Golf club assembly and golf club with sole plate
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body member having a first engaging member, the body member and first engaging member defining a first channel;
a sole plate having a second engaging member and positioned beneath and spaced from the body member, a rear end of the sole plate being free of and extending rearwardly from the body member such that a top surface, a bottom surface, and a rear surface of the rear end are exposed to an exterior of the golf club head, the first and second engaging members being interlocked with one another, the sole plate and second engaging member defining a second channel; and
a layer of resilient material disposed between the first engaging member and the second engaging member;
wherein the body member and sole plate are configured such that at least one of(a) the second engaging member is received in the first channel and positioned between, in a substantially horizontal direction, a portion of the body member and the first engaging member, and(b) the first engaging member is received in the second channel and positioned between, in a substantially horizontal direction, a portion of the sole plate and the second engaging member.
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Abstract
A body member has a face plate and a first engaging member. A sole plate has a second engaging member, the first and second engaging members being interlocked with one another. A layer of resilient material is disposed between the first engaging member and the second engaging member.
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19 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body member having a first engaging member, the body member and first engaging member defining a first channel; a sole plate having a second engaging member and positioned beneath and spaced from the body member, a rear end of the sole plate being free of and extending rearwardly from the body member such that a top surface, a bottom surface, and a rear surface of the rear end are exposed to an exterior of the golf club head, the first and second engaging members being interlocked with one another, the sole plate and second engaging member defining a second channel; and a layer of resilient material disposed between the first engaging member and the second engaging member; wherein the body member and sole plate are configured such that at least one of (a) the second engaging member is received in the first channel and positioned between, in a substantially horizontal direction, a portion of the body member and the first engaging member, and (b) the first engaging member is received in the second channel and positioned between, in a substantially horizontal direction, a portion of the sole plate and the second engaging member. - 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 cavity-backed body member having a first engaging member including a first rib and a first channel; and a sole plate positioned beneath and spaced from the body member, a rear end of the sole plate being free of and extending rearwardly from the body member such that a top surface, a bottom surface, and a rear surface of the rear end are exposed to an exterior of the golf club head, and having a second engaging member including a second rib and a second channel, the first rib being received in the second channel and the second rib being received in the first channel; and a layer of resilient material disposed between the first engaging member and the second engaging member; wherein the body member and sole plate are configured such that at least one of (a) the second engaging member is received in the first channel and positioned between, in a substantially horizontal direction, a portion of the body member and the first engaging member, and (b) the first engaging member is received in the second channel and positioned between, in a substantially horizontal direction, a portion of the sole plate and the second engaging member. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A golf club assembly comprising:
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a shaft; and a club head secured to a first end of the shaft and comprising; a body member having a first engaging member, the body member and first engaging member defining a first channel; a sole plate positioned beneath and spaced from the body member, a rear end of the sole plate being free of and extending rearwardly from the body member such that a top surface, a bottom surface, and a rear surface of the rear end are exposed to an exterior of the golf club head, and having a second engaging member, the first and second engaging members being interlocked with one another, the sole plate and second engaging member defining a second channel; and a layer of resilient material disposed between the first engaging member and the second engaging member; wherein the body member and sole plate are configured such that at least one of (a) the second engaging member is received in the first channel and positioned between, in a substantially horizontal direction, a portion of the body member and the first engaging member, and (b) the first engaging member is received in the second channel and positioned between, in a substantially horizontal direction, a portion of the sole plate and the second engaging member. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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