Patent ID: 6296576
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A swing weight assembly for a golf club, wherein said golf club is defined by a club head having a face, sole crown, heel and toe, and further having a tubular hosel positioned in said crown proximate said heel and extending into said club head for receipt of a first end of a hollow shaft, said hollow shaft having an opposing handle end, the swing weight assembly comprising:a housing for adjusting the center of gravity of said club head, said housing positioned in said club head rearwardly from the face of the club head, said housing defining a chamber, said chamber being defined by a front wall set back from the face of said club head, a top wall, a rear wall, and the sole of said club head, said chamber extending transversely from the toe of the club head to the heel of the club head, and vertically from said sole of said club head;a means for communication from said chamber of said housing to said hosel and to said shaft;a sealing means secured in said shaft proximate the handle end of said shaft;a flowable weighted material, said flowable weighted material positioned in said chamber and filling said chamber of said housing when said club head is positioned in an address position for striking a golf ball, said flowable weighted material displaced from said chamber through said tubular hosel into said shaft of said golf club proximate said sealing means when said golf club head is disposed in the back swing of a golf swing, said flowable weighted material returning to said chamber of said housing by means of said shaft and said tubular hosel when said club head is in the downswing of said golf swing prior to impacting said golf ball.