Iron-Type Golf Club Head Or Other Ball Striking Device
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1. A head for a ball striking device, comprising:
- a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball;
a body connected to the face, the body having a sole member extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face, the sole member having a sole surface configured to confront a playing surface; and
an elongated channel located in the sole member, the channel being recessed from the sole surface and extending along at least a portion of the bottom edge of the face and being spaced from the bottom edge,wherein the channel has a depth of recession from the sole surface, and wherein the depth of the channel is tapered, such that the depth of the channel is greater at a center of the channel than at opposed ends of the channel.
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Abstract
A ball striking device, such as an iron-type golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface defined thereon and a body connected to the face. The body has a sole member extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face, and the sole member has a sole surface configured to confront the playing surface. The head has an elongated channel located in the sole member, and the channel is recessed from the sole surface, extends along at least a portion of the bottom edge of the face and is spaced from the bottom edge.
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1. A head for a ball striking device, comprising:
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a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball; a body connected to the face, the body having a sole member extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face, the sole member having a sole surface configured to confront a playing surface; and an elongated channel located in the sole member, the channel being recessed from the sole surface and extending along at least a portion of the bottom edge of the face and being spaced from the bottom edge, wherein the channel has a depth of recession from the sole surface, and wherein the depth of the channel is tapered, such that the depth of the channel is greater at a center of the channel than at opposed ends of the channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A head for an iron-type golf club, comprising:
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a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball and a rear surface opposite the inner surface; an iron-type body connected to the face, the body comprising a plurality of peripheral walls extending rearward from outer edges of the face, the peripheral walls including a sole member extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face, the sole member having a sole surface configured to confront a playing surface; and an elongated channel located in a first of the peripheral walls of the body adjacent to a first of the outer edges of the face that adjoins the first peripheral wall, the channel being defined by a first end, a second end, and two edges extending between the first and second ends, and the channel comprising a rounded trough having a smoothly curvilinear cross-sectional profile, the trough being recessed from the first peripheral wall, and two opposed side walls extending from the trough to the edges of the channel, wherein the channel is spaced rearwardly from the first outer edge of the face and the edges of the channel are generally parallel to the first outer edge of the face. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A head for an iron-type golf club, comprising:
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a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball; an iron-type body connected to the face, the body comprising a plurality of peripheral walls extending rearward from outer edges of the face, the peripheral walls including a sole member extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face, the sole member having a sole surface configured to confront a playing surface; an elongated channel located in the sole member, the channel being defined by a first end located on the sole surface, a second end located on the sole surface, and two edges extending across the sole surface between the first and second ends, the channel having a length defined between the first and second ends, and the channel comprising a trough that is recessed from the sole surface and two opposed side walls extending from the trough to the edges of the channel, wherein the channel is spaced rearwardly from the bottom edge of the face and the edges of the channel are generally parallel to the bottom edge; and a flexible insert connected to the body and mounted within the channel, wherein the insert has a length that is shorter than the length of the channel, such that opposed ends of the insert are spaced from the first and second ends of the channel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A head for a ball striking device, comprising:
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a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball; a body connected to the face, the body having a sole member extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face, the sole member having a sole surface configured to confront a playing surface; a first elongated channel located in the sole member, the first channel being recessed from the sole surface and extending between a first end and a second end along at least a portion of the bottom edge of the face and being spaced from the bottom edge; and a second elongated channel located in the sole member, the second channel being recessed from the sole surface and extending between a first end and a second end along at least a portion of the bottom edge of the face and being spaced from the bottom edge, the first and second channels extending toward each other along a common axis of elongation and being spaced approximately equal distances from the bottom edge of the face, wherein the second end of the first channel is spaced from the first end of the second channel, such that a gap is defined between the first and second channels, the gap being positioned approximately at a center of the sole surface. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A head for a ball striking device, comprising:
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a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball; a body connected to the face, the body having a sole member extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face, the sole member having a sole surface configured to confront a playing surface; a first elongated channel located in the sole member, the first channel being recessed from the sole surface and extending between a first end and a second end along at least a portion of the bottom edge of the face and being spaced rearwardly from the bottom edge; and a second elongated channel located in the sole member, the second channel being recessed from the sole surface and extending between a first end and a second end along at least a portion of the bottom edge of the face, wherein the second channel is spaced rearwardly from the first channel to define a spacing portion between the first and second channels, such that the first and second channels have directions of elongation that are generally parallel to each other and to the bottom edge of the face. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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