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US 11,697,051 B2Granted
Golf club heads with energy storage features
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsCory S. Bacon, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, Calvin S. Wang, Xiaojian Chen, Travis D. Milleman, Martin R. Jertson
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Abstract
Embodiments of a golf club head with a plurality of energy storage features are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a body comprising a strike face, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a crown, a channel, a chamfer spanning between a strike face and the crown, and an internal radius transition feature from the strike face to at least one of the sole or the crown.
Claims20
A golf club head comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a strike face defining a loft plane;
- a heel region;
- a toe region opposite the heel region;
- a sole;
- a crown;
- a channel located behind the strike face and on the sole of the golf club head, the channel comprising:
- a front edge adjacent to the sole;
- a rear edge adjacent to the sole;
- a main portion extending inward from the sole between the front edge and the rear edge, the main portion comprising:
- a front wall, a rear wall, and an apex positioned along a tallest portion of the channel relative to the sole and extending from the heel region to the toe region, the apex separating the front wall from the rear wall, wherein:
- the front wall extends from the front edge to the apex;
- the rear wall extends from the rear edge to the apex;
- and
- a curvature of the rear wall is concave to the front wall defining a cambered rear wall;
- wherein the cambered rear wall promotes the flexing of the channel;
- wherein the sole and the channel are formed from a single material;
- wherein the rear wall of the channel has a radius of curvature that is between 2.0 inches and 2.5 inches;
- wherein the channel comprises a triangular shape;
- wherein the channel is rounded near the apex.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a strike face defining a loft plane;
- a heel region;
- a toe region opposite the heel region;
- a sole;
- a crown;
- a channel located behind the strike face and on the sole of the golf club head, the channel comprising:
- a front edge adjacent to the sole;
- a rear edge adjacent to the sole;
- a main portion extending inward from the sole between the front edge and the rear edge, the main portion comprising:
- a front wall, a rear wall, and an apex positioned along a tallest portion of the channel relative to the sole and extending from the heel region to the toe region, the apex separating the front wall from the rear wall, wherein:
- the front wall extends from the front edge to the apex;
- the rear wall extends from the rear edge to the apex;
- and
- wherein the golf club head further comprises a transition region extending rearward from the strike face to the sole and between the strike face and the channel, the transition region comprising:
- a first tier extending from the strike face;
- a first tier transition region extending from the first tier opposite the strike face;
- a second tier extending from the first tier transition region opposite the first tier;
- wherein:
- the first tier comprises a first thickness that is substantially constant or decreasing from the strike face to the first tier transition region;
- the second tier comprises a second thickness that is substantially constant or decreasing from the first tier transition region, wherein the second thickness is smaller than the first thickness.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a strike face defining a loft plane;
- a heel region;
- a toe region opposite the heel region;
- a sole;
- a crown;
- a Z-shaped channel located behind the strike face and on the sole of the golf club head, the Z-shaped channel comprising:
- a front edge adjacent to the sole;
- a rear edge adjacent to the sole;
- a main portion extending inward from the sole between the front edge and the rear edge, the main portion comprising:
- a front wall, a rear wall, and an apex positioned along a tallest portion of the Z-shaped channel relative to the sole and extending from the heel region to the toe region, the apex separating the front wall from the rear wall, wherein:
- the front wall extends from the front edge to the apex;
- the rear wall extends from the rear edge to the apex;
- and
- the rear wall is concave to the front wall;
- the front wall comprises an inset portion, wherein:
- the front wall and the inset portion define a 45 degree angle relative to a ground plane;
- wherein the sole and the Z-shaped channel are formed from a single material;
- wherein the rear wall of the Z-shaped channel has a radius of curvature that is between 2.0 inches and 2.5 inches;
- a transition region extending rearward from the strike face to the sole and between the strike face and the Z-shaped channel, the transition region comprising:
- a first tier extending from the strike face;
- a first tier transition region extending from the first tier opposite the strike face;
- a second tier extending from the first tier transition region opposite the first tier;
- wherein:
- the first tier comprises a first thickness that is substantially constant or decreasing from the strike face to the first tier transition region;
- the second tier comprises a second thickness that is substantially constant or decreasing from the first tier transition region, wherein the second thickness is smaller than the first thickness.
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