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Golf clubs and golf club heads

  • US 9,855,477 B2
  • Filed: 05/29/2015
  • Issued: 01/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An iron-type golf club head comprising:

  • a face member including a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a rear side opposite the striking surface of the face, wherein a rear cavity is defined on the rear side of the face member;

    a rear member connected to the rear side of the face member, the rear member having a heel edge and a toe edge, wherein the rear member is at least partially received within the rear cavity;

    a resilient material positioned between the rear member and the face member; and

    an engagement member rigidly engaging the face member and the rear member at a point between the heel edge and the toe edge of the rear member, wherein the engagement member has a rigidity greater than that of the resilient material and forms a sole area of rigid engagement between the face member and the rear member,wherein the resilient material is positioned between the engagement member and the heel edge of the rear member and between the engagement member and the toe edge of the rear member, andwherein the engagement member, a center of gravity of the face member, and a center of gravity of the rear member are all positioned in lateral alignment.

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