Patent ID: 11969632
Assignee: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A golf club head comprising:
a front end, a rear end, a crown comprising turbulators, a sole comprising a hosel securing aperture, a toe region, a heel region, and a hosel;
a front body, having a strike face and a perimeter surrounding frame;
a midbody;
a weight seating portion; and
a weight;
wherein:
the midbody comprises a first material;
wherein the first material comprises a laminate composite;
the weight seating portion comprises a second material;
wherein the second material comprises a filled thermoplastic material;
wherein the filled thermoplastic material comprises filler material comprising discrete particulates having a maximum dimension in a range of 4 mm to 10 mm such that the filled thermoplastic material is freely flowable when in a melted state;
the perimeter surrounding frame of the front body extends rearwards from the strike face;
the midbody is located between the front body and the weight seating portion;
the midbody forms a portion of the crown, the sole, the toe region, and the heel region;
wherein the midbody has a hoop shape consisting of a front opening and a rear opening;
wherein the midbody begins behind the turbulators on the crown and extends rearwards, forming a remainder of the crown; and
wherein the midbody begins behind the hosel securing aperture and extends rearward, but does not extend fully to a rearmost point of the sole;
the midbody is coupled to a portion of the perimeter surrounding frame;
the weight seating portion is coupled to the midbody;
the weight seating portion forms a portion of the sole; and
the weight seating portion comprises a weight channel configured to receive the weight in one or more positions;
wherein the weight seating portion does not comprise a metallic weight pad;
wherein the first material and the second material comprise a common resin such that the first material is miscible with the second material; and
wherein the weight seating portion is co-molded onto the midbody.