Golf club head with an internal striking plate brace
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a hollow interior;
a striking plate having an exterior surface, an interior surface and a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch; and
a brace disposed in the hollow interior of the body, the brace being centrally positioned behind the striking plate extending in length from the crown to the sole, having a width less than the width of the striking plate, and disposed at least 0.015 inch from the interior surface of the striking plate wherein the inward deflection of the striking plate is restricted by the brace.
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Abstract
A golf club having a club head with a thin, flexible striking plate for improved energy transfer to a golf ball also has a means for limiting the deflection of the striking plate during high speed impacts with the golf ball. A brace is positioned within the interior of the golf club head a predetermined distance from the striking plate to limit the deflection of the thin, flexible striking plate.
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21 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a hollow interior;
a striking plate having an exterior surface, an interior surface and a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch; and
a brace disposed in the hollow interior of the body, the brace being centrally positioned behind the striking plate extending in length from the crown to the sole, having a width less than the width of the striking plate, and disposed at least 0.015 inch from the interior surface of the striking plate wherein the inward deflection of the striking plate is restricted by the brace. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club head comprising:
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a striking plate having an exterior surface, an interior surface and a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch; and
means for imparting a coefficient of restitution less than 0.83 an impact speed greater than 110 mph and imparting a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.83 at an impact speed less than 110 mph said means for imparting a coefficient of restitution being centrally positioned behind the striking plate, extending in length from the crown to the sole, and having a width less than the width of the striking plate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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