Patent ID: 6773360
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf club head, comprising:a body defining an interior cavity and including a ball-striking face, a sole, a crown, and a side extending rearwardly from the face; wherein, a selected wall of the body, excluding the striking face, has at least one recess comprising a tapered wall and a threaded opening; and a weight assembly having a fastener and a mass element configured to be press-fit into the recess of the body such that a first end of the mass element is adjacent a bottom of the recess, the mass element defining an aperture having a first diameter at the first end and a second diameter at a second end of the mass element, the first diameter greater than a diameter of a threaded body of the fastener and less than a diameter of a head of the fastener, the second diameter greater than the head of the fastener; wherein the fastener removably attaches the weight assembly in the recess, pressure from the threaded fastening accomplishing a press-fit of the mass element in the recess; wherein the selected wall includes a boss extending from a bottom of the recess, wherein further the boss defines the threaded opening and has a length at least 1.5 times the diameter of the threaded body of the fastener.