Golf club with a support bracket
First Claim
1. A golf club head, comprising:
- a striking face providing a front surface for engaging a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, wherein at least 50% of an overall surface of the striking face has a thickness from the front surface to the rear surface of no greater than 0.1 inches;
a perimeter weighting member extending rearward from the striking face and around at least a majority of a circumference of the striking face, wherein the perimeter weighting member at least partially defines a rear cavity in the golf club head;
a plurality of support brackets at least partially located in the rear cavity, wherein at least one of the plurality of support brackets has a first portion engaged to the rear surface of the striking face, a second portion engaged to the perimeter weighting member and a third portion connecting the first and second portion; and
at least one discretionary weight engaged with at least one support bracket, wherein the at least one discretionary weight is located within a weight port defined in the at least one support bracket.
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Abstract
A cavity back golf club and golf club head having one or more support brackets is disclosed. Each support bracket includes a first portion engaged with the rear surface of the striking face, a second portion engaged with the perimeter weighting member, and a third portion that is curved. The one or more of the support brackets are engaged with a rear surface of a striking face and a perimeter weight member of the golf club head. The one or more support brackets are at least partially located in a rear cavity of the golf club head. The support brackets provide structural integrity to a thin striking face on the golf club head. Additionally, a discretionary weight is engaged with the at least one of the support brackets at the toe portion of the golf club head.
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30 Claims
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
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a striking face providing a front surface for engaging a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, wherein at least 50% of an overall surface of the striking face has a thickness from the front surface to the rear surface of no greater than 0.1 inches; a perimeter weighting member extending rearward from the striking face and around at least a majority of a circumference of the striking face, wherein the perimeter weighting member at least partially defines a rear cavity in the golf club head; a plurality of support brackets at least partially located in the rear cavity, wherein at least one of the plurality of support brackets has a first portion engaged to the rear surface of the striking face, a second portion engaged to the perimeter weighting member and a third portion connecting the first and second portion; and at least one discretionary weight engaged with at least one support bracket, wherein the at least one discretionary weight is located within a weight port defined in the at least one support bracket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An iron-type golf club, comprising:
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a shaft; a grip attached to the shaft; and a golf club head configured to engage with the shaft, wherein the golf club head further includes; a striking face providing a front surface for engaging a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, wherein at least 50% of an overall surface of the striking face has a thickness from the front surface to the rear surface of no greater than 0.1 inches; a perimeter weighting member extending rearward from the striking face and around at least a majority of a circumference of the striking face, wherein the perimeter weighting member at least partially defines a rear cavity in the golf club head; a plurality of support brackets at least partially located in the rear cavity, wherein at least one of the plurality of support brackets has a first portion engaged to the rear surface of the striking face, a second portion engaged to the perimeter weighting member and a third portion connecting the first and second portion; and at least one discretionary weight engaged with at least one support bracket, wherein the at least one discretionary weight is located within a weight port defined in the at least one support bracket. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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