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US 7,731,604 B2Granted
Golf club iron head
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsBret H. Wahl, Marni D. Ines
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Abstract
Embodiments of an iron type golf club head that defines a heel-portion, a mid-portion, and a toe-portion are disclosed. A mass of the heel-portion exceeds 35% of a combined mass of the heel-portion, mid-portion, and toe-portion. The heel-portion includes an opening to receive a weight insert located within a mass pad to provide heel biased weighting. The head further includes an undercut region in the toe-portion.
Claims21
An iron type golf club head comprising:
- a hosel;
- a club face portion connected with the hosel;
- a heel-portion, a mid-portion, and a toe-portion, wherein a mass of the heel-portion exceeds 35% of a combined mass of the heel-portion, mid-portion, and toe-portion, the heel-portion, the mid-portion, and the toe-portion each being of equal width across the club face portion;
- wherein the club face portion further comprises:
- a ball striking face located on the club face portion;
- a backside opposite the ball striking face;
- a backside wall that extends in a direction normal to the ball striking face and around a backside perimeter to define a cavity, wherein the backside wall further defines an undercut region in the toe-portion;
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- wherein a mass pad occupies space in the heel-portion to reduce the volume of the cavity region and facilitate heel biased weighting, wherein the mass pad is adapted to receive an insert.
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An iron type golf club head comprising:
- a hosel;
- a heel-portion;
- a mid-portion;
- a toe-portion;
- a face wall located within the heel-portion, the mid-portion, and the toe-portion, the face wall being connected with the hosel and defining a ball striking face;
- and
- a backside wall that extends in a direction approximately normal to the ball striking face and around a backside perimeter to define a backside cavity, wherein the heel-portion defines a mass pad, the backside wall further defines an undercut region in the toe-portion, the face wall having a thickness less than approximately 3 mm, the heel-portion having a mass exceeding 35% of a combined mass of the heel-portion, the mid-portion, and the toe-portion, the heel-portion, the mid-portion, and the toe-portion each being of equal width across the face wall;
- wherein a mass pad occupies space in the heel-portion to reduce the volume of the cavity region and facilitate heel biased weighting, wherein the mass pad is adapted to receive an insert.
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An iron type golf club head comprising:
- a hosel;
- a cavity back style club head frame connected to the hosel and having a toe-portion, mid-portion and heel-portion;
- the club head frame having a ball striking face peripheral wall extending generally rearwardly from a periphery of the ball striking face, and a back wall connected to and cooperable with the peripheral wall to define a cavity region, the peripheral wall including a sole portion having a sole thickness that increases in a direction from the toe-portion to the heel-portion;
- the heel-portion having an opening configured to receive a removable weight, the heel-portion having a mass exceeding 35% of a combined mass of the heel-portion, mid-portion and toe-portion, the heel-portion, the mid-portion, and the toe-portion each being of equal width across the ball striking face;
- wherein a mass pad occupies space in the heel-portion to reduce the volume of the cavity region and facilitate heel biased weighting, wherein the mass pad is adapted to receive the removable weight.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.