Variable loft golf clubs and methods to manufacture variable loft golf clubs
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a face portion, a back portion, a sole portion, a top rail portion, a heel portion and a toe portion;
wherein the face portion is configured to have a toe side blind receiving hole and a heel side blind receiving hole;
wherein the face portion comprises a generally flat front surface;
wherein the face portion also consists of a single indentation generally in a center position, and except for the single indentation, the flat front surface of the face portion spans uninterrupted from the top rail portion to the sole portion and from the toe side blind receiving hole to the heel side blind receiving hole;
wherein the face portion, the back portion, the sole portion, the top rail portion, the heel portion, and the toe portion are an integral, single piece;
a first faceplate configured to be removably attached to the face portion;
a second faceplate configured to be removably attached to the face portion, the second face plate having a different configuration than the first faceplate; and
a first fastener and a second fastener configured to attach the first faceplate or the second faceplate to the face portion, each fastener having an indicator configured to indicate a weight associated with the fastener;
wherein the first faceplate is configured to include a first toe side hole that extends through a thickness of the first faceplate and a second heel side hole that extends through the thickness of the first faceplate,and the second faceplate is configured to include a first toe side hole that extends through a thickness of the second faceplate and a second heel side hole that extends through the thickness of the second faceplate, and,wherein the first faceplate and the second faceplate each consist of a single projection on a rear surface that inserts into the single indentation of the face portion to properly align the first or second faceplate on the face portion,andwherein the first fastener is inserted through the first toe side hole of the first or second faceplate into the toe side blind receiving hole in the face portion, and the second fastener is inserted through the second heel side hole of the first or second faceplate into the heel side blind receiving hole in the face portion to attach the first faceplate or the second faceplate to the face portion,wherein the first faceplate or the second faceplate cover the profile of the face portion of the golf club head.
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a face portion, a first faceplate configured to be removably attached to the face portion, a second faceplate configured to be removably attached to the face portion, the second face plate having a different configuration than the first faceplate, and a first fastener and a second fastener configured to attach the first faceplate or the second faceplate to the face portion, each fastener having an indicator configured to indicate a weight associated with the fastener.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion, a back portion, a sole portion, a top rail portion, a heel portion and a toe portion; wherein the face portion is configured to have a toe side blind receiving hole and a heel side blind receiving hole; wherein the face portion comprises a generally flat front surface; wherein the face portion also consists of a single indentation generally in a center position, and except for the single indentation, the flat front surface of the face portion spans uninterrupted from the top rail portion to the sole portion and from the toe side blind receiving hole to the heel side blind receiving hole; wherein the face portion, the back portion, the sole portion, the top rail portion, the heel portion, and the toe portion are an integral, single piece; a first faceplate configured to be removably attached to the face portion; a second faceplate configured to be removably attached to the face portion, the second face plate having a different configuration than the first faceplate; and a first fastener and a second fastener configured to attach the first faceplate or the second faceplate to the face portion, each fastener having an indicator configured to indicate a weight associated with the fastener; wherein the first faceplate is configured to include a first toe side hole that extends through a thickness of the first faceplate and a second heel side hole that extends through the thickness of the first faceplate, and the second faceplate is configured to include a first toe side hole that extends through a thickness of the second faceplate and a second heel side hole that extends through the thickness of the second faceplate, and, wherein the first faceplate and the second faceplate each consist of a single projection on a rear surface that inserts into the single indentation of the face portion to properly align the first or second faceplate on the face portion, and wherein the first fastener is inserted through the first toe side hole of the first or second faceplate into the toe side blind receiving hole in the face portion, and the second fastener is inserted through the second heel side hole of the first or second faceplate into the heel side blind receiving hole in the face portion to attach the first faceplate or the second faceplate to the face portion, wherein the first faceplate or the second faceplate cover the profile of the face portion of the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion, a back portion, a sole portion, a top rail portion, a heel portion and a toe portion; wherein a heel fastener port and a toe fastener port are blind holes in the face portion; wherein the face portion comprises a generally flat front surface; wherein the face portion also consists of a single indentation generally in a center position, and except for the single indentation, the flat front surface of the face portion spans uninterrupted from the top rail portion to the sole portion and from the toe fastener port to the heel fastener port; wherein the face portion, the back portion, the sole portion, the top rail portion, the heel portion, and the toe portion are an integral, single piece; a plurality of interchangeable faceplates configured to be removably attached to the face portion; wherein each faceplate of the plurality of faceplates comprising a heel portion, a toe portion, a heel hole on or proximate to the heel portion, and a toe hole on or proximate to the toe portion; wherein each faceplate consists of a single projection on a rear surface that inserts into the single indentation of the face portion to properly align each faceplate on the face portion, and a plurality of fasteners, each fastener configured to interchangeably engage between each faceplate and the heel fastener port or the toe fastener port to attach each faceplate to the face portion, at least two of the plurality of fasteners having the same weight and at least two of the plurality of the fasteners having a different weight to adjust a weight configuration between the heel portion and the toe portion; wherein each fastener of the plurality of fasteners comprises a shaft portion and a head portion, the shaft portion configured to traverse through the heel hole or the toe hole of any of the faceplates of the plurality of faceplates and engage the heel fastener port or the toe fastener port of the face portion to at least partially attach the faceplate to the face portion, wherein a first faceplate or a second faceplate cover a profile of the face portion of the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of manufacturing a golf club head comprising:
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forming a face portion, a back portion, a sole portion, a top rail portion, a heel portion and a toe portion; wherein the face portion is configured to have a toe side blind receiving hole and a heel side blind receiving hole; wherein forming the face portion comprises forming a generally flat front surface; wherein the face portion also consists of a single indentation generally in a center position, and except for the single indentation, the flat front surface of the face portion spans uninterrupted from the top rail portion to the sole portion and from the toe side blind receiving hole to the heel side blind receiving hole; forming the face portion, the back portion, the sole portion, the top rail portion, the heel portion, and the toe portion as an integral, single piece; forming a first faceplate configured to be removably attached to the face portion; forming a second faceplate configured to be removably attached to the face portion, the second face plate having a different configuration than the first faceplate; wherein the first faceplate is configured to include a first toe side hole that extends through a thickness of the first faceplate and a second heel side hole that extends through the thickness of the first faceplate, and, wherein the first faceplate and the second faceplate each consist of a single projection on a rear surface that inserts into the single indentation of the face portion to properly align the first or second faceplate on the face portion, and forming a first fastener and a second fastener configured to attach the first faceplate or the second faceplate to the face portion, each fastener having an indicator configured to indicate a weight associated with the fastener; wherein the first fastener is inserted through the first toe side hole of the first or second faceplate into the toe side blind receiving hole in the face portion and the second fastener is inserted through the second heel side hole of the first or second faceplate into the heel side blind receiving hole in the face portion to attach the first faceplate or the second faceplate to the face portion, wherein the first faceplate or the second faceplate cover a profile of the face portion of the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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