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US 9,808,683 B2Granted
Iron-type golf club head or other ball striking device
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsAndrew G. V. Oldknow, Robert M. Boyd
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Abstract
A ball striking device, such as an iron-type golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface and a rear surface, and a body connected to the face. The body has a sole member and a rear cavity defined at least partially by the sole member and the rear surface of the face. The body has an elongated, recessed channel extending within the cavity along a juncture line between the rear surface of the face and the sole member. Additionally, the head is formed in part by a face member having a first leg forming at least a major portion of the face and a second leg extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the first leg and forming at least a portion of the sole member. The head may further be formed by a body member connected to the face member.
Claims23
An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a face having a ball-striking surface configured for striking a ball;
- a body connected to the face, the body having a sole surface configured to confront a playing surface in use,
- wherein the head is formed in part by a face member having a first leg forming at least a major portion of the face and a second leg extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the first leg and forming at least a portion of the sole surface, and the head is further formed in part by a body member connected to the face member, the body member having a top portion forming at least a portion of a top side of the body and a bottom portion forming at least a portion of the sole surface, and
- wherein a juncture is formed between the face member and the body member, the juncture extending continuously across a top side of the body, between a top end of the first leg and the top portion of the body member, downward along a heel side and a toe side of the body, and across the sole surface of the body, between a rear end of the second leg and the bottom portion of the body member;
- a connection structure connecting the face member to the body member to form the head, wherein the connection structure comprises a plurality of weld line segments along the juncture, wherein the plurality of weld line segments are intermittent and extend over less than the entire juncture;
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- a projection extending rearward from the second leg, the projection forming a portion of the sole surface, and wherein the body member has an indent cooperatively dimensioned with the projection, the indent receiving the projection when the body member is connected to the face member, such that the juncture between the face member and the body member has a rearward jog formed by the projection.
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An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a face having a substantially flat ball-striking surface at a front of the golf club head configured for striking a ball;
- a body connected to the face, the body having a sole surface configured to confront a playing surface in use,
- wherein the head is formed in part by a face member having a first leg forming at least a major portion of the face and a second leg extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the first leg and forming at least a portion of the sole surface, and the head is further formed in part by a body member connected to the face member, the body member having a top portion forming at least a portion of a top side of the body, a heel portion forming at least a portion of a heel side of the body and a heel section of the ball-striking surface, a toe portion forming at least a portion of a toe side of the body and a toe section of the ball-striking surface, and a bottom portion forming at least a portion of the sole surface, and
- wherein a juncture is formed between the face member and the body member, the juncture extending across a top side of the body, between a top end of the first leg and the top portion of the body member, downward across the heel section and the toe section of the face, and across the sole surface of the body, between a rear end of the second leg and the bottom portion of the body member;
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- a connection structure connecting the face member to the body member to form the head, wherein the connection structure comprises a plurality of weld line segments along the juncture, wherein the plurality of weld line segments are intermittent and extend over less than the entire juncture.
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An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a face having a substantially flat ball-striking surface at a front of the golf club head configured for striking a ball;
- a body connected to the face, the body having a sole surface configured to confront a playing surface in use,
- wherein the head is formed in part by a face member having a first leg forming at least a major portion of the face and a second leg extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the first leg and forming at least a portion of the sole surface, and the head is further formed in part by a body member connected to the face member, the body member having a top portion forming at least a portion of a top side of the body and a top section of the ball-striking surface, and a bottom portion forming at least a portion of the sole surface, and
- wherein a juncture is formed between the face member and the body member, the juncture extending across the top section of the ball-striking surface, between a top end of the first leg and the top portion of the body member, downward along a heel side and a toe side of the body, and across the sole surface of the body, between a rear end of the second leg and the bottom portion of the body member;
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- a connection structure connecting the face member to the body member to form the head, wherein the connection structure comprises a plurality of weld line segments along the juncture, wherein the plurality of weld line segments are intermittent and extend over less than the entire juncture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.