Patent ID: 11878340
Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method of casting a body of a golf club head made of titanium or a titanium alloy, the method comprising:
rotating a casting cluster at a rotational speed of at least 500 rotations-per-minute (RPM), wherein the casting cluster comprises:
a receptor;
a plurality of runners coupled to the receptor and configured to receive molten metal from the receptor;
at least forty main gates, wherein at least two of the main gates are coupled to each of the runners and each main gate is configured to receive molten metal from a corresponding one of the plurality of runners; and
at least forty molds, wherein:
at least two of the at least forty molds are coupled to each one of the plurality of runners via respective main gates of the at least forty main gates;
each mold of the at least forty molds is configured to receive molten metal from a corresponding one of the main gates;
each mold of the at least forty molds is configured to cast a body of an iron-type golf club head; and
the body is configured to receive a separately formed strike face;

while rotating the casting cluster, introducing a molten titanium-based metal into the casting cluster;
while rotating the casting cluster, flowing the molten titanium-based metal through the plurality of runners, through the at least forty main gates, and into the at least forty molds; and
producing a cast-product yield of at least 80%.