US 11,806,595 B2
Golf club head with interior weight adjustable in multiple directions
Michael J. Kline, Huntington Beach, CA (US); John Rae, Huntington Beach, CA (US); and Pat Ripp, Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo (JP)
Filed by SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Hyogo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/405,737.
Application 15/296,964 is a division of application No. 14/488,140, filed on Sep. 16, 2014, abandoned.
Application 17/405,737 is a continuation of application No. 16/550,965, filed on Aug. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,123,619.
Application 16/550,965 is a continuation of application No. 15/987,520, filed on May 23, 2018, granted, now 10,398,954, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Application 15/987,520 is a continuation of application No. 15/296,964, filed on Oct. 18, 2016, granted, now 9,987,535, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0370148 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 60/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/08 (2015.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 60/04 (2015.10) [A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 53/08 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0694 (2013.01); A63B 2220/10 (2013.01); A63B 2220/13 (2013.01); A63B 2220/30 (2013.01); A63B 2220/34 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Performing a golf club fitting operation for a user via a fitting club including a fitting club head, the fitting operation comprising the steps of:
a.) establishing a first center of gravity (CG) location of the fitting club;
b.) monitoring one or more swings of the fitting club by the user to determine a preferred CG location for the user comprising a second CG location;
c.) externally adjusting the first CG location via an internally-disposed adjustable weight of the fitting club, the weight being adjustable in a sole-to-crown direction, a face-to-back direction, and a heel-to-toe direction entirely within a hollow interior chamber of the fitting club, and in spaced relation to an interior wall of the fitting club defining the interior chamber, to approximate the second CG location, using an adjustment mechanism within the fitting club head comprising an arm connected to the adjustable weight, the arm being adjustably disposed within a sleeve connected to a pivot to enable the adjustable weight to be adjusted axially along an axis of the sleeve and pivotally via the pivot;
d.) monitoring one or more additional swings of the fitting club by the user to determine if at least one of the additional swings establishes that the second CG location comprises the preferred CG location for the user; and
e.) if at least one of the additional swings establishes that the second CG location comprises the preferred CG location for the user in step (d):
i. communicating the second CG location to a golf club manufacturer, and
ii. fabricating a golf club including a customized golf club head having a CG location approximating the second CG location.