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US 7,794,333 B2Granted
Strike face insert
AssigneeSRI Sports Limited
InventorsMichael J. Wallans, Mark Blumenkrantz
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Abstract
A golf club head, according to one or more aspects of the present invention, comprises a metallic striking wall having a striking surface and at least one through score-line opening. At least one complementary component may be disposed rearward of the striking surface such that at least a part of the at least one complementary component extends into only a part of the at least one through score-line opening.
Claims21
A golf club head comprising:
- a metallic striking wall comprising a striking surface and at least one elongated through score-line opening extending across a majority of the striking surface and including side walls formed in the metallic striking wall;
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- at least one complementary component disposed rearward of the striking surface and having an anterior surface recessed in its entirety from the striking surface, at least a part of the at least one complementary component extending into only a part of the at least one through score-line opening, at least a portion of the side walls of the at least one through score-line opening and at least a portion of the anterior surface of the at least one complementary component being visually exposed and delimiting a face groove.
A golf club head comprising:
- a metallic striking wall comprising a striking surface and at least one elongated through score-line opening extending across a majority of the striking surface and including side walls formed in the metallic striking wall;
- at least one complementary component disposed rearward of the striking surface in only a part of the at least one through score-line opening and having an anterior surface recessed in its entirety from the striking surface, at least a portion of the side walls of the at least one score line opening and the anterior surface of the at least one complementary component being visually exposed and delimiting a face groove;
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- an aft portion disposed rearward of the striking wall.
1 more element
A golf club head comprising:
- a metallic striking-wall insert comprising a striking surface and at least one elongated through score-line opening extending across a majority of the striking surface and including side walls formed in the metallic striking-wall insert;
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- at least one complementary component disposed rearward of the striking surface and having an anterior surface recessed in its entirety from the striking surface, at least a part of the at least one complementary component extending into only a part of the at least one through score-line opening, at least a portion of the side walls of the at least one through score-line opening and the anterior surface of the at least one complementary component being visually exposed and delimiting a face groove.
A golf club head comprising:
- a metallic striking wall comprising a striking surface and at least one elongated through score-line opening extending across a majority of the striking surface and including side walls formed in the metallic striking wall;
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- at least one complementary component comprising an anterior surface recessed in its entirety from the striking face and an alignment feature disposed thereon, the alignment feature being perceivable through the at least one through score-line opening, the side walls of the at least one through score-line opening in their entireties and the anterior surface of the at least one complementary component being visually exposed and delimiting a face groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.