Granted Patent B2

US 12,623,122 · App. 18/092,733 · Granted May 12, 2026

Inventor: Richard L. Cleghorn (Oceanside, CA)

Assignee: Acushnet Company

A63B53/0437A63B53/0433A63B53/0466

Abstract

Claims (62)

1 . A golf club head comprising:

a body portion further comprising;

a main body chassis having an upper hosel opening and a lower hosel opening,

wherein said main body chassis forms a striking face portion that defines a forwardmost vertical plane, and

wherein said main body chassis further comprises a recess around a perimeter of said main body chassis,

an upper hosel component adapted to engage said upper hosel opening, and

a lower hosel component adapted to engage said lower hosel opening, and

a crown portion wrapping around a skirt of said golf club head forming at least a portion of a sole,

wherein said crown portion overlaps said body portion at said recess of said body portion, and

wherein a forwardmost point of said crown portion is located less than about 17.5 mm away from said forwardmost vertical plane and forms a portion of an uppermost point of said striking face.

2 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said upper hosel component is made out of a different material than said main body chassis.

3 . The golf club head of claim 2 , wherein said lower hosel component is made out of a different material than said main body chassis.

4 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said forwardmost point of said crown portion is located less than about 16.5 mm away from said forwardmost vertical plane.

5 . The golf club head of claim 4 , wherein said forwardmost point of said crown portion is located less than about 15.5 mm away from said forwardmost vertical plane.

6 . The golf club head of claim 5 , wherein said crown portion has a first density, and

said body portion has a second density,

wherein said first density is less than said second density.

7 . The golf club head of claim 6 , wherein said crown portion is made from a material having a density of less than about 2.0 g/cc.

8 . The golf club head of claim 7 , wherein said body portion is made from a material having a density of about 4.5 g/cc.

9 . The golf club head of claim 5 , wherein said recess further comprises

a frontal crown recess,

wherein said frontal crown recess defines a crown transition overlap length,

a rear sole recess,

wherein said rear sole recess defines a rear overlap length, and

a hosel portion recess,

wherein said hosel portion recess defines a hosel overlap length,

wherein said crown transition overlap length is greater than about 12 mm and less than about 25 mm.

10 . The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein said crown transition overlap length is greater than about 13 mm and less than about 24 mm.

11 . The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein said crown transition overlap length is greater than about 14 mm and less than about 23.5 mm.

12 . A golf club head comprising:

a body portion further comprising;

a main body chassis having an upper hosel opening,

wherein said main body chassis forms a striking face portion that defines a forwardmost vertical plane, and

wherein said main body chassis further comprises a recess around a perimeter of said main body chassis,

an upper hosel component adapted to engage said upper hosel opening, and

a crown portion wrapping around a skirt of said golf club head forming at least a portion of a sole,

wherein said crown portion overlaps said body portion at said recess of said body portion, and

wherein a forwardmost point of said crown portion is located less than about 17.5 mm away from said forwardmost vertical plane and forms a portion of an uppermost point of said striking face.

13 . The golf club head of claim 12 , wherein said main body chassis forms a striking face portion that defines a forwardmost vertical plane, and

wherein said main body chassis further comprises a recess around a perimeter of said main body chassis, said recess further comprises;

a frontal crown recess,

wherein said frontal crown recess defines a crown transition overlap length,

a rear sole recess,

wherein said rear sole recess defines a rear overlap length, and

a hosel portion recess,

wherein said hosel portion recess defines a hosel overlap length, and

wherein said crown transition overlap length is greater than about 12 mm and less than about 25 mm.

14 . The golf club head of claim 13 , wherein said crown transition overlap length is greater than about 13 mm and less than about 24 mm.

15 . The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein said crown transition overlap length is greater than about 14 mm and less than about 23.5 mm.

16 . The golf club head of claim 15 , wherein a forwardmost point of said crown portion is located less than about 17.5 mm away from said forwardmost vertical plane.

17 . The golf club head of claim 16 , wherein said crown transition overlap length is greater than about 13 mm and less than about 24 mm.

18 . The golf club head of claim 17 , wherein said crown transition overlap length is greater than about 14 mm and less than about 23.5 mm.

19 . A golf club head comprising:

a body portion further comprising;

a main body chassis having a lower hosel opening,

wherein said main body chassis forms a striking face portion that defines a forwardmost vertical plane, and

wherein said main body chassis further comprises a recess around a perimeter of said main body chassis,

a lower hosel component adapted to engage said lower hosel opening, and

a crown portion wrapping around a skirt of said golf club head forming at least a portion of a sole,

wherein said crown portion overlaps said body portion at said recess of said body portion, and

wherein a forwardmost point of said crown portion is located less than about 17.5 mm away from said forwardmost vertical plane and forms a portion of an uppermost point of said striking face.

20 . The golf club head of claim 19 , wherein said lower hosel component is made out of a different material than said main body chassis.

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