GOLF CLUB OR GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE BALL STRIKING FACE
First Claim
1. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
- a club head body having a front, a crown, a sole, and a face engaging area extending around the outer perimeter of the front of the club head body between the crown and the sole;
a ball striking face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof, wherein the ball striking face is configured to engage the face engaging area; and
a brace extending from the sole to a contact point on an inner surface of the ball striking face, wherein the brace includes a biasing member such that the ball striking face is adjustable in a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and adjustable in a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to golf clubs or golf club heads, having an adjustable ball striking face. The golf club head includes a club head body, a ball striking face, and a brace extending from a sole of the club head body to an inner surface of the ball striking face. The brace may further include an end portion engaged with the inner surface of the ball striking face, a fixed rod located between the end portion and an inner surface of the club head at the sole, a biasing member attached to the fixed rod. The biasing member may provide a biasing force to the ball striking face such that the ball striking face is adjustable between a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head.
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1. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
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a club head body having a front, a crown, a sole, and a face engaging area extending around the outer perimeter of the front of the club head body between the crown and the sole; a ball striking face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof, wherein the ball striking face is configured to engage the face engaging area; and a brace extending from the sole to a contact point on an inner surface of the ball striking face, wherein the brace includes a biasing member such that the ball striking face is adjustable in a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and adjustable in a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26)
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27. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
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a club head body having a front, a crown, a sole, and a support rib extending around the outer perimeter of the front of the club head body between the crown and the sole; a ball striking face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof, wherein the ball striking face is configured to engage the support rib; a brace extending from the sole to an inner surface of the ball striking face, wherein the brace includes; an end portion engaged with the inner surface of the ball striking face, a fixed rod located between the end portion and an inner surface of the club head at the sole, wherein the fixed rod also includes a retractable rod located within the fixed rod, and a biasing member attached to the retractable rod, wherein the biasing member surrounds at least a portion of the fixed rod and provides a biasing force to the ball striking face such that the ball striking face is adjustable in a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and adjustable in a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41, 42)
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43. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
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a club head body having a front, a crown, a sole, and a face engaging area extending around the outer perimeter of the front of the club head body between the crown and the sole; a ball striking face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof, wherein the ball striking face is configured to engage the face engaging area; and a brace extending from the sole to a contact point on an inner surface of the ball striking face, wherein the brace includes a biasing member such that the ball striking face is adjustable in a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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a golf club head including; a club head body having a front, a crown, a sole, and a face engaging area extending around the outer perimeter of the front of the club head body between the crown and the sole, a ball striking face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof, wherein the ball striking face is configured to engage the face engaging area, and a brace extending from the sole to a contact point on an inner surface of the ball striking face, wherein the brace includes a biasing member such that the ball striking face is adjustable in a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and adjustable in a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head; and a shaft engaged with the golf club head.
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75. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
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a club head body having a front, a crown, a sole, and a face engaging area extending around the outer perimeter of the front of the club head body between the crown and the sole; and a ball striking face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof, wherein the ball striking face is configured to engage the face engaging area, wherein the face engaging area includes a resilient support member that maintains a biasing force against the ball striking face such that the ball striking face is adjustable in a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and adjustable in a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head, and the resilient support member further maintains a force applied to the ball striking face when the ball striking face is adjusted in the first direction and the second direction.
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