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Golf club heads or other ball striking devices having distributed impact response

  • US 9,908,012 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2015
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A golf club head comprising:

  • a face having a ball striking surface;

    a body connected to the face and extending rearward from the face to define an enclosed volume, the body having a front side, a rear side, a heel side, a toe side, a crown, and a sole; and

    a first channel portion and a second channel portion each extending at least partially across a surface of the body and being recessed from the surface of the body between boundary edges, the first channel portion having a first end proximate a geometric centerline of the golf club head and extending laterally from the first end towards the toe side, and a second channel portion having a first end proximate the geometric centerline of the golf club head and extending laterally from the first end towards the heel side,wherein the first channel portion and the second channel portion each have a width measured in a front-to-rear direction, wherein the width of the first channel portion increases toward the toe side of the body, and wherein the width of the second channel portion increases toward the heel side of the body, andwherein the first channel portion and the second channel portion each protrude into the enclosed volume of the body, and wherein the first channel portion and the second channel portion each have a wall thickness that is smaller than a wall thickness of the body adjacent the first channel portion and the second channel portion.

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