Ball striking device having a covering element
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJason Cardani, Jeremy Snyder
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Abstract
A ball striking device may include a ball striking plate having a front surface configured to strike a ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The ball striking device may include a covering element located behind the rear surface. The covering element may be affixed to the rear surface of the ball striking plate with an adhesive member. The adhesive member may include a double-sided tape. Further, a thickened portion of the ball striking plate may be located behind a desired-contact region of the ball striking plate and the covering element may be affixed thereto. The covering element may be a highly-contoured element. The ball striking device may be a golf club head.
Claims36
A ball striking device comprising:
- a ball striking plate having a front surface configured to strike a ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface;
- and
- a covering element located behind the rear surface of the ball striking plate,
- wherein the covering element is affixed to the rear surface of the ball striking plate with a first double-sided tape having a first thickness and with a second double-sided tape having a second thickness,
- wherein the first double-sided tape covers a first region of the rear surface of the ball striking plate and wherein the second double-sided tape covers a second region of the rear surface of the ball striking plate,
- wherein the first region generally corresponds to a thickened portion projecting from the rear surface of the ball striking plate,
- wherein the first region and the second region are separated by a third region of the rear surface of the ball striking plate, and
- wherein the third region is devoid of an adhesive member.
A ball striking device comprising:
- a ball striking plate having a front surface configured to strike a ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface;
- and
- a covering element affixed to the rear surface of the ball striking plate,
- wherein the covering element is a highly-contoured element having a maximum-to-minimum height ratio of greater than or equal to 5.
A covering element for affixation to a golf club, the covering element comprising;
- a first surface configured for placing an adhesive member;
- and
- a second surface having a multi-level surface topography with a plurality of abrupt changes in the slope of the surface;
- wherein the covering element weighs less than 12.0 grams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.