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VARIABLE THICKNESS FACE PLATE FOR A GOLF CLUB HEAD

  • US 20180318666A1
  • Filed: 05/07/2018
  • Published: 11/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A golf club head having a normalized characteristic time comprising:

  • a body having a crown portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, and a rear portion defining an inner cavity;

    a face plate having;

    a front surface;

    a rear surface;

    a geometric center defining the origin of a coordinate system having a horizontal axis extending from near the heel portion to near the toe portion, and a vertical axis extending from near the crown portion to near the sole portion, perpendicular to the horizontal axis;

    a thickness measured between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein the thickness varies at different locations across the face plate to define a variable thickness profile, the variable thickness profile comprising;

    a peripheral region comprising a minimum thickness of the face plate;

    a transition region; and

    a central region comprising a maximum thickness of the face plate, the central region having an ovular shape with a major axis that extends at an angle between 2 degrees and 60 degrees from the vertical axis.

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