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US 8,133,134 B2Granted
Golf club face having encapsulated tuned structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsRichard Steven Wahlen, Andrew G. Oldknow
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AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsRichard Steven Wahlen, Andrew G. Oldknow
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A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a racquet structure that is tensioned to influence performance characteristics. The face material may be a metal, polymer, ceramic, or a combination thereof, and may be encapsulated over the matrix structure by suitable techniques such as coating, dipping, or molding processes such as injection molding or metal injection molding (MIM). In some aspects, the face material is lighter than the body portion of the club head, to concentrate mass away from the striking face, e.g., as in cup face technology.
A golf club head comprising a face portion and a body portion, wherein the face portion comprises a support frame, a matrix structure comprising a plurality of tensioned wires attached to inside surfaces of the support frame, the inside surfaces of the support frame adapted to maintain predetermined tension on the plurality of wires, and a face material encapsulating the plurality of wires and surrounding the matrix structure.
A method of manufacturing a golf club head having a face portion and a body portion, the method comprising:
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