Patent ID: 9636556
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A63B,G01S

Claim:
1. A wood-type golf club head comprising: a striking wall; a top portion; a bottom portion; a weight path comprising an elongate recess, a first rib, and a second rib, the weight path located on the bottom portion and forming a curvilinear path as projected into a vertical plane when the club head is oriented in a reference position; and a weight element translatable along the weight path, the weight element comprising a first weight portion, a second weight portion, and a fastener, the first and second ribs each interposed between the first weight portion and the second weight portion such that the first weight portion is located on an interior side of the first rib and the second rib and the second weight portion is located on an exterior side of the first rib and the second rib, the fastener configured to secure the weight element to the bottom portion by rotating independently of the first and second weight portions to compress the first and second weight portions against the first and second ribs, wherein the second weight portion comprises a rib contact surface having an angular contour including surface portions angled to form at least one non-zero degree vertex, the surface portions being complementary to, and shaped to mate with, at least one of the first and second ribs.