Iron-type golf club head
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsIrina Ivanova, Bradley C. Rice, Scott R. Manwaring, Brandon D. DeMille
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an iron-type golf club head having a body with at least one sole pocket and a cap sized to at least partially close the sole pocket. The pocket is bounded on one side by a face plate, which is only partially affixed to the body via welding, and may be completely or partially filled with the cap. The cap, which can be made of multiple materials having different densities, is located within the pocket such that one or more gaps are disposed between the cap and the sidewalls of the pocket.
Claims17
An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a top portion, a sole portion, and a front opening;
- and
- a separate face plate comprising a front surface and a rear surface,
- wherein the face plate covers the front opening,
- wherein the sole portion comprises at least one sole pocket,
- wherein the at least one sole pocket is bounded on at least one side by the rear surface of the face plate, and
- wherein no part of the cap is affixed to or makes contact with the rear surface of the face plate.
An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a top portion, a sole portion, a face portion, a rear cavity, a sole pocket, and at least one, uncovered secondary pocket;
- and
- a cap sized to fit within the sole pocket,
- wherein the sole pocket comprises at least first and second walls,
- wherein the at least one secondary pocket is disposed in the sole portion,
- wherein the cap is composed of at least two materials having different densities,
- wherein the cap is disposed within the sole pocket, and
- wherein no portion of the cap is affixed to any portion of at least one of the first and second walls.
An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a top portion, a sole portion, a face portion, a rear cavity, and a sole pocket;
- and
- a cap,
- wherein the sole pocket has a first width and at least two opposing walls,
- wherein the cap has a second width that is smaller than the first width,
- wherein when the cap is disposed within the sole pocket, at least a first gap and a second gap are formed between first and second walls, respectively, of the sole pocket and the cap,
- wherein the first gap has a third width,
- wherein the second gap has a fourth width,
- wherein the third width is not equivalent to the fourth width,
- wherein at least one of the first and second gaps is empty, and
- wherein no portion of the cap is affixed to any portion of at least one of the first and second walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.