Golf club head having stress-reducing features
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a striking face section, a sole section extending away from a lower edge of the striking face section, a crown section extending away from an upper edge of the striking face section, and a hollow interior defined by the striking face section, sole section, and crown section;
a heel side boss and a toe side boss extending from at least one of the sole section and the crown section into the hollow interior; and
a stiffening structure comprising a heel side connector, a toe side connector, and a middle connector,wherein the striking face section comprises a face center and a rear face surface facing the hollow interior, andwherein each of the heel side connector and toe side connector extends from the crown section to the sole section within the hollow interior approximately parallel with the rear face surface without contacting the rear face surface,wherein an end of the heel side connector is received within the heel side boss,wherein an end of the toe side connector is received within the toe side boss,wherein the middle connector connects the heel side connector to the toe side connector,wherein at least a portion a portion of the middle connector is aligned with the face center along the X-axis,wherein the entire stiffening structure is located a first distance of less than 0.500 inch from the rear face surface,wherein the first distance is measured along a plane extending through the face center, the plane extending along a vertical Z-axis and a horizontal X-axis extending perpendicular to the striking face section,wherein the golf club head has a volume of 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters,wherein the stiffening structure has a mass of less than 10 grams, andwherein the stiffening structure reduces stress placed on the striking face section when the striking face section impacts a golf ball.
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Abstract
A golf club head comprising a body and a stiffening structure is disclosed herein. The body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a crown section, and defines a hollow interior. The stiffening structure extends within the hollow interior from the crown section to the sole section to reduce stresses placed on the face section during impact with a golf ball. The stiffening structure is entirely located within 0.500 inch of a rear surface of the face section measured along a plane normal to the center of the face, and within 1 inch of the center of the face section along a horizontal axis parallel to the face section, and comprises heel and toe connectors connected to one another by a middle connector, such that the stiffening structure has an approximately X- or H-overall shape.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising a striking face section, a sole section extending away from a lower edge of the striking face section, a crown section extending away from an upper edge of the striking face section, and a hollow interior defined by the striking face section, sole section, and crown section; a heel side boss and a toe side boss extending from at least one of the sole section and the crown section into the hollow interior; and a stiffening structure comprising a heel side connector, a toe side connector, and a middle connector, wherein the striking face section comprises a face center and a rear face surface facing the hollow interior, and wherein each of the heel side connector and toe side connector extends from the crown section to the sole section within the hollow interior approximately parallel with the rear face surface without contacting the rear face surface, wherein an end of the heel side connector is received within the heel side boss, wherein an end of the toe side connector is received within the toe side boss, wherein the middle connector connects the heel side connector to the toe side connector, wherein at least a portion a portion of the middle connector is aligned with the face center along the X-axis, wherein the entire stiffening structure is located a first distance of less than 0.500 inch from the rear face surface, wherein the first distance is measured along a plane extending through the face center, the plane extending along a vertical Z-axis and a horizontal X-axis extending perpendicular to the striking face section, wherein the golf club head has a volume of 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters, wherein the stiffening structure has a mass of less than 10 grams, and wherein the stiffening structure reduces stress placed on the striking face section when the striking face section impacts a golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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