Putter-type golf club head
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1. A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, comprises:
- a main body comprising a blade member extending in a heel-to-toe direction and having a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member, the central elongate member having an upper surface;
wherein;
the main body is formed of plural discrete components including a sole portion comprising a first material and a top portion comprising a second material different from the first material, the sole portion being recessed in its entirety from the upper surface of the central elongate member;
the upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element; and
the first material comprises a first density and the second material comprises a second density that is less than the first density.
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Abstract
A putter-type golf club head is disclosed. When oriented in a reference position, the putter-type golf club head comprises a blade member and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member. The blade member extends in a heel-to-toe direction and has a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and an upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element.
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17 Claims
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1. A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, comprises:
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a main body comprising a blade member extending in a heel-to-toe direction and having a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member, the central elongate member having an upper surface; wherein; the main body is formed of plural discrete components including a sole portion comprising a first material and a top portion comprising a second material different from the first material, the sole portion being recessed in its entirety from the upper surface of the central elongate member; the upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element; and the first material comprises a first density and the second material comprises a second density that is less than the first density. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, comprises:
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a blade member extending in a heel-to-toe direction and having a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface; a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member, the central elongate member comprising an upper surface having at least one generally square-shaped alignment element; a cantilevered heel arm extending rearward from a heel-ward portion of the blade member; and a cantilevered toe arm extending rearward from a toe-ward portion of the blade member, wherein at least one of the heel arm and the toe arm tapers in thickness in the front-to-rear direction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, comprises:
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a blade member extending in a heel-to-toe direction and having a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface; a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member, the central elongate member comprising an upper surface having at least one generally square-shaped alignment element; a cantilevered heel arm secured to a rear portion of the central elongate member and projecting heel-wardly and forwardly of the rear portion; and a cantilevered toe arm secured to a toe-ward side of the rear portion of the central elongate member and projecting toe-wardly and forwardly of the rear portion, wherein the heel arm and the toe arm are formed in a unitary sole portion, the central elongate member is formed in a unitary top portion discrete from the sole portion, and the sole portion is mechanically coupled to the top portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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