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US 8,449,406 B1Granted
Golf club head
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Frame, Chris Schartiger, Michael Walker
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Abstract
A golf club head is provided having a club body and a contact plate secured to the club body. The contact plate defines at least a portion of a striking surface having a plurality of striking surface grooves. A plurality of soft portions is provided that are coupled to a rear surface of the contact plate. The plurality of soft portions also corresponds to the plurality of striking surface grooves.
Claims18
A golf club head, comprising:
- a club body;
- and
- a contact plate secured to the club body, the contact plate defining at least a portion of a striking surface having a plurality of striking surface grooves, and a plurality of soft portions coupled to a rear surface of the contact plate, the plurality of soft portions corresponding to the plurality of striking surface grooves;
- wherein the plurality of soft portions are located in at least one cavity, the at least one cavity defined by a varying thickness of a back portion.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a striking plate comprising a plurality of grooves defined on a striking surface;
- and
- a head body comprising a forward surface at which the striking plate is secured to the head body, wherein the forward surface defines at least one support protrusion that in combination with the striking plate defines a channel located between a rear surface of the striking plate and the forward surface;
- wherein the at least one support protrusion is a plurality of support protrusions that include horizontal portions that extend substantially parallel to the respective plurality of grooves, and the horizontal portions include a horizontal portion centerline that is vertically offset from a respective groove centerline by a distance of between about 0.05 mm and 1.5 mm.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a club body;
- and
- a contact plate secured to the club body, the contact plate defining at least a portion of a striking surface having a plurality of striking surface grooves, and a plurality of soft portions coupled to a rear surface of the contact plate, the plurality of soft portions corresponding to the plurality of striking surface grooves;
- wherein a back portion defines at least one cavity portion located between the back portion and the contact plate, the at least one cavity portion having a first volume, wherein the at least one cavity portion is a channel that extends to at least one fill aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.