Polymeric golf club head with metallic face
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorRaymond J. Sander
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a club face and a body. The club face is formed from a metallic material and includes a first, hitting surface, a second, rear surface that is opposite the first surface, and a flange that is separated from the second surface by a transverse distance. The body is formed from a polymeric material and includes a crown, a sole, a hosel, and a face support. The club face and the body cooperate to define a closed volume, and the face support extends to opposing sides of the flange and is operative to couple the club face to the body.
Claims20
A golf club head, comprising:
- a body formed from a filled polymeric material having a tensile strength greater than approximately 180 MPa, the body including a crown, a sole, a hosel, and a face support;
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- a cup face formed from a metallic material and cooperating with the body to define a closed volume, the cup face including:
- a face having a hitting surface and a rear surface opposite the hitting surface;
- a side-wall portion extending from a perimeter of the hitting surface and rearwardly of the rear surface, the side-wall portion forming a portion of an exterior of the golf club head and having an inner surface facing the closed volume;
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- a flange extending radially inward from the inner surface of the side-wall portion and spaced from the rear surface by a separation distance;
- wherein the flange is embedded within the face support such that the face support contacts and surrounds the flange to couple the cup face to the body.
A golf club head, comprising:
- a body formed from an unfilled polymeric material having a tensile strength greater than approximately 220 MPa, the body including a crown, a sole, a hosel, and a face support;
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- a cup face formed from a metallic material and cooperating with the body to define a closed volume, the cup face including:
- a face having a hitting surface and a rear surface opposite the hitting surface;
- a side-wall portion extending from a perimeter of the hitting surface and rearwardly of the rear surface, the side-wall portion forming a portion of an exterior of the golf club head and having an inner surface facing the closed volume;
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- a flange having opposing sides and extending radially inward from the inner surface of the side-wall portion and spaced from the rear surface by a separation distance,
- wherein the flange is embedded within the face support such that the face support contacts and surrounds the flange to couple the cup face to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.