GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE WITH REMOVABLE AND/OR MOVABLE SOLE MEMBER
First Claim
1. A ball striking device comprising:
- a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, the face being defined by a plurality of peripheral edges;
a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the peripheral edges of the face, the body having a sole configured to face a playing surface and a crown opposite the sole, the body further having a receiver located on the sole; and
a removable sole member received by the receiver and removably connected to the sole of the body, the removable sole member forming at least a portion of a lowermost surface of the head.
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Abstract
A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball and being defined by a plurality of peripheral edges, a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the peripheral edges of the face, and a sole member connected to the sole of the body. The sole member may be removably connected to the sole, which can permit removal and replacement with another sole member having a different property. The sole member may additionally or alternately be movably connected to the sole, which can permit adjustment of the sole member, such as to change the lie angle of the head. The sole member may be at least partially received in a receiver in the sole and may form at least a portion of the lowermost surface of the head.
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38 Claims
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1. A ball striking device comprising:
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a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, the face being defined by a plurality of peripheral edges; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the peripheral edges of the face, the body having a sole configured to face a playing surface and a crown opposite the sole, the body further having a receiver located on the sole; and a removable sole member received by the receiver and removably connected to the sole of the body, the removable sole member forming at least a portion of a lowermost surface of the head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A ball striking device comprising:
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a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, the face being defined by a plurality of peripheral edges; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the peripheral edges of the face, the body having a sole configured to face a playing surface and a crown opposite the sole; a removable sole member removably connected to the sole of the body, the removable sole member forming at least a portion of a lowermost surface of the head; and a releasable connection mechanism removably connecting the sole member to the body. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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33. A ball striking device comprising:
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a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, the face being defined by a plurality of peripheral edges; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the peripheral edges of the face, the body having a sole configured to face a playing surface and a crown opposite the sole, the body further having a receiver located on the sole; and a sole member received by the receiver and removably connected to the sole of the body, the sole member forming at least a portion of a lowermost surface of the head, wherein the sole member has an outer surface that is angled with respect to surfaces of the sole immediately adjacent the receiver, and wherein the sole member is moveable between a first position within the receiver and a second position within the receiver to adjust a lie angle of the device, wherein the outer surface of the sole member is oriented at a first angle relative to the ball striking surface when the sole member is in the first position, and the outer surface of the sole member is oriented at a second angle relative to the ball striking surface when the sole member is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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Specification