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US 6,569,029 B1Granted
Golf club head having replaceable bounce angle portions
OwnerEdward Hamburgerinventor
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Abstract
A golf club head having a body including a striking surface and a lower portion which couples with one of a plurality of flanges adapted to be fastened to the lower portion of the body. Each flange is configured to have a lower ground engaging surface defining a predetermined bounce angle such that replacing one of the plurality of flanges alters the bounce angle of the head. Preferably, the flange includes a plurality of cavities for receiving interchangeable weights for altering the weight characteristics of the club head.
Claims17
A golf club head for mounting on a shaft, comprising:
- a body having a striking surface and a lower portion;
- and
- one of a plurality of flanges adapted to be fastened to said lower portion of said body, each flange having a ground engaging surface extending from a front edge of said flange located adjacent said striking surface to a lowermost sole point and defining a predetermined bounce angle relative to the club shaft and wherein each flange is configured to have a lower ground engaging surface defining a different predetermined bounce angle such that replacing one of the plurality of flanges alters the bounce angle of the head.
A golf club head for mounting on a shaft, comprising:
- a body having a striking surface and a lower portion;
- and
- one of a plurality of flanges adapted to be fastened to said lower portion of said body, each flange having a ground engaging surface extending from a front edge of said flange located adjacent said striking surface to a lowermost sole point and defining a predetermined bounce angle relative to the club shaft and wherein each flange is configured to have a lower ground engaging surface defining a different predetermined bounce angle such that replacing one of the plurality of flanges alters the bounce angle of the head, and wherein each flange includes a cavity for receiving one of a plurality of interchangeable weights for altering the weight characteristics of said head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.