Iron-type golf club heads with a dual-density insert
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorJeremy N. Snyder
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Abstract
In general, aspects of this invention relate to blade-type iron golf clubs or golf club heads. The blade-type golf club head may comprise a body forged of a metal material. The body may include a hosel, a top surface, a sole, a heel, a toe, a ball striking surface, and a rear surface opposite the ball striking surface. The rear surface may have recess in which a dual-density insert is affixed. The dual-density insert may have a first portion or first insert with a density greater than a second portion or second insert with a lesser density located closer to the toe than the first portion or first insert located closer to the heel. The mass distribution of the dual-density insert moves the center of gravity of the club head closer or substantially coincident to the face center location.
Claims20
An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a top surface adjacent and above a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball;
- wherein the top surface defines an upper portion of the iron-type golf club head;
- a sole adjacent the ball striking surface and opposite the top surface;
- a heel side near a hosel;
- and
- a toe side opposite the hosel;
- the top surface having a width within a range of 6 mm and 8 mm, and the sole having a width within a range of 8 mm and 16 mm;
- and
- a rear surface opposite the ball striking surface comprising an upper blade portion, a blade interface portion, and a lower muscle portion;
- wherein the upper blade portion is adjacent to the top surface and extends across the rear surface from the heel side of the rear surface to the toe side of the rear surface and further extends downward from the top surface to the blade interface portion;
- wherein the blade interface portion extends across the rear surface from the heel side of the rear surface to the toe side of the rear surface and is a smooth arcuate surface extending between and in direct contact with both the upper blade portion and the lower muscle portion;
- wherein the lower muscle portion extends across the rear surface from the heel side of the rear surface to the toe side of the rear surface and the lower muscle portion extends upward from the sole to the blade interface portion, and wherein the lower muscle portion has a thickness greater than the upper blade portion, wherein the upper blade portion has a substantially constant thickness;
- a recess provided in the rear surface;
- wherein the recess comprises a recess floor that is substantially planar;
- wherein the recess floor is angled such that one portion of the recess is deeper than another portion of the recess;
- wherein the recess comprises a perimeter wall;
- wherein the perimeter wall comprises a perimeter wall height;
- wherein the perimeter wall height varies;
- and
- an insert received within the recess;
- wherein the insert is flush and contiguous with the rear surface of the iron-type golf club head;
- wherein at least a portion of the recess extends behind a location of a center of gravity of the iron-type golf club head,
- wherein the insert has a first insert having a first density and a second insert having a second density which is less than the first density,
- wherein the first insert comprises a first material, and the second insert comprises a second material;
- wherein the first material is different from the second material;
- wherein the first insert and the second insert are located adjacent and contiguous to each other, and
- wherein the first insert is located entirely within the lower muscle portion and the second insert is located within the upper blade portion, the blade interface portion, and the lower muscle portion.
A blade-type iron golf club comprising:
- a blade-type golf club head comprising a body forged of a metal material,
- the body comprising:
- a hosel;
- a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball;
- a top surface adjacent and above the ball striking surface;
- wherein the top surface defines an upper portion of the blade-type golf club head;
- a sole adjacent the ball striking surface opposite the top surface, a heel side near the hosel;
- and
- a toe side opposite the heel side;
- the blade-type golf club head further comprising
- a rear surface opposite the ball striking surface, the rear surface having a recess;
- an upper blade portion;
- a blade interface portion;
- a lower muscle portion;
- wherein the lower muscle portion has a thickness greater than the upper blade portion and wherein the upper blade portion has a substantially constant thickness;
- and
- wherein the recess comprises a recess floor that is substantially planar;
- wherein the recess floor is angled such that one portion of the recess is deeper than another portion of the recess;
- wherein the recess comprises a perimeter wall;
- wherein the perimeter wall comprises a perimeter wall height;
- and
- wherein the perimeter wall height varies;
- an insert received within the recess,
- wherein at least a portion of the recess extends behind a center of gravity of the blade-type golf club head, and
- wherein the insert has a first insert having a first density and a second insert having a second density which is less than the first density, wherein the first insert and the second insert are located adjacent and contiguous to each other,
- wherein the first insert is located entirely within the lower muscle portion and the second insert is located within the upper blade portion, the blade interface portion, and the lower muscle portion,
- wherein the first insert comprises a first material, and the second insert comprises a second material;
- wherein the first material is different from the second material;
- wherein the lower muscle portion extends across the rear surface from the heel side of the rear surface to the toe side of the rear surface and the lower muscle portion extends upward from the sole to the blade interface portion,
- wherein the upper blade portion extends across the rear surface from the heel side of the rear surface to the toe side of the rear surface and extends downward from the top surface to the blade interface portion,
- wherein the blade interface portion extends across the rear surface from the heel side of the rear surface to the toe side of the rear surface and is a smooth arcuate surface extending between and in direct contact with both the upper blade portion and the lower muscle portion;
- and
- a shaft that attaches to the blade-type golf club head at the hosel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.