Golf club head
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsMarni D. Ines, Bret H. Wahl
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Abstract
An iron-type golf club head is disclosed having a first piece including a portion of an iron-type face. A second piece including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a hinge region, and a front opening for receiving the first piece is also disclosed. A first contact surface of the first piece is connected with a second contact surface of the second piece at a contact interface. A continuous weld extends along the contact interface attaching the first and second pieces together at the contact interface. The continuous weld includes a fusion zone occurring substantially on the iron-type face outside the hinge region of the club head.
Claims17
An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a first piece including at least a portion of an iron-type face;
- a second piece including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a hinge region, and a cavity region, wherein the cavity region is surrounded by the heel portion, the sole portion, the toe portion, and the top-line portion;
- a first contact surface of the first piece being connected with a second contact surface of the second piece at a contact interface;
- a weld extending along the contact interface attaching the first and second pieces together at the contact interface, wherein a front weld bead is removed from a front surface of the iron-type face.
An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a front striking surface;
- a rear face surface located behind at least a portion of the front striking surface in a cavity region;
- a first piece including at least a portion of the front striking surface;
- a second piece including a sole portion, a heel portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, and at least a portion of a hinge region, wherein the cavity region is surrounded by the heel portion, the sole portion, the toe portion, and the top-line portion;
- a contact surface of the first piece being connected with a contact surface of the second piece, the contact between the first piece and the second piece defining a contact interface;
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- a continuous weld extending along the contact interface attaching the first piece and the second piece together at the contact interface, the continuous weld including a fusion zone creating a front weld bead and the front weld bead is removed from a front surface of the iron-type face.
An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a first piece striking plate;
- a second piece including a hosel, a sole portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top-line portion, a hinge region, and a cavity region, wherein the cavity region is surrounded by the heel portion, the sole portion, the toe portion, and the top-line portion;
- a first contact surface of the first piece striking plate being connected with a second contact surface of the second piece at a contact interface;
- a weld extending along the contact interface attaching the first and second pieces together at the contact interface, wherein a front weld bead is removed from a front surface of the iron-type face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.