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Golf driver with variable weighting for changing center of gravity

Assignee: CIPA MANUFACTURING Corp A CORP OF TAIWANESE
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Filing: 1990-01-22
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Granted: 1991-05-07
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Expires: 2010-01-22
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Abstract

Abstract A golf club head has a pair of parallel longitudinal chambers running thereacross behind the face plate. A set of weight members having various weights is provided. Such weight members are selectively installed in the chambers to vary the center of gravity of the club head both horizontally and vertically to modify the driving action of the club as may be desired.

Inventors

  • 👤 Donald J. C. Sun
  • 👤 Wen J. Tai

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 08:43
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B53/00; A63B53/04; A63B53/0441; A63B53/045; A63B53/0454; A63B53/0458; A63B53/0466; A63B60/00; A63B2053/0491; A63B53/0437

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
In a golf club head having a sole plate and a face plate having front and rear surfaces extending upwardly substantially normally from said sole plate, said sole plate having opposing bottom and top surfaces, the improvement comprising: first and second similarly dimensional chambers formed along the rear surface of said face plate, said chambers running substantially the entire horizontal extent of said face plate in side by side substantially parallel relationship to each other, a plurality of sets of weight members, all of said weight members having the same dimensions which enable a plurality of said weight members to be fitted into said chambers, the weight members of each set being of a different density material, one end of each of said chambers being permanently closed, and removable cap means for removably capping the other ends of said chambers to retain the weights therein, said weight members being selectively installable in said chambers to variably shift the location to the center of gravity for said club head, both vertically and horizontally, said weight members being removable for replacement by means of said removable cap means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
In a golf club head having a sole plate and a face plate having front and rear surfaces extending upwardly substantially normally from said sole plate, said sole plate having opposing bottom and top surfaces, the improvement comprising: first and second similarly dimensional chambers formed along the rear surface of said face plate, said chambers running substantially the entire horizontal extent of said face plate in side by side substantially parallel relationship to each other, a plurality of sets of weight members, all of said weight members having the same dimensions which enable a plurality of said weight members to be fitted into said chambers, the weight members of each set being of a different density material, one end of each of said chambers being permanently closed, and removable cap means for removably capping the other ends of said chambers to retain the weights therein, said weight members being selectively installable in said chambers to variably shift the location to the center of gravity for said club head, both vertically and horizontally, said weight members being removable for replacement by means of said removable cap means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said weights are cylindrical in shape, said chambers having cylindrical inner surfaces with a diameter substantially equal to the outside diameter of said weights.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
The club head of claim 1 wherein there a three weights in each set thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 49 words
The club head of claim 1 wherein there are three sets of said weights, the weights of one of said sets being made of aluminum, the weights of another of said sets being made of brass and the weights of the third of said sets being made of lead.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 40 words
The club head of claim 1 and further including a plurality of sighting arrows formed on the top surface of said sole plate, said arrows running towards the rear surface of said face plate in a direction substantially normal thereto.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1994-05-06 1994-11-05 1995-05-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1998-05-06 1998-11-05 1999-05-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2002-05-06 2002-11-05 2003-05-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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