Golf club and golf club head structures
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorRobert Boyd
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Abstract
Golf club and golf club head structures having a void formed in the golf club head body are presented. In some arrangements, the golf club head may include a first arm and a second arm extending rearward from the golf club head body defining the void. In some examples, the golf club head body, first arm and second arm may form a substantially V-shaped golf club head. In other arrangements, the golf club head body may have a portion of the body removed to form a void defined by the golf club head body. In some arrangements, the void may be substantially T-shaped and may include a void insert.
Claims10
A hollow golf club head, comprising:
- a hollow golf club head body having a front face, a rear face located opposite the front face, a toe edge and a heel edge;
- a first arm extending rearward from the rear face of the golf club head body and from the toe edge to a first free end;
- a second arm extending rearward from the rear face of the golf club head body and from the heel edge to a second free end;
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- a movable weight positioned within at least one of the first arm and the second arm;
- wherein the movable weight is slidable within a slot formed on an exterior side of at least one of the first arm and the second arm.
A hollow golf club head, comprising:
- a hollow golf club head body having a front face, a rear face located opposite the front face, a toe edge and a heel edge;
- a first arm extending rearward from the rear face of the golf club head body and from the toe edge and having a distal end free of attachment to any other member;
- a second arm extending rearward from the rear face of the golf club head body and from the heel edge and having a distal end free of attachment to any other member;
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- a movable weight positioned within at least one of the first arm and the second arm,
- wherein the golf club head body, first arm and second arm form a substantially V-shaped golf club head.
A golf club head, comprising:
- a golf club head body having a front face, a rear edge, a toe edge and a heel edge;
- and
- a void formed in a central region of the golf club head body and extending from a rear edge inward, toward the front face of the golf club head body, the void extending entirely through the golf club head body, wherein the void comprises between 5% and 30% of the area of the golf club head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.