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US 2025/0352871 A1Published application
Forged multi-component putter
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsMatthew T. Schier, David A. Higdon, Murphy R. Alexander
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Abstract
Multi-component putters have forged, low-density crown components and more dense sole components. The two components comprise complementary geometries that allow for adhering the two components to create a putter head. The crown component and sole component are created to have a split plane and split plane angle, which allows for the sole component to be mostly or entirely hidden by the crown component when viewed at address.
Claims20
A putter-type golf club head, comprising:
- a sole component formed of a sole component material having a sole component material density, the sole component including:
- a sole bottom surface defining at least a portion of a sole of the putter-type golf club head;
- a sole top surface;
- a sole projection from a top plan view, the sole projection having a sole projection border that defined a sole projection area;
- and
- a crown component formed of a crown component material different from the sole component material and having a crown component material density less than the sole component material density, the crown component including:
- a crown bottom surface coupled to the sole top surface;
- a crown top surface defining at least a portion of a crown of the putter-type golf club head;
- a crown projection from the top plan view, the crown projection having a crown projection border that defines a crown projection area;
- wherein:
- the crown projection area encompasses at least 95% of the sole projection area, such that no more than 5% of the sole component is visible from the top plan view;
- the crown component material comprises a crown component forged material including at least 98% aluminum;
- and
- the sole component comprises at least 70% of a total weight of the putter-type golf club head.
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A putter-type golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising;
- a strike face;
- a sole component made of a first material contributing at least 85% of a total body weight;
- the sole component further comprising:
- a sole extending rearward from a bottom of the strike face and having a sole lower surface and a sole top surface;
- a top rail extending rearward from a top of the strike face and including a lip projecting over the sole top surface;
- a rear wall joining the sole top surface to the lip of the top rail and defining a rear wall cavity open to a rear of the club;
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- a crown component made of a second material, coupled to the sole component, the crown component comprising;
- a crown component front wall disposed in the rear wall cavity of the body;
- a crown component rear extension overlaying the sole top surface of the body;
- wherein the lip of the top rail extends over an entirety of the crown component front wall;
- wherein the first material is denser than the second material;
- and
- wherein the second material is at least 98% pure aluminum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.