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US 7,658,686 B2Granted
Golf club head with concave insert
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorPeter L. Soracco
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Abstract
A hollow golf club head with a concave portion is disclosed and claimed. The club head includes a metallic portion and a light weight portion, which may be formed of plastic, composite, or the like. The concave portion allows the club designer to make a club head having very thin portions while still maintaining the requisite structural integrity. Convex bulges may optionally be provided to house weight inserts to enhance the playing characteristics of the golf club.
Claims27
A golf club head, comprising:
- a plurality of body members cooperatively defining an interior volume;
- said plurality of body members including a first body member having a sole portion and a face portion, the face portion including score lines;
- and
- said plurality of body members including a second body member coupled to said first body member, said second body member comprising a skirt portion having a plurality of concave indentations extending into said interior volume and a convex bulge extending generally away from said interior volume, wherein the plurality of concave indentations displaces a volume of at least 10 cubic centimeters, and are configured and dimensioned to allow the skirt to withstand stress longitudinally and transversely, and wherein the convex bulge furthers comprises an insert positioned therein having a mass from 1 gram to 50 grams.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a plurality of body members cooperatively defining an interior volume;
- said plurality of body members including a first body member having a sole portion and a face portion, the face portion including score lines;
- and
- said plurality of body members including a second body member coupled to said first body member, said second body member comprising a skirt portion having a plurality of concave indentations extending into said interior volume and displacing a volume of at least 10 cubic centimeters;
- wherein said second body member further comprises:
- a first convex bulge extending generally away from said interior volume, wherein said first convex bulge comprises a first insert;
- and
- a second convex bulge extending generally away from said interior volume, wherein second convex bulge comprises a second insert;
- and wherein the plurality of concave indentations is configured and dimensioned to withstand stress longitudinally and transversely.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a first body member having a face and an attachment perimeter, the face including score lines;
- and
- a second body member coupled to said first body member along said attachment perimeter to define a club head interior volume;
- wherein said second body member includes a plurality of concave indentations extending into said interior volume and a convex bulge extending generally away from said interior volume, wherein said concave indentations displace a volume of at least 10 cubic centimeters and are selectively positioned to withstand stress transversely and longitudinally, and wherein the convex bulge further comprises an insert positioned therein.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a plurality of body members cooperatively defining an interior volume, wherein the plurality of body members comprises:
- a first body member having a sole portion and a face portion, wherein the face portion comprises an insert and score lines, and wherein the sole portion comprises a sole insert;
- and
- a second body member coupled to the first body member, wherein the second body member comprises a skirt portion comprising a plurality of concave indentations extending into said interior volume and displacing a volume of at least 10 cubic centimeters, and wherein the plurality of concave indentations are configured and dimensioned to allow the skirt to withstand stress longitudinally and transversely.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.