Striking face deflection structures in a golf club
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a club head perimeter comprising a toe portion, a heel portion, a topline, and a sole portion;
a shelf defined by an interior of the club head perimeter;
a striking face having a rear surface resting on the shelf; and
a plurality of face support tabs including;
a first pre-loaded face support tab extending from a first position of an interior surface of the club head perimeter adjacent the shelf and towards the rear surface of the striking face at an angle of less than about 60 degrees, wherein the first position is offset from the shelf; and
a second pre-loaded face support tab extending from a second position of the interior surface of the club head perimeter adjacent the shelf and towards the rear surface of the striking face at an angle of less than about 60 degrees, wherein the second position is offset from the shelf.
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Abstract
A golf club head including a plurality of face support tabs that are attached to an interior surface of the perimeter of a golf club head. The face support tabs are in contact with a rear surface of a striking face and, in some examples, are fastened to the rear surface of the striking face. Where the face support tabs are fastened to the rear surface of the striking face, the edges of the striking face are not directly fastened to the perimeter of the golf club head. Where the face support tabs are not secured to the rear surface of the striking face, the striking face is fastened to the perimeter of the club head body and the face support tabs are preloaded so as to exert a force against the rear surface of the striking face even when the striking face is in a neutral position.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a club head perimeter comprising a toe portion, a heel portion, a topline, and a sole portion; a shelf defined by an interior of the club head perimeter; a striking face having a rear surface resting on the shelf; and a plurality of face support tabs including; a first pre-loaded face support tab extending from a first position of an interior surface of the club head perimeter adjacent the shelf and towards the rear surface of the striking face at an angle of less than about 60 degrees, wherein the first position is offset from the shelf; and a second pre-loaded face support tab extending from a second position of the interior surface of the club head perimeter adjacent the shelf and towards the rear surface of the striking face at an angle of less than about 60 degrees, wherein the second position is offset from the shelf. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A golf club head comprising:
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a club head perimeter comprising a toe portion, a heel portion, a topline, and a sole portion; a striking face having a rear surface resting against an interior surface of the club head perimeter; and a plurality of cantilevered face support tabs, wherein each of the plurality of cantilevered face support tabs is secured to and extends from a position adjacent to and offset from the interior surface to the rear surface of the striking face at an angle less than about 60 degrees, wherein each of the plurality of cantilevered face support tabs is not secured to the striking face and is pre-loaded such that each of the plurality of cantilevered face support tabs applies pressure against the rear surface of the striking face, wherein each of the plurality of cantilevered face support tabs contacts the rear surface of the striking face at a different location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A golf club head comprising:
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a club head perimeter comprising a toe portion, a heel portion, a topline, and a sole portion; a shelf defined by an interior surface of the club head perimeter; a striking face having a rear surface resting on the shelf; and a plurality of face support tabs, wherein each of the plurality of face support tabs is secured to a position adjacent to and offset from the shelf on the interior surface of the club head perimeter and to the rear surface of the striking face, so as to suspend the striking face relative to the club head perimeter, wherein the tab extends from the offset position to the rear surface of the striking face at an angle less than about 60 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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