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US 2014/0349780 A1Published application
Golf club heads with slit features and related methods
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorBrandon L. Fossum
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Abstract
Golf club heads with slit features are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
Claims24
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a sole, a crown, a hosel, a body heel end, a body toe end, a body rear portion, and a strikewall;
- and
- a slit feature at a slit section of the body;
- wherein:
- the slit section comprises a portion of one of the sole or the crown;
- the hosel defines a shaft axis and a shaft axis plane that comprises the shaft axis and is orthogonal to a ground plane when the golf club head is at address over the ground plane;
- the slit feature comprises:
- a first slit comprising:
- a first forward slit edge;
- and
- a first rearward slit edge;
- a second slit comprising:
- a second forward slit edge;
- and
- a second rearward slit edge;
- and
- a first rib defined between:
- the first rearward slit edge of the first slit;
- and
- the second forward slit edge of the second slit;
- and
- at least one of the following is located forward of the shaft axis plane:
- a first slit forwardmost point of the first slit;
- a first slit rearwardmost point of the first slit;
- a second slit forwardmost point of the second slit;
- or
- a second slit rearwardmost point of the second slit.
24 more elements
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a sole, a crown, a hosel, a body heel end, a body toe end, a body rear portion, and a strikewall;
- and
- a slit feature at a slit section of the body;
- wherein:
- the slit section comprises a portion of one of the sole or the crown;
- the hosel defines a shaft axis and a shaft axis plane that comprises the shaft axis and is orthogonal to a ground plane when the golf club head is at address over the ground plane;
- the slit feature comprises:
- a first slit comprising:
- a first forward slit edge;
- a first rearward slit edge;
- a first slit heelside section;
- and
- a first slit toeside section;
- a second slit comprising:
- a second forward slit edge;
- a second rearward slit edge;
- a second slit toewardmost point closest to the body toe end;
- a second slit heelwardmost point closest to the body heel end;
- and
- a second slit axis through the second slit heelwardmost point and the second slit toewardmost point;
- and
- a first rib defined between:
- the first rearward slit edge of the first slit;
- the second forward slit edge of the second slit;
- and
- the second slit axis intersects the first slit heelside section and the first slit toeside section.
23 more elements
A method for providing a golf club head, the method comprising:
- providing a body comprising a sole, a crown, a hosel, a body heel end, a body toe end, a body rear portion, and a strikewall;
- and
- providing a slit feature at a slit section of the body;
- wherein:
- the slit section comprises a portion of one of the sole or the crown;
- the hosel defines a shaft axis and a shaft axis plane that comprises the shaft axis and is orthogonal to a ground plane when the golf club head is at address over the ground plane;
- the slit feature comprises:
- a first slit comprising:
- a first forward slit edge;
- and
- a first rearward slit edge;
- a second slit comprising:
- a second forward slit edge;
- and
- a second rearward slit edge;
- and
- a first rib defined between:
- the first rearward slit edge of the first slit;
- and
- the second forward slit edge of the second slit;
- and
- at least one of the following is located forward of the shaft axis plane:
- a first slit forwardmost point of the first slit;
- a first slit rearwardmost point of the first slit;
- a second slit forwardmost point of the second slit;
- or
- a second slit rearwardmost point of the second slit.
24 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.