Patent ID: 11872454
Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A golf club head, comprising:
a body, comprising a face, a crown, a sole, a skirt region, a hosel, and a body interior surface defining an interior cavity;
a channel formed in the body along the sole of the body, wherein the channel has a channel interior surface that partially defines the interior cavity of the body;
at least one weight member slidably engaged with and positioned at least partially within the channel; and
a plurality of ribs protruding from the body interior surface and fixed directly to the channel interior surface;
a passageway that extends from the hosel through the club head and opens at the sole, wherein the passageway is located on a heel end of the body and the passageway is configured to provide passage for an attachment screw; and
an adjustable shaft connection system for coupling a shaft to the hosel including a shaft sleeve that is secured by the attachment screw to the hosel, the shaft sleeve is configured to support the shaft at various positions relative to the club head to vary a shaft loft angle and shaft lie angle;
wherein:
adjusting a position of the at least one weight member within the channel through an adjustability range produces a max change in a head origin y-axis (CGy) coordinate that is less than 3 mm throughout the adjustability range, produces a max change in a head origin z-axis (CGz) coordinate that is less than 1.1 mm throughout the adjustability range, and a max change in a head origin x-axis (CGx) coordinate that is greater than 2 mm throughout the adjustability range;
the channel extends from a heel-ward portion of the body located heel-ward of a geometric center of the face to a toe-ward portion of the body located toe-ward of the geometric center of the face;
the plurality of ribs are co-formed with the channel;
the channel comprises at least one ledge extending along the channel;
the at least one weight member comprises an outer member and an inner member;
the at least one weight member is configured to clamp the at least one ledge between the outer member and the inner member; and
at least one of the outer member and the inner member are non-circular; and
the channel comprises a recessed portion and the at least one weight member sits within the recessed portion of the channel.