Golf club head
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1. A golf club head comprising;
- a frame having a sole opening positioned at a lower portion of the frame;
a sole insert made of an injection moldable material; and
a thermoplastic composite head component including a weight track which is overmolded on the sole insert to create a sole insert unit;
the sole insert unit being joined to the frame to cover the sole opening such that the weight track extends in a generally front to back direction and supports at least one slidable weight on an external surface of the club head.
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a metal frame having a sole opening, a composite laminate crown joined to the frame, a composite laminate sole insert joined to the frame and overlying the sole opening, and a thermoplastic composite component overmolded on the sole insert. The composite component may include a weight track, ribs, supports or other features. A method of making the golf club includes the steps of forming a frame having a sole opening, forming a composite laminate sole insert, forming a composite laminate crown insert, injection molding a thermoplastic composite head component over the sole insert to create a sole insert unit, and joining the sole insert unit and crown insert to the frame.
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15 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising;
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a frame having a sole opening positioned at a lower portion of the frame; a sole insert made of an injection moldable material; and a thermoplastic composite head component including a weight track which is overmolded on the sole insert to create a sole insert unit; the sole insert unit being joined to the frame to cover the sole opening such that the weight track extends in a generally front to back direction and supports at least one slidable weight on an external surface of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A golf club head comprising:
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a metal frame having a sole opening and a crown opening; a composite laminate crown insert joined to the frame to cover the crown opening; a composite laminate sole insert joined to the frame to cover the sole opening; and a thermoplastic composite weight track overmolded on the sole insert such that the weight track extends in a generally front to back direction and supports at least one slidable weight on an external surface of the club head.
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