Golf club head
First Claim
1. A golf club head having a sole, crown and striking face, comprising:
- a frame having at least one sole opening in the sole, the frame being made at least in part of a metal or metal alloy;
a sole insert made of a polymeric material;
a weight track made of a moldable material which is joined to the sole insert to form a sole insert unit, the weight track retaining one or more slideable weights which are selectively moveable within the weight track to adjust a center of gravity of the club head;
wherein the one or more slideable weights are located on an external surface of the sole;
wherein the sole insert unit is joined to the frame to cover the at least one sole opening.
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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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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A golf club head having a sole, crown and striking face, comprising:
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a frame having at least one sole opening in the sole, the frame being made at least in part of a metal or metal alloy; a sole insert made of a polymeric material; a weight track made of a moldable material which is joined to the sole insert to form a sole insert unit, the weight track retaining one or more slideable weights which are selectively moveable within the weight track to adjust a center of gravity of the club head; wherein the one or more slideable weights are located on an external surface of the sole; wherein the sole insert unit is joined to the frame to cover the at least one sole opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A golf club head having a sole, crown, striking face and hosel, comprising:
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a frame made at least in part of a metal or metal alloy and having at least one sole opening; a sole insert unit made of a polymeric material and including a weight track for retaining one or more adjustable weights in different select positions along the weight track to facilitate adjustment of a center of gravity of the club head; wherein the sole insert unit is joined to the frame to cover the at least one sole opening; wherein the weight track extends in a generally front to back direction and the weights retained by the weight track are located on an external surface of the sole; wherein the sole insert unit includes one or more insert ribs extending along an internal surface of the sole insert; and a hosel rib extending from the hosel to an internal surface of the sole. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A golf club head having a sole, crown and striking face, comprising:
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a frame having a hollow interior which is made at least in part of a metal or metal alloy and has a sole opening and crown opening; a sole insert unit made of polymeric material and including a weight track for retaining one or more adjustable weights in different select positions along the weight track to facilitate adjustment of a center of gravity of the club head; wherein the sole insert is joined to the frame to cover the sole opening, such that the weight track is generally centrally located on the sole and extends generally in a front to back direction, the one or more adjustable weights being located on an exterior surface of the sole; a crown insert made of a polymeric material and joined to the frame to cover the crown opening; and a plurality of ribs extending in different directions along an internal surface of the sole, wherein two or more of the ribs are made of different materials having different densities. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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