Golf club heads with cavities and inserts and related methods
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising;
a strikeface at a front of the golf club head;
a backface opposite the strikeface;
a heel region;
a toe region opposite the heel region;
a sole;
a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head; and
a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion, the cavity comprising;
a face side wall comprising a portion of the backface;
a rear side wall opposite the face side wall, the rear side wall comprising a recess extending from the heel region to the toe region;
a bottom wall between the face side wall and the rear side wall; and
a width measured from the face side wall to the rear side wall;
andan insert received within the cavity;
wherein;
the insert comprises;
a first component comprising a back surface configured to be adjacent to the rear side wall of the golf club head, a front surface opposite the back surface, a bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, a toe-region side, a heel region side opposite the toe-region side, and an elastically deformable material; and
a retainer comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a plastically deformable material, the retainer is configured to be removably received within the first component of the insert without the use of threads;
wherein the retainer of the insert comprises a width greater than the width of the cavity and a width of the first component of the insert;
wherein when the insert is received in the cavity, the retainer is bent to create a U-shape within the cavity;
wherein the bent retainer exerts a retaining force on the face side wall and the rear side wall to retain the insert in the cavity.
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Abstract
Golf club heads with cavities and inserts, and methods to manufacture golf club heads with cavities. Various embodiments include a golf club head comprising a body. The body comprises a strikeface at a front of the golf club head, a backface opposite the strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head, and a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion. In many embodiments, the body further comprises an insert within the cavity.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising; a strikeface at a front of the golf club head; a backface opposite the strikeface; a heel region; a toe region opposite the heel region; a sole; a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head; and a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion, the cavity comprising; a face side wall comprising a portion of the backface; a rear side wall opposite the face side wall, the rear side wall comprising a recess extending from the heel region to the toe region; a bottom wall between the face side wall and the rear side wall; and a width measured from the face side wall to the rear side wall; and an insert received within the cavity; wherein; the insert comprises; a first component comprising a back surface configured to be adjacent to the rear side wall of the golf club head, a front surface opposite the back surface, a bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, a toe-region side, a heel region side opposite the toe-region side, and an elastically deformable material; and a retainer comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a plastically deformable material, the retainer is configured to be removably received within the first component of the insert without the use of threads; wherein the retainer of the insert comprises a width greater than the width of the cavity and a width of the first component of the insert; wherein when the insert is received in the cavity, the retainer is bent to create a U-shape within the cavity; wherein the bent retainer exerts a retaining force on the face side wall and the rear side wall to retain the insert in the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising; a strikeface at a front of the golf club head; a backface opposite the strikeface; a heel region; a toe region opposite the heel region; a sole; a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head; and a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion, the cavity comprising; a face side wall comprising a portion of the backface; a rear side wall opposite the face side wall, the rear side wall comprising one or more protrusions extending into a portion of the cavity; a bottom wall between the face side wall and the rear side wall; and an insert received within the cavity; wherein; the insert comprises; a back surface positioned to be adjacent to the rear side wall of the golf club head, the back surface of the insert comprising one or more grooves configured to receive the one or more protrusions on the rear side wall of the cavity; a front surface opposite the back surface positioned to be adjacent to the face side wall of the golf club head; a bottom surface; a top surface opposite the bottom surface; and an elastically deformable material; and the insert comprises a hardness between approximately Shore A 10 to approximately Shore A 55; wherein the one or more grooves extend into a portion of the back surface of the insert to allow for a mechanical interlock of the insert and the body. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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