Golf club assembly and golf club with sole plate
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body member;
a sole plate suspended from the body member, a rear end of the sole plate 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;
wherein the sole plate and the body member each form a portion of a sole surface 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;
wherein the body member comprises a first engaging member and the sole plate comprises a second engaging member, wherein the first engaging member and the second engaging member are configured to interlock with one another with the resilient material positioned therebetween;
wherein the interlocking of the first engaging member and the second engaging member prevents the sole plate from moving substantially in a front-to-rear direction with respect to 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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Abstract
A golf club head has a body member and a sole plate member where each form a portion of the sole surface of the golf club head. A layer of resilient material is disposed between body member and the sole plate member.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body member; a sole plate suspended from the body member, a rear end of the sole plate 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; wherein the sole plate and the body member each form a portion of a sole surface 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; wherein the body member comprises a first engaging member and the sole plate comprises a second engaging member, wherein the first engaging member and the second engaging member are configured to interlock with one another with the resilient material positioned therebetween; wherein the interlocking of the first engaging member and the second engaging member prevents the sole plate from moving substantially in a front-to-rear direction with respect to the body member; and wherein the resilient material includes a substantially vertical portion that extends downwardly from a substantially horizontal portion that extends rearwardly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A golf club head comprising:
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a body member, a sole plate suspended 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 sole plate and the body member each form of a portion of a sole surface of the golf club head; wherein the body member comprises a first engaging member and the sole plate comprises a second engaging member, wherein the first engaging member and the second engaging member are configured to interlock with one another with the resilient material positioned therebetween; wherein the interlocking of the first engaging member and the second engaging member prevents the sole plate from moving substantially in a front-to-rear direction with respect to the body member; and wherein the resilient material includes a substantially vertical portion that extends downwardly from a substantially horizontal portion that extends rearwardly. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A golf club head comprising:
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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 suspended 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; wherein the sole plate and the body member each form of a portion of a sole surface of the golf club head; wherein the body member and the sole plate interlock, wherein the first engaging surface of the body member is configured to engage with the first engaging surface of the sole plate; wherein the interlocking of the body member and the sole plate prevents the sole plate from moving substantially in a front-to-rear direction with respect to the body member; 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. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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