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US 8,998,746 B2Granted
Golf club assembly and golf club with sole plate
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsRobert Boyd, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Kenneth Brown
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Abstract
A body member has a face plate and a first engaging member. A sole plate has a second engaging member, the first and second engaging members being interlocked with one another. A layer of resilient material is disposed between the first engaging member and the second engaging member.
Claims16
A golf club head comprising:
- a body member;
- a sole plate positioned beneath and spaced from the body member, a rear end of the sole plate being free of and extending rearwardly from the body member such that a top surface, a bottom surface, and a rear surface of the rear end are exposed to an exterior of the golf club head;
- a layer of resilient material disposed between the body member and the sole plate, the resilient material serving to suspend the sole plate from the body member;
- and
- wherein the resilient material includes a substantially vertical portion that extends downwardly from a substantially horizontal portion that extends rearwardly.
2 more elements
The golf club head of claimer 1, wherein the resilient material is a continuous piece of material.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body member,
- a sole plate positioned beneath and spaced from the body member, and
- a resilient material disposed between the body member and the sole plate configured to allow the sole plate to vibrate in a manner to cancel some of the vibrations of the body member when striking a golf ball;
- wherein the resilient material includes a substantially vertical portion that extends downwardly from a substantially horizontal portion that extends rearwardly.
1 more element
A golf club head comprising:
- a body member containing a face, a hosel, and at least a first engaging surface and a second engaging surface,
- wherein the first and second engaging surfaces of the body member are adjacent to one another;
- a sole plate positioned beneath and spaced from the body member, containing at least a first and a second engaging surface, a rear end of the sole plate extending rearwardly from the body member such that at least a portion of a top surface, a bottom surface, and a rear surface of the rear end are exposed to an exterior of the golf club head,
- wherein the first and second engaging surfaces of the sole plate are adjacent to one another;
- and
- a layer of resilient material disposed between the first and the second engaging surfaces of the body member and first and the second engaging surfaces of the sole plate, the resilient material serving to suspend the sole plate from the body member;
- and
- wherein the resilient material includes a substantially vertical portion that extends downwardly from a substantially horizontal portion that extends rearwardly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.