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US 10,518,142 B2Granted
Set of golf clubs
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsPeter J. Gilbert, Helene Hipp, Eduardo Mendoza, Adrian L. Stanescu, Douglas C. Jorgensen, Scott A. Knutson
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Abstract
A set of golf clubs including golf club heads having improved mass distribution characteristics. The set includes golf club heads having a club head main body including a hitting face and a face support, a muscle back shell and a weight insert.
Claims19
A golf club head, comprising:
- a club head main body, wherein the club head main body comprises a hitting face that defines a forward ball-striking surface and a rear surface that is spaced from the ball-striking surface by a face thickness;
- a frame coupled to a lower portion of the club head main body, wherein the frame comprise a sole portion, a back flange and a support extension, wherein the sole portion of the frame forms at least a portion of a sole surface of the golf club head, wherein the back flange extends upward from a rearward end of the sole portion, and wherein the support extension is disposed at an upward end of the back flange;
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- an extension member that extends between the main body and the frame, wherein the extension member abuts a portion of the main body so that a force is applied to a rear side of the hitting face.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a club head main body, wherein the club head main body comprises a hitting face that defines a forward ball-striking surface and a rear surface that is spaced from the ball-striking surface by a face thickness;
- a frame coupled to a lower portion of the club head main body, wherein the frame comprises a sole portion, a back flange and a support extension, wherein the sole portion of the frame forms at least a portion of a sole surface of the golf club head, wherein the back flange extends upward from a rearward end of the sole portion, and wherein the support extension is disposed at an upward end of the back flange;
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- at least one extension member disposed toeward of the geometric center of the club head main body and extends between the main body and the frame, wherein the extension member abuts a portion of the main body so that a force is applied to a rear side of the hitting face.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a club head main body, wherein the club head main body comprises a hitting face and a sole, wherein the club head main body defines a forward ball-striking surface and a rear surface that is spaced from the ball-striking surface by a face thickness, wherein the sole portion extends rearward from a lower edge of the hitting face where it forms a leading edge of the golf club head;
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- a frame coupled to the club head main body, wherein the frame extends between a trailing edge of the main body and a rear side of the hitting face,
- wherein the frame is sized so that the frame is in compression between the trailing edge and the rear side of the hitting face of the main body so that a force is applied to the rear side of the hitting face, and
- wherein the frame comprises a back flange that extends upward from the sole portion and a support extension that extends between an upper end of the back flange and the face support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.