Rotational molded golf club heads
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1. A golf club, comprising:
- a golf club head, including;
a golf club head base member including a golf club head face member having a ball striking face engaged therewith or integrally formed therewith as a unitary one piece construction, wherein the golf club head base member includes a frame portion engaged with the face member or integrally formed with the face member as a unitary one piece construction, and wherein the frame portion extends rearward from the face member, anda polymeric body member engaged with the golf club head base member via a rotational molding process, wherein the polymeric body member forms at least a portion of a crown member of the golf club head;
a shaft member engaged with at least one of the base member or the polymeric body member; and
a first weight element engaged with the frame portion, wherein the first weight element is movably engaged with the frame portion.
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Abstract
Wood-type golf clubs and/or golf club heads include: (a) a golf club head base member including a face member having a ball striking face; and (b) a polymeric body member engaged with the golf club head base member, wherein the polymeric body member is formed via a rotational molding process (or other centrifugal force inducing molding process) and/or engaged with the golf club head base member via a rotational molding process (or other centrifugal force inducing molding process). The polymeric body member forms at least a portion of a crown member of the club head in some structures.
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24 Claims
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1. A golf club, comprising:
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a golf club head, including; a golf club head base member including a golf club head face member having a ball striking face engaged therewith or integrally formed therewith as a unitary one piece construction, wherein the golf club head base member includes a frame portion engaged with the face member or integrally formed with the face member as a unitary one piece construction, and wherein the frame portion extends rearward from the face member, and a polymeric body member engaged with the golf club head base member via a rotational molding process, wherein the polymeric body member forms at least a portion of a crown member of the golf club head; a shaft member engaged with at least one of the base member or the polymeric body member; and a first weight element engaged with the frame portion, wherein the first weight element is movably engaged with the frame portion.
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2. A method of forming a golf club head, comprising:
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engaging a golf club head base member with at least a portion of a mold, wherein the base member includes at least a portion of a golf club head face member; placing a material for forming a portion of a golf club body member into at least a portion of the mold; and moving the mold with the material therein and with the golf club head base member engaged therewith to position the material at one or more desired locations with respect to the golf club head base member. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of forming a golf club head, comprising:
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engaging a golf club head base member with at least a portion of a mold, wherein the base member includes at least a portion of a golf club head face member; placing a material for forming a portion of a golf club body member into at least a portion of the mold; heating the material; rotational molding the material to thereby form at least a portion of a crown portion of the golf club head on the club head base member from the material. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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