Golf club head having performance-enhancing structure
AssigneeEdiZONE, LC
InventorTony M. Pearce
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Abstract
A golf club that is preferably made from fiber-reinforced plastic composite by an injection molding process. The preferred golf club head includes a striking face for striking a golf ball, an outer periphery, a cavity formed between the outer periphery and the back of the striking face, a sole enclosing the bottom portion of said cavity, and at least one elongate power bar extending across the cavity from the striking face to the outer periphery. The sole is preferably integrally formed with the face plate and outer periphery. The cavity of the golf club head opens to the top of the club head. Each elongate power bar separates the cavity into receptacles. Inserts may be placed within the receptacles for aesthetic, aerodynamic, acoustic, and other purposes.
Claims22
A golf club head comprising:
- a striking face for striking a golf ball, the striking face having a first end and a second end and a proximal side and a distal side, the proximal side of said striking face being adapted for contacting a golf ball,
- an outer periphery extending from said striking face first end in an outward direction to said striking face second end in order to form a golf club head interior,
- a body having a top, a solid bottom, a face formed by said striking face, and a heel formed by said outer periphery,
- a plurality of elongate power bars extending completely from said striking face to said outer periphery, at least one of said elongate power bars extending completely from said body top to said body bottom,
- a plurality of cavities in said body formed by said power bars, said outer periphery and said striking face,
- a plurality of hard covers located to cover said cavities, and
- a combination of resin and reinforcing fibers located in at least one of said striking face, outer periphery and power bars;
- wherein said body, said striking face, said outer periphery and said elongate power bars are formed as a single integral piece;
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- wherein at least two of said cavities are separated by an elongate power bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.