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US 12,005,326 B2Granted
Golf club head having a detached faceplate
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsErik M. Henrikson, Eric J. Morales, Samuel Pendred
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a body having a faceplate with a strike surface, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end opposite the faceplate, and a sole opposite a top rail, the faceplate is connected to the sole and configured to pivot about the sole.
Claims10
A golf club head comprising:
- a body including:
- a faceplate having a striking surface;
- a toe end opposite a heel end;
- a back end opposite the faceplate;
- and
- a sole opposite a top rail;
- wherein the faceplate comprises a faceplate thickness in a range of 0.040 inch to 0.1 inch;
- wherein the golf club head further comprises a cavity formed by a back surface of the faceplate, a front surface of the back end, and an interior surface of the sole;
- wherein a sole thickness at the cavity may vary in a range of 0.03 inch to 0.1 inch;
- a first notch formed between the faceplate and the back end and positioned near the heel end of the body;
- wherein the first notch defines a first notch gap between the faceplate and the heel end of the body to separate the faceplate from the heel end of the body, such that the cavity is open toward the top rail;
- a first slot extending entirely through the toe end of the body, the first slot having a first end proximate the sole;
- wherein the first end of the first slot is circular, wherein the first slot defines a first slot gap, which separates the faceplate from the back end;
- wherein a width of the first slot gap increases in a direction from the sole towards the top rail;
- and
- wherein the first slot separates the faceplate from the back end such that only the sole connects the faceplate and the back end at the toe end of the body;
- wherein the first notch gap defined by the first notch extends entirely through the top rail and into at least a portion of the faceplate and hosel to separate the top rail from the heel end;
- and
- wherein the first notch further comprises a first end comprising a radius to distribute stress concentrations experienced during faceplate bending.
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