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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2025
Applicant:

John W. Rich, Jr., Gilberton, PA (US);

Inventor:

John W. Rich, Jr., Gilberton, PA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/00 (2015.01); A63B 53/02 (2015.01); A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 60/04 (2015.01); A63B 69/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 60/04 (2015.10); A63B 53/02 (2013.01); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A golf club with a dynamic weighting system that utilizes a fluent liquid medium to enhance swing efficiency and ball striking performance. The club includes a hollow shaft and a hollow club head, with internal cavities fluidly coupled to form a continuous chamber. An adjustable check valve assembly within the shaft allows for evacuation of air, creating a vacuum that retains the fluent medium within the sealed chamber. The check valve assembly comprises an expandable sleeve, a valve chamber with a frusto-conical lower section, a vacuum-responsive check valve, a vented stationary plate, and a safety lock to maintain vacuum integrity. During a swing, the fluent liquid weight medium shifts from the shaft to the club head to increase mass at the striking face at impact and then returns to the shaft during the backswing to reduce inertial resistance. This controlled mass redistribution optimizes energy transfer and increases the resulting distance of golf ball flight.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Rich, Jr., John. (2025). Adjustable weighted golf club (U.S. Patent No. 12485328). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12485328

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