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US 2003/0125126 A1Published application
Striking Plate for a Golf Club Head
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorJohn B. Kosmatka
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Abstract
Abstract of Disclosure A golf club having a club head with a striking plate that has an aspect ratio in excess of 0.575. The golf club head has a thin striking plate with a high aspect ratio in order to increase the deflection of the striking plate during impact with a golf ball. The striking plate may be composed of stainless steel, titanium, aluminum, amorphous metal, composites, or the like. The golf club head may be a wood or an iron.
Claims8
I claim as my invention:
- 1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a titanium alloy material having a depth, D, ranging from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and a width, W, ranging from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a face stiffness ranging from 6 x 104 pounds per inch to 8 x104 pounds per inch.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a steel alloy material having a depth, D, ranging from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and a width, W, ranging from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, and a striking face thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a face stiffness ranging from 6 x 104 pounds per inch to 8 x104 pounds per inch.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a vitreous metal material having a depth, D, ranging from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and a width, W, ranging from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, and a striking face thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a face stiffness ranging from 6 x 104 pounds per inch to 8 x104 pounds per inch.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a titanium alloy material having an aspect ratio of at least 0.575, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a face stiffness ranging from 6 x 104 pounds per inch to 8 x104 pounds per inch.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a titanium alloy material having an aspect ratio of at least 0.575, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a figure of merit less than 40x105 pound-grams per inch.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a titanium alloy material and having thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a figure of merit less than 40x105 pound-grams per inch and a face stiffness ranging from 6 x 104 pounds per inch to 8 x104 pounds per inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.