Golf club head having a hollow plastic body and a metallic sealing element
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a hollow body made of a single piece, said hollow body comprising an upper wall and a peripheral wall;
an impact-resistant metallic sealing element, said sealing element comprising a shock-resistant front wall, said front wall comprising a ball-striking surface, said sealing element cooperating with said hollow body to define an inner space;
said hollow body being molded in thermoplastic and comprising, at a periphery of said hollow body, at least one housing, said housing having therewithin an additional mass made of a high-density material; and
said sealing element comprises an upper tubular portion extending to form a neck of said golf club head and being adapted to have force-fitted therein a golf club shaft.
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Abstract
The invention is related to a golf club head including a hollow body made of a single molded thermoplastic piece, an opening facing forwardly and including an upper wall, a peripheral wall, and possibly a lower wall. Further included is an impact-resistant metallic sealing element including a front wall forming the impact surface of the club head, attached and cooperating with the body so as to define an inner space. Such a construction improves upon the sensation perceived by the golfer at impact while retaining direct transmission of information to him or her, and it increases the range of possible mass distribution and concentration so as to make the head more tolerant by increasing its moments of inertia.
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19 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a hollow body made of a single piece, said hollow body comprising an upper wall and a peripheral wall; an impact-resistant metallic sealing element, said sealing element comprising a shock-resistant front wall, said front wall comprising a ball-striking surface, said sealing element cooperating with said hollow body to define an inner space; said hollow body being molded in thermoplastic and comprising, at a periphery of said hollow body, at least one housing, said housing having therewithin an additional mass made of a high-density material; and said sealing element comprises an upper tubular portion extending to form a neck of said golf club head and being adapted to have force-fitted therein a golf club shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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