight member includes a tapered portion that abuts a distal portion of each of the flexible arms, wherein the tapered portion includes a portion having an outer diameter that is greater than the shank.

4. The weight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base has an outer diameter that is larger than an outer diameter formed by the flexible arms.

5. The weight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base includes a cap portion that extends radially outward further from an outer surface of the flexible arms by at least ⅛ inch.

6. The weight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shank includes a tool engagement feature disposed at a proximal end of the shank.

Assignments (4)
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 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2016
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 039506/0030 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2015
From: GOLDEN, CHARLES E.; DE LA CRUZ, NOAH; STONE, DANIEL
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 037377/0023 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170182389A1 · Jun 29, 2017