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US 12,766,381 B2Granted
Golf club head including an insert
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsGrant M. Martens, Kyle A. Carr
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Abstract
A golf club head including a leading edge slot 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 second sole portion, a sole opening between the first sole portion and the second sole portion. The golf club head may include an insert including an insert body mechanically connected to the body only through the second sole edge and a damper in contact with at least a back of the insert body.
Claims19
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 and terminating at a first sole edge;
- a second sole portion extending forward from a back of the crown a second sole
- distance and terminating at a second sole edge;
- 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:
- an insert body mechanically connected to the body only through the second sole edge, wherein the insert body at least partially covers the sole opening;
- and
- a damper is in contact with at least a back of the insert body, wherein the damper is a weight, and wherein the insert body separates the damper from the face.
11 more elements
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 and terminating at a first sole edge;
- and
- a second sole portion extending forward from a back of the crown a second sole distance and terminating at a second sole edge;
- and
- an insert to fit between the first sole portion and the second sole portion, wherein the insert comprises:
- an insert body mechanically connected to the body only through the second sole edge, wherein the insert body wraps around the first sole edge onto an interior surface of the first sole portion, and wherein the insert body comprises a damper recess;
- and
- a damper to fit into the damper recess, wherein the damper is in contact with at least part of the interior surface of the first sole portion.
8 more elements
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 and terminating at a first sole edge;
- and
- a second sole portion extending forward from a back of the crown a second sole distance and terminating at a second sole edge;
- a bar mechanically connected to the body on an interior surface of the second sole portion on a first end of the bar;
- and
- an insert to fit between the first sole portion and the second sole portion, wherein the insert comprises:
- an insert body mechanically connected to the body only through a second end of the bar opposite the first end of the bar, wherein the insert body comprises:
- a front body wall;
- a top body wall extending backward from a top of the front body wall;
- a back body wall extending downward from a back of the top body wall;
- a first side body wall extending between heel ends of the front body wall, the top body wall, and the back body wall;
- and
- a second side body wall extending between toe ends of the front body wall, the top body wall, and the back body wall;
- a first edge insert fitting between the first sole edge and the insert body;
- and
- a damper in contact with the top body wall.
16 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.