Golf club with a reinforcing structure
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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; and
a reinforcing structure at least partially located in the rear cavity, wherein the reinforcing structure includes a first truss member, a second truss member and a connecting member that connects the first truss member and the second truss member, wherein the first and second truss members extend from an upper portion of the perimeter weighting member to the connecting member that is located closer to a sole edge of the striking face than to a top edge of the striking face, and further wherein the first truss member includes a first pair of beams connected by a first cross-beam, wherein the first pair of beams extend from the connection member to the upper portion of the perimeter weighting member and the second truss member includes a second pair of beams connected by a second cross-beam, wherein the second pair of beams extend from the connection member to the upper portion of the perimeter weighting member.
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Abstract
A cavity back golf club and golf club head having a reinforcing member is disclosed. The reinforcing member includes a connecting member, a first truss member, and a second truss member. The reinforcing member is engaged with a rear surface of a striking face of the golf club head and is at least partially located in a rear cavity of the golf club head. The reinforcing member provides structural integrity to a thin striking face on the golf club head. Additionally, a discretionary weight is engaged with a perimeter weight member at the toe portion of the golf club head.
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22 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; and a reinforcing structure at least partially located in the rear cavity, wherein the reinforcing structure includes a first truss member, a second truss member and a connecting member that connects the first truss member and the second truss member, wherein the first and second truss members extend from an upper portion of the perimeter weighting member to the connecting member that is located closer to a sole edge of the striking face than to a top edge of the striking face, and further wherein the first truss member includes a first pair of beams connected by a first cross-beam, wherein the first pair of beams extend from the connection member to the upper portion of the perimeter weighting member and the second truss member includes a second pair of beams connected by a second cross-beam, wherein the second pair of beams extend from the connection member to the upper portion of the perimeter weighting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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 receive 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; and a reinforcing structure at least partially located in the rear cavity, wherein the reinforcing structure includes a first truss member, a second truss member and a connecting member that connects the first truss member and the second truss member, wherein the first and second truss members extend from an upper portion of the perimeter weighting member to the connecting member that is located closer to a sole edge of the striking face than to a top edge of the striking face, and further wherein the first truss member includes a first pair of beams connected by a first cross-beam, wherein the first pair of beams extend from the connection member to the upper portion of the perimeter weighting member and the second truss member includes a second pair of beams connected by a second cross-beam, wherein the second pair of beams extend from the connection member to the upper portion of the perimeter weighting member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. 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 receive 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; 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 discretionary weight engaged with the perimeter weighting member; and a reinforcing structure at least partially located in the rear cavity, wherein the reinforcing structure includes a truss member, wherein the truss member extends from an upper portion of the perimeter weighting member to a lower portion of the perimeter weighting member, and further wherein the truss member includes a pair of beams connected by at least one cross-beam, wherein the pair of beams extend from the lower portion of the perimeter weighting member to the upper portion of the perimeter weighting member.
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22. 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 receive 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; 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 discretionary weight engaged with the perimeter weighting member; and a reinforcing structure at least partially located in the rear cavity, wherein the reinforcing structure includes a first truss member and a second truss member, wherein the first and second truss members extend from an upper portion of the perimeter weighting member to a lower portion of the perimeter weighting member, and further wherein the first truss member includes a first pair of beams connected by a first cross-beam, wherein the first pair of beams extend from the connection member to the upper portion of the perimeter weighting member and the second truss member includes a second pair of beams connected by a second cross-beam, wherein the second pair of beams extend from the lower portion of the perimeter weighting member to the upper portion of the perimeter weighting member.
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