Golf club head or other ball striking device having custom machinable portions
US8827836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/303752
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball-striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and at least one weight element connected to the body. The head has a total weight that is higher than a target weight of the head, and the at least one weight element is configured to be at least partially removed by a material removal technique to lower the total weight of the head to approximately equal the target weight. The at least one weight element may be integrally connected to the body, such as being integrally formed with at least a portion of the body. The material removal technique may constitute milling, machining, or other material removal techniques or combination of such techniques.
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