IRON-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD
First Claim
1. An iron-type golf club head, comprising:
- a body comprising a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a topline portion, wherein the topline portion has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm;
a strike plate coupled to the body at a front portion of the golf club head;
a cavity defined between the topline portion, the sole portion, and the strike plate; and
a bridge bar at a rear portion of the golf club head, the bridge bar spanning the cavity, spaced apart from the strike plate, and rigidly fixed to and extending uprightly between the sole portion and the topline portion, wherein the bridge bar has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an iron-type golf club head comprising a body comprising a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a topline portion. The topline portion has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm. The golf club head also comprises a strike plate coupled to the body at a front portion of the golf club head and a cavity defined between the topline portion, the sole portion, and the strike plate. The golf club head further comprises a bridge bar at a rear portion of the golf club head. The bridge bar spans the cavity, is spaced apart from the strike plate, and is rigidly fixed to and extends uprightly between the sole portion and the topline portion. The bridge bar has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm.
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23 Claims
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1. An iron-type golf club head, comprising:
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a body comprising a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a topline portion, wherein the topline portion has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm; a strike plate coupled to the body at a front portion of the golf club head; a cavity defined between the topline portion, the sole portion, and the strike plate; and a bridge bar at a rear portion of the golf club head, the bridge bar spanning the cavity, spaced apart from the strike plate, and rigidly fixed to and extending uprightly between the sole portion and the topline portion, wherein the bridge bar has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An iron-type golf club head, comprising:
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a body comprising a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a topline portion; a strike plate coupled to the body at a front portion of the golf club head; a cavity defined between the topline portion, the sole portion, and the strike plate; and a bridge bar at a rear portion of the golf club head, the bridge bar spanning the cavity, spaced apart from the strike plate, and rigidly fixed to and extending uprightly between the sole portion and the topline portion, wherein; the bridge bar has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm; and the bridge bar increases a frequency, at which a maximum displacement of at least one location of a plurality of locations along the topline portion occurs, by at least 100 Hz. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An iron-type golf club head, comprising:
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a body comprising a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a topline portion; a strike plate coupled to the body at a front portion of the golf club head; a cavity defined between the topline portion, the sole portion, and the strike plate; and a bridge bar at a rear portion of the golf club head, the bridge bar spanning the cavity, spaced apart from the strike plate, and rigidly fixed to and extending uprightly between the sole portion and the topline portion, wherein; the bridge bar has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm; the iron-type golf club head with the bridge bar has; a first frequency at which a first maximum displacement occurs; a second frequency at which a second maximum displacement occurs; a third frequency at which a third maximum displacement occurs; and a fourth frequency at which a fourth maximum displacement occurs; and removing the bridge bar decreases at least one of the first frequency, the second frequency, the third frequency, and the fourth frequency by at least 200 Hz.
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Specification