Golf club head
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
- a hollow shell including an opening portion and a cup portion sharing a first common perimeter, said opening portion extending into said cup portion and comprising at least one surface;
a bottom sharing a second common perimeter with said opening portion, said first common perimeter being dimensionally larger than said second common perimeter; and
a face plate received in and substantially filling a recess defined by the opening portion, said face plate defining a striking surface for striking a golf ball;
wherein said first common perimeter circumscribes said striking surface, and said opening portion, said cup portion and said bottom enclose an inner chamber.
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Abstract
A golf club head which is more durable, capable of driving a golf ball further and providing a desirable, "soft" feeling when hitting the golf ball. These objectives are achieved by configuring the head to efficiently transmit and store potential energy due to impact with the golf ball. The head comprises a hollow shell defining a cup portion and an opening or concave portion which receives a face plate. The face plate forms a contact surface for striking a golf ball. The structural arrangement causes the hollow shell to elastically deform upon contact with a golf ball to enhance driving performance.
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27 Claims
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
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a hollow shell including an opening portion and a cup portion sharing a first common perimeter, said opening portion extending into said cup portion and comprising at least one surface; a bottom sharing a second common perimeter with said opening portion, said first common perimeter being dimensionally larger than said second common perimeter; and a face plate received in and substantially filling a recess defined by the opening portion, said face plate defining a striking surface for striking a golf ball; wherein said first common perimeter circumscribes said striking surface, and said opening portion, said cup portion and said bottom enclose an inner chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. A gold club head, comprising:
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a hollow shell including a concave portion and a cup portion sharing a common perimeter at a distal end of said concave and cup portions to form an enclosed inner chamber, said concave portion extending into said cup portion; and a face plate received in and substantially filling a recess defined by said concave portion, said face plate defining a striking surface for striking a golf ball, wherein said distal end is positioned adjacent said striking surface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 21)
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22. A golf club head, comprising:
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a hollow shell including a cup portion having an opening perimeter, a bottom located inside said cup portion thereby defining a recess in said club head, said bottom and said cup portion sharing a common perimeter, said common perimeter being dimensionally larger than said opening perimeter; and a face plate received in and substantially filling said recess bounded between said opening perimeter and said bottom, said face plate defining a striking surface for a golf ball; wherein said opening perimeter circumscribes said striking surface. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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