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US 8,540,587 B2Granted
Golf club head with sound tuning
AssigneeCobra Golf Incorporated
InventorsRobert D Hirsch, Joshua G. Breier
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Abstract
A golf club head with sound tuning. The golf club head includes a hollow body that defines an interior cavity and at least one tuning member extends across the interior cavity. The tuning member dimensions, stiffness and dampening characteristics are selected to alter the vibration behavior of the golf club head.
Claims20
A method of tuning a golf club head comprising:
- providing a body including a crown portion and a sole portion, the body defining an interior cavity, wherein an aperture extends through the sole portion, the crown portion comprising a first attachment location within the interior cavity;
- selecting one of a plurality of removable tuning members so as to change the sound tuning of a golf club head;
- inserting the selected removable tuning member through the aperture and into the cavity such that the tuning member extends across the interior cavity and engages the crown portion at the first attachment location;
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- attaching a removable cover to the sole portion in the aperture, such that the tuning member is placed in a state of compression between the crown portion and the sole portion.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a body including a crown portion and a sole portion and defining an interior cavity, wherein an aperture extends through the sole portion, the crown portion comprising a first attachment location within the interior cavity;
- a cover removably coupled to the sole portion in the aperture, the cover including a tool engagement feature along an outer surface of the cover;
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- a removable tuning member selected from a plurality of tuning members for adjusting the sound tuning of the club head the selected removable tuning member extending across the interior cavity, wherein a first end of the tuning member is removably coupled to the crown portion at the first attachment location, and a second end of the tuning member is removably coupled to the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.