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US 2016/0096086 A1Published application
Club head with club head alignment aid and related method
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsKevin W. Flaherty, John H. Loudenslager, Nicholas S. Radeleff
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a club head with a club head alignment aid. Other embodiments for related club heads and methods are also disclosed.
Claims15
1) A wood-type club head comprising:
- a front end comprising a front face;
- a toe end;
- a heel end opposite the toe end;
- a rear end opposite the front end;
- a crown surface comprising a front crown end and a rear crown end;
- and
- an alignment aid at the crown surface;
- wherein:
- the front crown end is closer to the front end than to the rear end;
- the rear crown end is closer to the rear end than to the front end;
- the alignment aid comprises five alignment aid stripes;
- the five alignment aid stripes comprise a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, a second heel alignment aid stripe, and a center alignment aid stripe;
- the first toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than to the heel end;
- the first heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than to the toe end;
- the second toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than the first toe alignment aid stripe;
- the second heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than the first heel alignment aid stripe;
- the center alignment aid stripe is substantially equally between the first toe alignment aid stripe and the first heel alignment aid stripe;
- the first toe alignment aid stripe is wider than the second toe alignment aid stripe;
- the first heel alignment aid stripe is wider than the second heel alignment aid stripe;
- and
- the center alignment aid strip is wider than the first toe alignment aid stripe and the first heel alignment aid stripe.
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13) A method comprising:
- providing a wood-type club head comprising:
- a front end comprising a front face;
- a toe end;
- a heel end opposite the toe end;
- a rear end opposite the front end;
- and
- a crown surface comprising a front crown end and a rear crown end, the front crown end closer to the front end than to the rear end, and the rear crown end closer to the rear end than to the front end;
- and
- providing an alignment aid at the crown surface extending between the front crown end and the rear crown end, the alignment aid comprising five alignment aid stripes, wherein:
- the five alignment aid stripes comprise a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, a second heel alignment aid stripe, and a center alignment aid stripe;
- the first toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than to the heel end;
- the first heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than to the toe end;
- the second toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than the first toe alignment aid stripe;
- the second heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than the first heel alignment aid stripe;
- the center alignment aid stripe is substantially equally between the first toe alignment aid stripe and the first heel alignment aid stripe;
- the first toe alignment aid stripe is wider than the second toe alignment aid stripe;
- the first heel alignment aid stripe is wider than the second heel alignment aid stripe;
- and
- the center alignment aid stripe is wider than the first toe alignment aid stripe and the first heel alignment aid stripe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.