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US 2020/0346076 A1Published application
Golf club head having a detached faceplate
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsErik M. Henrikson, Eric J. Morales, Samuel Pendred
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a body having a faceplate with a strike surface, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end opposite the faceplate, and a sole opposite a top rail, the faceplate is connected to the sole and configured to pivot about the sole.
Claims20
A golf club head comprising:
- a body including:
- a faceplate having a striking surface;
- a toe end opposite a heel end;
- a back end opposite the faceplate;
- a sole opposite a top rail;
- a first notch formed between the faceplate and the back end and positioned near the heel end of the body;
- wherein the first notch defines a gap between the faceplate and the heel end of the body to separate the top rail from the heel end of the body and wherein the gap extends entirely through the top rail and into at least a portion of the face plate and hosel;
- and
- wherein the first notch further comprises a first end comprising a radius to distribute the stresses concentrations experienced during faceplate bending.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a body including:
- a faceplate having a striking surface;
- a toe end opposite a heel end;
- a back end opposite the faceplate;
- a sole opposite a top rail;
- a first notch formed between the faceplate and the back end and positioned near the heel end of the body;
- wherein the first notch defines a gap between the faceplate and the heel end of the body to separate the faceplate from the heel end of the body;
- a first slot extending entirely through the toe end of the body, the first slot having a first end proximate the sole, wherein the first end of the first slot is circular, wherein the first slot defines a gap which separates the faceplate from the back end, wherein the width of the gap increases in a direction from the sole towards the top rail;
- and wherein the first slot separates the face plate from the back end such that only the sole connects the face plate and the back end at the toe end of the body;
- wherein the gap of the first notch extends entirely through the top rail and into at least a portion of the face plate and hosel to separate the top rail from the heel end;
- and
- wherein the first notch further comprises a first end comprising a radius to distribute the stresses concentrations experienced during faceplate bending.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a body including:
- a faceplate having a striking surface;
- a toe end opposite a heel end;
- a back end opposite the faceplate;
- a sole opposite a top rail;
- a first channel formed between the faceplate and the back end and positioned near the heel end of the body;
- wherein the first channel defines a gap between the faceplate and the heel end of the body to separate the faceplate from the heel end of the body;
- wherein the gap extends entirely through the top rail and into at least a portion of the face plate and hosel to separate the top rail from the heel end;
- and
- wherein the first channel further comprises a first end comprising a radius to distribute the stresses concentrations experienced during faceplate bending.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.