Hollow club head with deflecting insert face plate
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1. A head for a golf club, comprising:
- a body shell;
a face plate held on said body shell for striking a golf ball, said face plate being deflectable from a static position to a striking position as a result of stress produced when striking a golf ball;
an element mounted on said body shell defining a means for reinforcing said face plate by means of physical engagement with said face plate when said face plate is in said striking position; and
means for maintaining a gap between said reinforcing element and said face plate when said face plate is in said static position whereby a cushioning effect is provided immediately upon striking the golf ball.
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Abstract
A head for a golf club includes a body shell, a face plate held on the body shell for striking the golf ball and an internal element mounted in the body shell for reinforcing the face plate. More specifically, the face plate is deflectable from a static position to a striking position as a result of stress produced when striking the golf ball. Further, a mechanism is provided for maintaining a gap between the reinforcing element and the face plate when the face plate is in a static position so as to provide a cushioning effect immediately upon striking the golf ball.
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1. A head for a golf club, comprising:
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a body shell; a face plate held on said body shell for striking a golf ball, said face plate being deflectable from a static position to a striking position as a result of stress produced when striking a golf ball; an element mounted on said body shell defining a means for reinforcing said face plate by means of physical engagement with said face plate when said face plate is in said striking position; and means for maintaining a gap between said reinforcing element and said face plate when said face plate is in said static position whereby a cushioning effect is provided immediately upon striking the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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