Metal wood type golf club head
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
- a metal head formed from assembled first and second head members to define, when assembled, a sole plate, a front wall and a rear wall and a heel segment and a toe segment generally upstanding from said sole plate and having upper margins thereof joined to a cap plate to define a hollow enclosed head construction;
said sole plate having a generally hemisperical dome element formed generally centrally therein to define a downwardly open cavity.
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Abstract
A golf club head of the metal wood-type is provided, wherein the sole plate of the club head includes a downwardly open recess defined by a generally centrally located dome element. Internal stiffening ribs may be provided within the club head to extend between the dome element and a selected club head side wall, preferably such as the front or ball impact face of the club head.
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
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a metal head formed from assembled first and second head members to define, when assembled, a sole plate, a front wall and a rear wall and a heel segment and a toe segment generally upstanding from said sole plate and having upper margins thereof joined to a cap plate to define a hollow enclosed head construction; said sole plate having a generally hemisperical dome element formed generally centrally therein to define a downwardly open cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A golf club head, comprising:
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a metal head formed from assembled first and second head members to define, when assembled, a sole plate, a front wall and a rear wall and a heel segment and a toe segment generally upstanding from said sole plate and having upper margins thereof joined to a cap plate to define a hollow enclosed head construction; said sole plate having a dome element formed generally centrally therein to define a downwardly open cavity, said sole plate circumscribing said cavity at the front, rear, heel and toe sides thereof; said cavity having an opening size extending at least about one-fifth to about one-half the maximum heel-to-toe dimension of said front wall of the club head, and said cavity having a depth extending at least about one-fifth to about one-half the maximum height of said front wall of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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