Golf club head
AssigneeWilson Sporting Goods Co.
InventorEric Sillies
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Abstract
A golf club head may include a body having a hollow interior and a removable sole plate. The body may include a hosel portion, a front strike face, a crown and a sole. The sole may include a floor and sidewalls extending from the floor to the crown, wherein the floor may have openings opening into the hollow interior. The removable sole plate mounted to the sole over the openings of the floor the sole plate may include wings and a tail. The wings are proximate the front strike face and curve along the sidewalls towards the crown. The tail extends from the wings away from the front strike face.
Claims23
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a hollow interior, the body comprising:
- a hosel portion;
- a front strike face;
- a crown;
- and
- a sole comprising a floor and sidewalls extending from the floor to the crown, the floor having openings opening into the hollow interior, the sole defining threaded bores;
- a sole plate removably mounted to the sole over the openings of the floor, the sole plate comprising:
- wings proximate the front strike face and curving along the sidewalls and ending at or adjacent to the crown;
- a tail extending from the wings away from the front strike face and ending at or adjacent to the crown;
- and
- weight members extending through the sole plate and threadedly engaging the threaded bores in the sole;
- and
- wherein the sole comprises a central rib extending along a front-rear centerline of the body.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a hollow interior, the body comprising:
- a hosel portion;
- a front strike face;
- a crown;
- and
- a sole comprising a floor and sidewalls extending from the floor to the crown, the floor having openings opening into the hollow interior, the sole defining threaded bores;
- and
- a sole plate removably mounted to the sole over the openings of the floor, the sole late comprising:
- wings proximate the front strike face and curving along the sidewalls and ending at or adjacent to towards the crown;
- and
- a tail extending from the wings away from the front strike face and ending at or adjacent to the crown;
- and
- weight members extending through the sole plate and threadedly engaging the threaded bores in the sole;
- and
- wherein the sole comprises first and second ribs spaced apart by at least one of the openings.
A golf club head body for use with a set of interchangeable sole plates to form a golf club head, the golf club head body comprising:
- a hollow interior;
- a hosel portion;
- a front strike face;
- a crown;
- a sole comprising:
- a bottom and sidewalls extending from the bottom to the crown;
- an upwardly extending recess extending into the bottom and the sidewalls, the upwardly extending recess to receive one of the interchangeable sole plates, the sole defining a sole surface area, the upwardly extending recess having a ceiling with openings that open into the hollow interior, wherein the openings collectively extend over at least 15 percent of the sole surface area;
- the sole defining threaded bores;
- and
- a central rib extending along a front-rear centerline of the body;
- weight members extending through one of the sole plates of the set of interchangeable sole plates and threadedly engaging the threaded bores in the sole;
- wherein the sole plates comprise:
- wings proximate the front strike face and curving along the sidewalls and ending at or adjacent to the crown;
- and
- a tail extending from the wings away from the front strike face and ending at or adjacent to the crown.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.