Patent ID: 11897026
Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
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 550 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 twenty-eight 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 twenty-eight molds, wherein:
at least two of the at least twenty-eight molds are coupled to each one of the plurality of runners via respective main gates of the at least twenty-eight main gates;
each mold of the at least twenty-eight molds is configured to receive molten metal from a corresponding one of the main gates; and
each mold of the at least twenty-eight molds is configured to cast a body having a mass from 0.10 kg to 0.18 kg;

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 twenty-eight main gates, and into the at least twenty-eight molds; and
producing a cast-product yield of at least 80%.