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US 12,714,920 B2Granted
Golf club head with descending face thickness
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsMatthew T. Schier, Eric J. Morales, Lance R. White, Cory S. Bacon, Nathan S. Hawley
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Abstract
A golf club head comprising a variable face thickness wherein the face thickness is greater in an upper faceplate portion than a lower faceplate portion. The variable face thickness provides an increased flexibility in the lower faceplate portion to increase ball speed on lower struck shots relative to a uniform thickness faceplate.
Claims11
A golf club head comprising:
- a rear body;
- and
- a faceplate coupled to the rear body and comprising at least a majority of a strike face;
- wherein the faceplate comprises:
- a faceplate front surface;
- a faceplate rear surface opposite the faceplate front surface;
- a geometric face center;
- a horizontal midline extending across the faceplate and parallel to a ground plane;
- a faceplate upper portion located above the horizontal midline;
- and
- a faceplate lower portion located below the horizontal midline;
- wherein the faceplate upper portion has a faceplate upper portion thickness measured from the faceplate front surface to the faceplate rear surface;
- wherein the faceplate lower portion has a faceplate lower portion thickness measured from the faceplate front surface to the faceplate rear surface;
- wherein the faceplate upper portion thickness comprises a minimum faceplate upper portion thickness;
- wherein the faceplate lower portion thickness across an entirety of the faceplate lower portion is less than the minimum faceplate upper portion thickness;
- wherein the faceplate upper portion thickness is uniform across an entirety of the faceplate upper portion, and the faceplate lower portion thickness uniformly tapers from the horizontal midline to a sole;
- and
- a plurality of lower portion ribs formed in the faceplate lower portion, wherein
- each of the plurality of lower portion ribs has a rib height measured from the faceplate rear surface to a rib rear surface, and wherein the rib height of each of the plurality of lower portion ribs is less than the minimum faceplate upper portion thickness.
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