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Golf club head with variable face thickness

  • US 8,376,876 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2011
  • Issued: 02/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A driver-type golf club head comprising:

  • a body having a crown, a sole, and a hollow interior; and

    a face disposed on the body, the face comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and the toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region, and a toe region, wherein each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section has a first thickness and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region, and the toe region has a second thickness;

    wherein the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section form a substantially X shape,wherein the substantially X shape is rotated around a Y axis by at least 10 degrees, such that the heel vertical section and the toe vertical section are disposed diagonally across the face,wherein the crown is composed of a composite material, andwherein the face and the sole are composed of a titanium alloy.

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