Iron Type Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads Having Weight Containing and/or Vibration Damping Insert Members
First Claim
1. An iron golf club head, comprising:
- a ball striking face;
a rear surface opposite the ball striking face;
a sole portion extending rearward from the ball striking face, the sole portion and the rear surface defining a cavity that has an open upper portion;
an insert element mounted in the cavity, wherein the insert element includes an upper surface exposed at the open upper portion of the cavity and an opposite lower surface, wherein the lower surface includes at least a first weight port therein; and
a first weight member mounted in the first weight port.
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Abstract
Iron golf clubs heads and clubs include: (a) a ball striking face; (b) an opposite rear surface; (c) a sole portion extending rearward from the ball striking face and defining a cavity having an open upper portion; (d) an insert element mounted in the cavity, wherein the insert element includes at least one weight port; and (e) a weight member mounted in the port. The insert element may substantially fill the cavity to dampen vibrations and/or noise when a ball is struck. Additionally, the insert element may allow the weight(s) to be selectively placed to enable customization and tuning of the overall weight of the club head (e.g., for swing weighting purposes, for ball flight control purposes, etc.). Methods of making such club heads and clubs also are described.
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25 Claims
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1. An iron golf club head, comprising:
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a ball striking face; a rear surface opposite the ball striking face; a sole portion extending rearward from the ball striking face, the sole portion and the rear surface defining a cavity that has an open upper portion; an insert element mounted in the cavity, wherein the insert element includes an upper surface exposed at the open upper portion of the cavity and an opposite lower surface, wherein the lower surface includes at least a first weight port therein; and a first weight member mounted in the first weight port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An iron golf club, comprising:
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a golf club head including;
(a) a ball striking face, (b) a rear surface opposite the ball striking face, (c) a sole portion extending rearward from the ball striking face, the sole portion and the rear surface defining a cavity that has an open upper portion, (d) an insert element mounted in the cavity, wherein the insert element includes an upper surface exposed at the open upper portion of the cavity and an opposite lower surface, wherein the lower surface includes at least a first weight port therein, and (e) a first weight member mounted in the first weight port; anda shaft member engaged with the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for producing an iron golf club head, comprising:
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providing a club head body including a ball striking face, a rear surface opposite the ball striking face, and a sole portion extending rearward from the ball striking face, wherein the sole portion and the rear surface define a cavity that has an open upper portion; providing an insert element that includes an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, wherein the lower surface includes at least a first weight port therein; inserting a first weight member in the first weight port; and inserting the insert element into the cavity such that the upper surface of the insert element is exposed at the open upper portion of the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for producing an iron golf club, comprising:
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providing a golf club head including;
(a) a ball striking face, (b) a rear surface opposite the ball striking face, (c) a sole portion extending rearward from the ball striking face, wherein the sole portion and the rear surface define a cavity that has an open upper portion, (d) an insert element provided in the cavity, wherein the insert element includes an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, wherein the lower surface includes at least a first weight port therein, and wherein the upper surface of the insert member is exposed at the open upper portion of the cavity, and (e) a first weight member included in the first weight port; andengaging a shaft member with the golf club head.
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