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US 10,518,146 B2Granted
Golf club head having stress-reducing features
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorMatthew Myers
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Abstract
A golf club head with a face stress-reduction structure disposed proximate a rear surface of a striking face is disclosed herein. In particular, the structure is an adjustable tension cable assembly extending from an upper portion of the golf club head, preferably a return section, to a lower portion of the golf club head, preferably a sole portion, approximately parallel with the rear surface of the striking face. The cable assembly comprises a cable portion, a hollow sleeve, and a screw plug.
Claims20
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a crown section, a face section, and a sole section;
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- at least one cable assembly comprising a cable portion having a first diameter, a first connector, and a second connector;
- a sleeve comprising a through opening, a sleeve flange at least partially encircling the through opening, and a wall portion at least partially defining a hollow interior and having an exterior surface, an interior surface comprising a first plurality of threads, and at least one slot extending from a terminal edge of the wall;
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- a plug comprising an upper surface having a tool engagement portion, a lower surface, and an exterior surface comprising a second plurality of threads sized to engage with the first plurality of threads,
- wherein each of the first connector and second connector has a diameter that is greater than the first diameter,
- wherein one of the crown section and the sole section comprises a first through-bore at least partially encircled by a retention flange,
- wherein the other of the crown section and the sole section comprises a second through-bore comprising a retention structure,
- wherein the retention structure comprises at least one strut sized to fit within the at least one slot and an abutment portion suspended within the second through-bore by the at least one strut,
- wherein the cable portion extends through the first through-bore so that the first connector abuts the retention flange,
- wherein the cable portion extends through the through opening of the sleeve so that the second connector is disposed within the hollow interior and abuts the sleeve flange,
- wherein the at least one strut is disposed within the at least one slot so that the abutment portion is received within the hollow interior of the sleeve, and
- wherein the plug is disposed within hollow interior of the sleeve so that the first plurality of threads engages the second plurality of threads and the lower surface abuts the abutment portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.