GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH VARIABLE FACE THICKNESS
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a crown, a sole, and a hollow interior;
a face disposed on the body, the face comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region, and a toe region, wherein each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section has a first thickness and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region, and the toe region has a second thickness;
wherein the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section form a substantially X shape;
wherein the substantially X shape is rotated around a Y axis by at least 10 degrees, such that the heel vertical section and the toe vertical section are disposed diagonally across the face.
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Abstract
A face or face insert (40) for a golf club head (20) is disclosed herein. The face (40) has an interior surface (40b) with a first thickness section (200) and a second thickness region (205). The first thickness section (200) preferably has a thickness that is at least 0.025 inch greater than the thickness of the second thickness region (205). In a most preferred embodiment, the first thickness section (200) has an X shape that is rotated around the Y axis (500) by at least 10 degrees. In another preferred embodiment, the face has a first thickness section (200), a second thickness region (205), and a central region (400) having a third thickness. The face or face insert (40) with variable thickness allows for a face or face insert (40) with less mass in a golf club head (20) that conforms to the United States Golf Association regulations.
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27 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a crown, a sole, and a hollow interior; a face disposed on the body, the face comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region, and a toe region, wherein each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section has a first thickness and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region, and the toe region has a second thickness; wherein the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section form a substantially X shape; wherein the substantially X shape is rotated around a Y axis by at least 10 degrees, such that the heel vertical section and the toe vertical section are disposed diagonally across the face. - 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 body having a crown, a sole, and a hollow interior; face disposed on the body, the face comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region, and a toe region, wherein each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section has a first thickness and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region, and the toe region has a second thickness; wherein the central horizontal section comprises a central region having a third thickness. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a crown, a sole, and a hollow interior; face disposed on the body, the face comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region, and a toe region, wherein each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section has a first thickness and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region, and the toe region has a thickness that is less than the first thickness; and wherein the face comprises a central elliptical region encircling a portion of the central horizontal section and having a second thickness wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, a first concentric region having a third thickness wherein the second thickness is greater than the third thickness, a second concentric region having a fourth thickness wherein the third thickness is greater than the fourth thickness, and a third concentric region having a fifth thickness wherein the fourth thickness is greater than the fifth thickness. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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