Faceplate of a golf club head
AssigneeWilson Sporting Goods Co.
InventorsSean P. Griffin, Ninad Trifale, Richard P. Hulock, Jon C. Pergande, Robert T. Thurman
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Abstract
A golf club may include a head having a body and a faceplate coupled to the body. The faceplate may have a maximum thickness at a central location and a cross-section intersecting the central location. The cross-section may have continuously variable wall thickness across the faceplate. The faceplate may have a closed non-convex contour curve defined by constant faceplate wall thickness that encloses the central location.
Claims25
A golf club comprising:
- a head having a body;
- a faceplate coupled to the body, the faceplate having a cross-section through a center location of the face, the cross-section having a continuously variable wall thickness, the faceplate forming a first closed non-convex contour curve defined by a first constant faceplate wall thickness and a second closed non-convex contour curve defined by a second faceplate wall thickness, the second closed non-convex contour curve enclosing the first closed non-convex contour curve, and the first constant faceplate wall thickness and the second constant faceplate wall thickness having a faceplate wall thickness difference of at least 0.2 mm.
The golf club of claim 10, wherein the cross-section is horizontal with respect to a ground plane.
The golf club of claim 10, wherein the cross-section is vertical with respect to the ground plane.
The golf club of claim 15, wherein the faceplate further comprises a third cross-section through the central location and vertical with respect to the ground plane, and wherein the third cross-section has a third continuously variable wall thickness that undergoes a non-constant rate of change of slope through the central location.
A golf club comprising:
- a head having a body;
- a faceplate coupled to the body, the faceplate has an inner surface and an outer surface, the faceplate having a cross-section through a central location, the cross-section having a continuously variable wall thickness that undergoes a non-constant rate of change of slope from an edge of the inner surface to an opposite edge of the inner surface through the central location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.