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US 2011/0086722 A1Published application
Golf Club Assembly and Golf Club with Suspended Face Plate
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAndrew G.V. Oldknow, Donald S. Rahrig
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a body member having a front surface, a major recess formed in the front surface, and a plurality of minor recess formed in a surface of the major recess. A face plate includes a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of projections extending outwardly from the rear surface. The face plate is received in the major recess, and each projection is received in a corresponding minor recess. A layer of resilient material may be disposed between each projection and the corresponding minor recess.
Claims21
A golf club head comprising:
- a body member having a front surface, a major recess formed in the front surface, and a plurality of minor recesses formed in a surface of the major recess;
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- a face plate having a front surface, a rear surface, a peripheral edge, and a plurality of projections extending outwardly from the rear surface, the peripheral edge of the face plate being spaced from the body member and defining a gap about the entire peripheral edge between the face plate and the body member, the face plate being received in the major recess, and each projection being received in a corresponding minor recess.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body member having a front surface, a major recess formed in the front surface, and a plurality of recesses formed in a surface of the major recess;
- a face plate having a front surface, a rear surface, a peripheral edge, and a plurality of projections extending outwardly from the rear surface, the face plate being received in the major recess, each projection being received in a corresponding minor recess with a tip of each projection being in direct contact with the body member, and the rear surface and peripheral edge of the face plate being spaced from the body member;
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- a first layer of resilient material disposed between each projection and the corresponding minor recess, and a second layer of resilient material being disposed between the peripheral edge of the face plate and the body member.
1 more element
A golf club assembly comprising:
- a shaft;
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- a club head secured to a first end of the shaft and comprising:
- a body member having a front surface, a major recess formed in the front surface, and a plurality of minor recesses formed in a surface of the major recess;
- a face plate having a front surface, a rear surface, a peripheral edge, and a plurality of projections extending outwardly from the rear surface, the peripheral edge of the face plate being spaced from the body member and defining a gap about the entire peripheral edge between the face plate and the body member, the face plate being received in the major recess, and each projection being received in a corresponding minor recess;
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- a layer of resilient material disposed between each projection and the corresponding minor recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.