Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads
First Claim
1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
- a body member comprising a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, a crown portion and a sole portion connected to the face and extending rearward from the face, wherein the body member has a void extending inwardly from a rear periphery of the body member;
a rear member connected to the body member and received within the void, wherein the rear member forms portions of a crown and a sole of the head;
a connection member connecting the rear member to the body member to form a joint between the rear member and the body member; and
a resilient member separating the rear member from the body member, wherein the resilient member engages the rear member and the body member within the void and is configured to transfer momentum between the rear member and the body member.
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Abstract
A ball striking device has a head with a body member having a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, a crown portion and a sole portion connected to the face and extending rearward from the face, where the body member has a void extending inwardly from a rear periphery of the body member, and a rear member connected to the body member and received within the void, such that the rear member forms portions of a crown and a sole of the head. A connection member connects the rear member to the body member to form a joint between the rear member and the body member. A resilient member separates the rear member from the body member, and the resilient member engages the rear member and the body member within the void and is configured to transfer momentum between the rear member and the body member.
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34 Claims
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1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a body member comprising a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, a crown portion and a sole portion connected to the face and extending rearward from the face, wherein the body member has a void extending inwardly from a rear periphery of the body member; a rear member connected to the body member and received within the void, wherein the rear member forms portions of a crown and a sole of the head; a connection member connecting the rear member to the body member to form a joint between the rear member and the body member; and a resilient member separating the rear member from the body member, wherein the resilient member engages the rear member and the body member within the void and is configured to transfer momentum between the rear member and the body member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a body member comprising a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, and a crown portion and a sole portion connected to the face and extending rearward from the face; a resilient member engaged with a rear portion of the body member; a rear member connected to the rear portion of the body member and engaged with the resilient member, such that the resilient member separates the rear member from the body member; and a connection member connecting the rear member to the body member to form a joint between the rear member and the body member, wherein the resilient member is configured to transfer momentum between the rear member and the body member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a body member comprising a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, and a crown portion and a sole portion connected to the face and extending rearward from the face; a resilient member engaged with a rear portion of the body member; a rear member connected to the rear portion of the body member and engaged with the resilient member, such that the resilient member separates the rear member from the body member; and an engagement member engaging the rear member and the body member to form a sole area of rigid engagement between the rear member and the body member, wherein the resilient member is configured to transfer momentum between the rear member and the body member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a body member comprising a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, and a crown portion and a sole portion connected to the face and extending rearward from the face, wherein the crown portion, the sole portion, and the face combine to define an internal cavity, wherein the body member has a void extending inwardly from a rear periphery of the body member and extending through the crown portion and the sole portion, wherein the body member further comprises an internal support member exposed within the void; a rear member connected to the internal support member of the body member and received within the void, wherein the rear member forms portions of a crown and a sole of the head; a connection member connecting the rear member to the internal support member of the body member to form a joint between the rear member and the body member; and a resilient member separating the rear member from the body member, wherein the resilient member engages the rear member and the body member within the void and is positioned between a peripheral edge of the body member defining the void and an opposed edge of the rear member, wherein the resilient member is configured to transfer momentum between the rear member and the body member. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a body member comprising a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, and a crown portion and a sole portion connected to the face and extending rearward from the face, wherein the crown portion, the sole portion, and the face combine to define an internal cavity, wherein the body member has a void extending inwardly from a rear periphery of the body member, wherein the void is V-shaped and is wider at the rear periphery and narrower toward a center of the body member, the body member further having a support member extending from the crown portion to the sole portion, wherein the support member is exposed within the void; a rear member connected to the body member and received within the void, wherein the rear member has outer surfaces that are contiguous with adjacent outer surfaces of the body member, and wherein the rear member is connected to the body member at a crown end of the support member and at a sole end of the support member, such that the rear member forms portions of a crown and a sole of the head; at least one connection member connecting the rear member to the support member of the body member in a rigid manner to form a joint between the rear member and the body member, wherein the at least one connection member connects the rear member to the crown end and the sole end of the support member; and a resilient member separating the rear member from the body member, wherein the resilient member engages the rear member and the body member within the void and is positioned between a peripheral edge of the body member defining the void and an opposed edge of the rear member, wherein the resilient member is configured to transfer momentum between the rear member and the body member, wherein the at least one connection member forms a sole area of rigid connection between the rear member and the body member.
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