Golf club head including an insert
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsKyle A. Carr, Grant M. Martens
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Abstract
A golf club head including an insert is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a face, a crown, a first sole portion, a leading edge, a second sole portion, a trailing edge, and a sole opening between the first sole portion and the second sole portion. The golf club head may include an insert to fit into the sole opening that includes a sole insert and a frontal sole insert. The sole insert may be detachably connected to the sole portion, and the frontal sole insert may be in contact with at least a faceward surface of the sole insert. The frontal sole insert may separate the sole insert from the face.
Claims18
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a face;
- a crown extending backward from a top of the face;
- a first sole portion extending a first sole distance backward from a bottom of the face;
- a leading edge defined as a first boundary between the face and the first sole portion;
- a second sole portion extending forward a second sole distance from a back of the crown;
- a trailing edge defined as a second boundary between the back of the crown and the second sole portion;
- and
- a sole opening between the first sole portion and the second sole portion exposing an interior cavity of the golf club head;
- and
- an insert to fit into the sole opening, wherein the insert comprises:
- a sole insert detachably connected to the second sole portion, wherein the sole insert covers at least a part of the second sole portion;
- and
- a frontal sole insert in contact with at least a faceward surface of the sole insert, wherein the frontal sole insert separates the sole insert from the face, wherein the frontal sole insert is removably couplable to the sole insert.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a face;
- a crown extending backward from a top of the face;
- a first sole portion extending backward from a bottom of the face a first sole distance, wherein the first sole portion is substantially planar;
- a second sole portion extending forward from a back of the crown a second sole distance, wherein the second sole portion is substantially planar, and wherein the second sole portion is offset above the first sole portion by an offset distance;
- and
- a sole opening between the first sole portion and the second sole portion exposing an interior cavity of the golf club head;
- and
- an insert to fit into the sole opening, wherein the insert comprises:
- a sole insert detachably connected to the second sole portion, wherein the sole insert covers at least a part of the second sole portion, wherein the sole insert comprises a first sole piece, and wherein the first sole piece comprises a variable thickness;
- and
- a frontal sole insert in contact with at least a faceward surface of the sole insert, wherein the frontal sole insert separates the sole insert from the face.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a face;
- a crown extending backward from a top of the face;
- a first sole portion extending backward from a bottom of the face a first sole distance;
- a second sole portion extending forward from a back of the crown a second sole distance;
- and
- a sole opening between the first sole portion and the second sole portion exposing an interior cavity of the golf club head;
- and
- an insert to fit into the sole opening, wherein the insert comprises:
- a sole insert detachably connected to the second sole portion, wherein the sole insert covers at least a part of the second sole portion, and wherein the sole insert comprises a post hole;
- and
- a frontal sole insert in contact with at least a faceward surface of the sole insert, wherein the frontal sole insert separates the sole insert and the second sole portion from the face, and wherein the frontal sole insert comprises a post to fit into the post hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.