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US 12,766,375 B2Granted
Golf club heads with normalized impact response
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsEric J. Morales, Lance R. White, Joshua A. Degerness, Mitchell J. Simonet
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Abstract
A wood-type golf club head having a normalized impact response across the entire face of the club. Components of the club head can provide structural rigidity to the club head at rest and during low-energy impacts and provide flexure during high-energy impacts.
Claims16
A golf club head, comprising:
- a crown, a sole, a heel end, a toe end, a front portion, and a rear that define an internal cavity;
- a strikeface located at the front portion;
- wherein:
- the strikeface comprises a rear surface facing the internal cavity and a striking surface opposite the rear surface;
- and
- the sole comprises an internal surface facing the internal cavity and an external surface opposite the internal surface;
- and
- a resilient member disposed in the internal cavity and comprising:
- a base, comprising:
- a base end coupled to the internal surface of the sole;
- a free end proximate the rear surface of the strikeface;
- a first arm comprising a first forward surface and a first rearward surface;
- a second arm comprising a second forward surface and a second rearward surface;
- and
- a plurality of support members extending from the first rearward surface to the second forward surface within a relatively rigid section;
- and
- a contact member, wherein:
- the contact member is a different material than the base;
- and
- the contact member is coupled to the base and configured to continuously engage the rear surface of the strikeface at rest.
17 more elements
A golf club head, comprising:
- a crown, a sole, a heel end, a toe end, a front portion, and a rear that define an internal cavity;
- a strikeface located at the front portion;
- wherein:
- the strikeface comprises a rear surface facing the internal cavity and a striking surface opposite the rear surface;
- the sole comprises an internal surface facing the internal cavity and an external surface opposite the internal surface;
- and
- a resilient member disposed in the internal cavity and comprising:
- a base and a contact member;
- wherein:
- the base comprises a base end and free end, wherein the base end is coupled to the internal surface of the sole and the free end is proximate the rear surface of the strikeface;
- and the contact member is coupled to the base and configured to continuously engage the rear surface of the strikeface at rest;
- and
- wherein the base further comprises a relatively rigid section extending from the base end to an intermediate section, and a relatively flexible section extending from the intermediate section to the free end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.