Golf club head and method of making same
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorEric Cole
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Abstract
A golf club head, preferably a putter head, has a body fitted with inserts having a density greater than that of the club head body. Two cavities are formed in the body and are accessible only through a front face of the body. One cavity is adjacent a heel region of the body, and the other cavity is adjacent a toe region of the body. In a preferred embodiment, the inserts and the cavities are provided with a suitable draft angle. The inserts are bonded within the cavities and are subsequently finished using a milling process or the like so that a front surface of each insert is substantially flush with the front face of the body.
Claims13
A method of making a golf club head, said method comprising:
- (a) forming a body from a first material having a first density, said body having a heel region, a toe region, a front face, a first cavity in said heel region, and a second cavity in said toe region, wherein said first and second cavities are accessible only through said front face;
- (b) forming a first insert and a second insert from a second material having a second density greater than said first density.
- (c) placing and affixing said first insert within said first cavity;
- (d) placing and affixing said second insert within said second cavity;
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- (e) finishing a front surface of said first insert and a front surface of said second insert so that the front surfaces of said first and second inserts are substantially flush with said front face.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body formed of a first material having a first density, said body having a heel region, a toe region, a front face, a first cavity in said heel region, and a second cavity in said toe region, said first and second cavities being accessible only through said front face;
- each of said first and second cavities having a plurality of side walls, each of said side walls having a draft angle;
- a first insert and a second insert formed of a second material having a second density greater than said first density, said first and second inserts being placed in said first and second cavities, respectively;
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- each of said first and second inserts having a plurality of side surfaces for mating with the side walls of said first and second cavities, each of said side surfaces having said draft angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.