Back to results
US 10,894,193 B2Granted
Golf club heads with cavities and related methods
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsXiaojian Chen, Cory S. Bacon
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads with cavities and methods to manufacture golf club heads with cavities are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a body. The body comprises a strikeface, a backside of the strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a first cavity at the backside of the strikeface, a rear portion opposite the strikeface, and a second cavity at the rear portion. In many embodiments, the golf club head further comprises a cap closing off the second cavity. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims16
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a strikeface;
- a backside of the strikeface;
- a heel region;
- a toe region opposite the heel region;
- a sole, wherein
- a first cavity at the backside of the strikeface;
- wherein the first cavity is between the backside of the strikeface and a rear portion opposite the strikeface;
- and
- a second cavity within the rear portion, wherein
- the second cavity extends inward from the toe region in a toe-to-heel direction that is substantially parallel to the strikeface;
- wherein the second cavity contains at least a portion that is not open towards the sole but is surrounded by second cavity walls such that the second cavity walls isolate at least a portion of the second cavity so that at least a portion of the second cavity is not visible from a rear view or a sole view;
- wherein the second cavity is not open toward the heel region;
- an indention wherein the indention is not a part of the second cavity;
- a cap closing off the second cavity;
- wherein
- the cap is located at least partially in the sole and partially in the toe region;
- wherein the cap is installed when received in the indention;
- and
- wherein the second cavity is completely concealed from the toe-side view and the sole view when the cap is installed in the indention;
- at least a portion of an external surface of the cap is visible from a toe-side view and the sole view of the golf club head, wherein
- the toe-side view displays the club head from a toe-to-heel direction that is parallel to the strikeface and parallel to the ground plane when the club head is at address position, and
- the sole view displays the club head from a sole-to-top direction orthogonal to the ground plane when the club head is at address position;
- wherein at least a portion of the second cavity remains hollow when the cap closes off the second cavity.
21 more elements
A golf club comprising:
- a shaft;
- a grip;
- and
- a golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a strikeface;
- a backside of the strikeface;
- a heel region;
- a toe region opposite the heel region;
- a sole, wherein
- a first cavity at the backside of the strikeface;
- a rear portion opposite the strikeface;
- wherein the first cavity is between the backside of the strikeface and the rear portion;
- and
- a second cavity within the rear portion, wherein
- the second cavity extends inward from the toe region in a toe-to-heel direction that is substantially parallel to the strikeface;
- wherein the second cavity contains at least a portion that is not open towards the sole but is surrounded by second cavity walls such that the second cavity walls isolate at least a portion of the second cavity so that at least a portion of the second cavity is not visible from a rear view or a sole view;
- wherein the second cavity is not open toward the heel region;
- an indention wherein the indention is not a part of the second cavity;
- a cap closing off the second cavity;
- wherein
- the cap is located at least partially in the sole and partially in the toe region;
- and
- wherein the cap is installed when received in the indention;
- and
- wherein the second cavity is completely concealed from the toe-side view and the sole view when the cap is installed in the indention;
- at least a portion of an external surface of the cap is visible from a toe-side view and a sole view of the golf club head when the golf club head is at address position;
- wherein at least a portion of the second cavity remains hollow when the cap closes off the second cavity.
25 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.