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US 8,109,838 B2Granted
Golf club head with a three-dimensional alignment member and methods to manufacture golf club heads
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Solheim, Leslie J. Bryant
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads with a three-dimensional alignment member and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims19
A golf club head, comprising:
- a first body portion made of a first material associated with a first density, the first body portion having a top rail;
- a second body portion made of a second material associated with a second density, the second body portion having a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion to form a visual alignment member based on a dimension of a golf ball, and the second body portion including a ball retrieval member comprising a first surface and a second surface,
- wherein the ball retrieval member is located at or proximate to a back side of the golf club head,
- wherein the first body portion comprises a C-shaped configuration relative to an individual at an address position, and wherein the second body portion comprises a Y-shaped configuration relative to a golf ball at an address position,
- wherein the first arcuate portion extends above the top rail, and
- wherein the first density is greater than the second density.
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A method comprising:
- forming a first body portion made of a first material associated with a first density, the first body portion having a top rail;
- forming a second body portion made of a second material associated with a second density, the second body portion having a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion to provide a visual alignment member based on a dimension of a golf ball, and the second body portion including a ball retrieval member comprising a first surface and a second surface, the ball retrieval member being proximate to a back side of the second body portion,
- wherein the first body portion comprises a C-shaped configuration relative to an individual at an address position, and wherein the second body portion comprises a Y-shaped configuration relative to a golf ball at an address position,
- wherein the first arcuate portion extends above the top rail, and
- wherein the first density is greater than the second density.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a first body portion made of a first material associated with a first density, the first body portion having a top rail;
- a second body portion made of a second material associated with a second density, the second body portion having a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion to form a visual alignment member based on a dimension of a golf ball, and the second body portion including a ball retrieval member comprising a first surface and a second surface,
- wherein the ball retrieval member is located at or proximate to a back side of the golf club head,
- wherein the first body portion comprises a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a face portion connecting the first arm portion and the second arm portion, and wherein the second body portion comprises a first leg portion extending from the second arcuate portion to the first arm portion, and a second leg portion extending from the second arcuate portion to the second arm portion,
- wherein the first arcuate portion extends above the top rail, and
- wherein the first density is greater than the second density.
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A gold club head, comprising:
- a first body portion made of a first material associated with a first density, the first body portion having a top rail;
- a second body portion made of a second material associated with a second density, the second body portion having a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion to form a visual alignment member based on a dimension of a golf ball, and the second body portion including a ball retrieval member comprising a first surface and a second surface,
- wherein the ball retrieval member is located at or proximate to a back side of the golf club head,
- wherein the first body portion comprises a first arm portion and a second arm portion to form a contour having outward curving end portions with a narrow center portion,
- wherein the first arcuate portion extends above the top rail, and
- wherein the first density is greater than the second density.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.