Iron golf club head with dual intersecting recesses and associated slits
First Claim
1. A golf club head having a hosel and a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprisinga) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall,b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least three of the following:
- i) said top wallii) said bottom walliii) said toeiv) said heel,c) said body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body,d) said at least one elongated slit being everywhere spaced from the hosel, and intersecting said undercut recess.
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Abstract
A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising the body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of the front wall; and the body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of the front wall and extending outwardly from the main recess toward at least three of the following:
i) the top wall
ii) the bottom wall
iii) the toe
iv) the heel;
the body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A golf club head having a hosel and a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least three of the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) said body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body, d) said at least one elongated slit being everywhere spaced from the hosel, and intersecting said undercut recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least three of the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) said body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body, d) said undercut recess extending outwardly from said main recess and adjacent said front wall toward at least two of the following; i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, and there being at least two of said slits intersecting at least two of the following; v) said top wall vi) said bottom wall vii) an outer surface defined by the toe.
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5. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least three of the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) said body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body, d) said undercut recess extending outwardly from said main recess and adjacent said front wall toward at least three of the following; i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, and there being at least three of said slits intersecting at least three of the following; v) said top wall vi) said bottom wall vii) an outer surface defined by the toe.
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6. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least three of the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) said body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body, d) said undercut recess extending outwardly from said main recess toward all four of the following; i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, said top wall and bottom wall having substantially reduced thickness outwardly of said undercut recess, and there being at least three of said slits intersecting at least three of the following; v) said top wall vi) said bottom wall vii) an outer surface defined by the toe. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least three of the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) said body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body, d) said head having a rearward projection with upward thickening between said bottom wall and said main recess, and rearwardly of said undercut recess that extends toward said bottom wall, said slit extending downwardly through said rearward projection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least three of the following; -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) said body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body, d) said head having a rearward projection with downward thickening between said top wall and said main recess, and rearwardly of said undercut recess that extends toward said top wall, said slit extending upwardly through said rearward projection. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least three of the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) said body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body, d) said undercut recess projects outwardly to an extent w1, and has front to rear thickness t1, where 0.5t1 <
w1 <
1.5t1.
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21. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall, said undercut recess proximate said top wall having lesser depth than said undercut recess proximate said bottom wall, c) said body having at least one elongated slit therein extending generally parallel to the front face and spaced rearwardly therefrom, the slit intersecting an outer surface defined by the body, d) said slit extending proximate said undercut recess. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. Multiple golf club heads in a set, each head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least three of the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) the undercut recesses in said bodies of the set having increasing rearward angularity in correspondence to increasing rearward angularity of the inclined front faces of the bodies of the set, d) and there being at least three of said slits intersecting at least three of the following; v) said top wall vi) said bottom wall vii) an outer surface defined by the toe. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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