GOLF CLUB HEAD
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a striking face and an inner volume, wherein the striking face comprises a striking plate, a reinforcing plate, and a separation volume disposed between the striking plate and the reinforcing plate,wherein the striking plate comprises an outer surface that faces outward from the club body and an inner surface that faces the inner volume of the body, wherein the striking plate comprises a plurality of regions,wherein the reinforcing plate comprises a first surface that faces the inner surface of the striking plate and a second surface that faces the inner volume of the body, andwherein the separation volume has a variable thickness.
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Abstract
A golf club head having a reinforced striking face that includes a thin striking plate with a reinforcement plate disposed behind the striking plate. The striking face may have lubricant between the striking plate and reinforcement plate, separation volumes between the striking plate and reinforcing plate, or a combination thereof. The thicknesses of the striking and reinforcing plates may vary within the plates themselves and may have regions intended to mate with each other to create reinforced regions.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising a striking face and an inner volume, wherein the striking face comprises a striking plate, a reinforcing plate, and a separation volume disposed between the striking plate and the reinforcing plate, wherein the striking plate comprises an outer surface that faces outward from the club body and an inner surface that faces the inner volume of the body, wherein the striking plate comprises a plurality of regions, wherein the reinforcing plate comprises a first surface that faces the inner surface of the striking plate and a second surface that faces the inner volume of the body, and wherein the separation volume has a variable thickness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising a striking face and an inner volume, wherein the striking face comprises a striking plate and a reinforcing plate, wherein the striking plate comprises an outer surface that faces outward from the club body and an inner surface that faces the inner volume of the body, wherein the striking plate comprises a plurality of regions, wherein the plurality of regions comprises at least one recessed region on the inner surface having a lesser thickness than other of the plurality of regions, wherein the reinforcing plate comprises a first surface that faces the inner surface of the striking plate and a second surface that faces the inner volume of the body, wherein the first surface comprises at least one protruding region with a greater thickness than one or more other regions of the reinforcing plate, wherein the at least one protruding region mates with the at least one recessed region in the striking plate to define at least one reinforced region within the striking face, and wherein the at least one reinforced region excludes both a heel region and a toe region of the striking face. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising a striking face and an inner volume, wherein the striking face comprises a striking plate and a reinforcing plate, wherein the striking plate comprises an outer surface that faces outward from the club body and an inner surface that faces the inner volume of the body, wherein the striking plate comprises a plurality of regions, wherein the plurality of regions comprises at least two recessed regions on the inner surface having a lesser thickness than other of the plurality of regions, wherein the reinforcing plate comprises a first surface that faces the inner surface of the striking plate and a second surface that faces the inner volume of the body, wherein the first surface comprises at least two protruding regions with a greater thickness than one or more other regions of the reinforcing plate, wherein the at least two protruding regions mate with the at least two recessed regions in the striking plate to define at least two reinforced regions within the striking face, and wherein the at least two reinforced regions each extend from approximately a sole end of the striking face to a crown end of the striking face. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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