Golf club head
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body including an exterior surface defining a first body volume of at least about 400 cm3, the body having a bottom portion, a top portion, a front portion, and a back portion;
a face positioned at the front portion of the body, the face being configured to receive an impact;
a top portion silhouette profile located along a perimeter of the top portion, the top portion silhouette profile defining the outer bounds of the top portion in an X-direction and Y-direction; and
at least one indentation located on the bottom portion below the top portion silhouette profile, the at least one indentation being defined in part by an indentation wall that extends between the bottom portion and the top portion wherein a bottom surface of the top portion is exposed within the at least one indentation; and
wherein the removal of the at least one indentation from the bottom portion creates a second body volume that is at least 12 cm3 larger than the first body volume.
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Abstract
A golf club head is described, in one embodiment, including a body with an exterior surface defining a first body volume of at least about 400 cm3. The body has a bottom portion, a top portion, a front portion, and a back portion. A face positioned at the front portion of the body and is configured to receive an impact. A top portion silhouette profile located along a perimeter of the top portion is further described. The top portion silhouette profile defines the outer bounds of the top portion in an X-direction and Y-direction. At least one indentation is located on the bottom portion below the crown silhouette profile. The removal of the at least one indentation from the bottom portion creates a second body volume that is at least 12 cm3 larger than the first body volume.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body including an exterior surface defining a first body volume of at least about 400 cm3, the body having a bottom portion, a top portion, a front portion, and a back portion; a face positioned at the front portion of the body, the face being configured to receive an impact; a top portion silhouette profile located along a perimeter of the top portion, the top portion silhouette profile defining the outer bounds of the top portion in an X-direction and Y-direction; and at least one indentation located on the bottom portion below the top portion silhouette profile, the at least one indentation being defined in part by an indentation wall that extends between the bottom portion and the top portion wherein a bottom surface of the top portion is exposed within the at least one indentation; and wherein the removal of the at least one indentation from the bottom portion creates a second body volume that is at least 12 cm3 larger than the first body volume. - 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 body including a first exterior surface defining a first volume of about 400 cm3 to 470 cm3, the body having a bottom portion, a top portion, a front portion, and a back portion; a face positioned at the front portion of the body, the face being configured to receive an impact; a top portion silhouette profile located along a perimeter of the top portion, the top portion silhouette profile defining the outer bounds of the top portion in an X-direction and Y-direction; and at least one indentation located on the bottom portion, the at least one indentation being defined in part by an indentation wall that extends between the bottom portion and the top portion wherein a bottom surface of the top portion is exposed within the at least one indentation; and wherein the removal of the at least one indentation from the bottom portion creates a second exterior surface of the body having a second volume, wherein the second volume is about 4%-5% larger than the first volume.
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15. A golf club head comprising:
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a body defining a volume of about 400 cm3 to 470 cm3 and having an exterior surface comprising a bottom portion, a top portion, a front portion, and a back portion; a face positioned at the front portion of the body, the face being configured to receive an impact; a top portion silhouette profile located along a perimeter of the top portion, the top portion silhouette profile defining the outermost bounds of the top portion and the body in an X-direction and a Y-direction and defining an area of at least about 11,000 mm2 when projected onto an X-Y plane; and at least one indentation located on the bottom portion, the at least one indentation being defined in part by an indentation wall that extends between the bottom portion and the top portion wherein a bottom surface of the top portion is exposed within the at least one indentation.
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16. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a total surface area defining a first total body volume, the body having a bottom portion, a top portion, a front portion, and a back portion; a face positioned at the front portion of the body, the face being configured to receive an impact; a top portion silhouette profile located along a perimeter of the top portion, the top portion silhouette profile defining the outer bounds of the top portion in an X-direction and Y-direction and having a top portion surface area St wherein the bottom portion has a bottom surface area Sb below the top portion silhouette profile, where - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification