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US 11,890,512 B2Granted
High density outer layer of a golf club head
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsMatthew W. Simone, Ryan M. Stokke
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Abstract
Embodiments of a golf club head comprising a body having a body material density, a strike face having a strike face material density, and a coating comprising a coating material having a coating material density greater than the body material density or the strike face material density are described herein.
Claims18
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a body material having a body density,
- the body including:
- a crown;
- a sole opposite the crown;
- a heel;
- a toe opposite the heel, and
- a back end;
- a strike face made of a strike face material having a strike face material density:
- an outer surface;
- an inner surface;
- a weight pad or a weight member;
- and
- a plurality of coatings;
- wherein a first coating is positioned directly on and in contact with the outer surface of a portion of the club head including the back end;
- wherein a second coating is in contact with and covers at least a portion of an outer surface of the first coating;
- the first coating consisting of a first coating thickness and a first coating material having a first coating material density;
- the second coating consisting of a second coating thickness and a second coating material having a second coating material density;
- wherein the first coating material density is greater than the body material density;
- the first coating comprises a thickness greater than 0.00001 inch and less than 0.001 inch;
- and
- wherein the first coating thickness and the second coating thickness gradually taper near the strike face;
- and
- the body material comprises titanium.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a body material having a body material density,
- the body including:
- a crown;
- a sole opposite the crown;
- a heel;
- a toe opposite the heel;
- and
- a back end;
- a strike face made of a strike face material having a strike face material density;
- an outer surface;
- an inner surface;
- a weight pad or weight member;
- and
- a plurality of coatings;
- wherein a coating is positioned directly on and in contact with the outer surface of the sole;
- wherein the coating is positioned over a portion of the outer surface of the sole near a center region of the back end;
- and
- wherein the coating consisting of a coating material having a coating material density;
- wherein the coating material density is greater than the body material density;
- the coating material density is between 150 and 400 g/in3;
- the coating comprises a thickness greater than 0.00001 inch and less than 0.001 inch;
- and
- the body material comprises titanium;
- and
- wherein a shape of the coating consists of a shape of the weight pad or the weight member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.