Golf club

US9186560B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Christopher John Harbert · Carlsbad, US
• Todd P. Beach · San Diego, US
• Matthew David Johnson · San Diego, US
• Nathan T. Sargent · Oceanside, US
• Kraig Alan Willett · Fallbrook, US
• Michelle Penney · Carlsbad, US
• Marc Kronenberg · Hobe Sound, US
• Matthew Greensmith · Vista, US
• Joseph Henry Hoffman · Carlsbad, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 24, 2014
• Grant date: Nov 17, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 24, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63B2225/01
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A golf club head comprises a club head body, a channel, and a recessed port. The club head body defines an interior cavity, a sole defining a bottom portion of the body, a crown defining a top portion of the body, a skirt portion defining a periphery of the body between the sole and crown, a face defining a forward portion of the club head, and a hosel defining a hosel bore. The channel is positioned in the sole of the club head and extends into the interior cavity, substantially in a heel-to-toe direction. The recessed port is positioned in the sole and extends into the interior cavity. The recessed port has a port width, and is located proximate a bottom end of the hosel such that a passage in the bottom end provides communication between the hosel bore and the recessed port. A golf club is also described.