Golf club head with face insert
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body with an opening defining an internal periphery region; and
a face insert indirectly connected to the body by a plurality of screws connecting the face insert to the body at an engagement portion of the internal periphery region, wherein each of the screws has a threaded shaft defining an axis that is substantially parallel to a strike-face surface of the face insert, and further wherein no portion of the face insert makes direct contact with the body.
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Abstract
A golf club head with a face insert that is only partially connected to the body of the golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head with a face insert wherein the face insert is only connected to the body of the golf club head at specific engagement portions around the perimeter of the face insert while keeping the remainder of the perimeter unengaged. The golf club head disclosed in accordance with the present invention will allow for removal of excessive weight traditionally needed to connect the face insert to the body of the golf club head, therefore improving the performance of the golf club head.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body with an opening defining an internal periphery region; and a face insert indirectly connected to the body by a plurality of screws connecting the face insert to the body at an engagement portion of the internal periphery region, wherein each of the screws has a threaded shaft defining an axis that is substantially parallel to a strike-face surface of the face insert, and further wherein no portion of the face insert makes direct contact with the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A golf club head comprising:
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a body with an opening defining an internal periphery region; and a face insert connected to the body by a plurality of screws connecting the face insert to the body at an engagement portion of the internal periphery region, wherein each of the screws has a threaded shaft defining an axis that is substantially parallel to a strike-face surface of the face insert, wherein the face insert is connected to the body only by contact with the screws at the engagement portion, and wherein the internal periphery region further comprises a non-engagement portion, wherein the face insert is spaced away from the body at a portion of the non-engagement portion. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A golf club head comprising:
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a body with an opening defining an internal periphery region; and a face insert connected to the body by a plurality of screws connecting the face insert to the body at an engagement portion of the internal periphery region, wherein each of the screws has a threaded shaft defining an axis that is substantially parallel to a strike-face surface of the face insert, wherein the face insert is spaced away from the body at a non-engagement portion of the internal periphery region and an empty space extends from a space in front of the club head, through the non-engagement portion, and to a space behind the club head. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A golf club head comprising:
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a body; and a face insert having an external periphery; and a plurality of screws indirectly connecting the face insert to the body at an engagement portion of the external periphery, wherein the face insert is surrounded by and does not make contact with the body. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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