Golf club heads with cavities and inserts and related methods
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising;
a strikeface at a front of the golf club head;
a backface opposite the strikeface;
a heel-region;
a toe-region opposite the heel-region;
a sole;
a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head; and
a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion, the cavity comprising;
a face side wall comprising a portion of the backface;
a rear side wall opposite the face side wall, the rear side wall comprising a recess extending from the heel region to the toe-region;
a bottom wall between the face side wall and the rear side wall; and
a width measured from the face side wall to the rear side wall; and
an insert received within the cavity;
the insert comprises;
a back surface configured to be adjacent to the rear side wall of the golf club head, a front surface opposite the back surface, a bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, a toe-region side, a heel-region side opposite the toe-region side, one or more lips stacked horizontally between the top surface and the bottom surface, and an elastically deformable material;
wherein the bottom surface comprises one or more flex slots;
wherein the one or more flex slots are open from the front surface to the back surface of the insert;
wherein one or more ribs are positioned on the insert back surface or the insert front surface;
wherein the one or more flex slots are compressed prior to the insert being received within the cavity such that when the insert is received in the cavity, the one or more flex slots expands to an original shape, causing the front surface, back surface, and bottom surface of the insert to abut against the face side wall, the rear side wall, and the bottom wall of the cavity, and thereby create a press fit of the insert.
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Abstract
Golf club heads with cavities and inserts, and methods to manufacture golf club heads with cavities. Various embodiments include a golf club head comprising a body. The body comprises a strikeface at a front of the golf club head, a backface opposite the strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head, and a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion. In many embodiments, the body further comprises an insert within the cavity.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising; a strikeface at a front of the golf club head; a backface opposite the strikeface; a heel-region; a toe-region opposite the heel-region; a sole; a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head; and a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion, the cavity comprising; a face side wall comprising a portion of the backface; a rear side wall opposite the face side wall, the rear side wall comprising a recess extending from the heel region to the toe-region; a bottom wall between the face side wall and the rear side wall; and a width measured from the face side wall to the rear side wall; and an insert received within the cavity; the insert comprises; a back surface configured to be adjacent to the rear side wall of the golf club head, a front surface opposite the back surface, a bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, a toe-region side, a heel-region side opposite the toe-region side, one or more lips stacked horizontally between the top surface and the bottom surface, and an elastically deformable material; wherein the bottom surface comprises one or more flex slots; wherein the one or more flex slots are open from the front surface to the back surface of the insert; wherein one or more ribs are positioned on the insert back surface or the insert front surface; wherein the one or more flex slots are compressed prior to the insert being received within the cavity such that when the insert is received in the cavity, the one or more flex slots expands to an original shape, causing the front surface, back surface, and bottom surface of the insert to abut against the face side wall, the rear side wall, and the bottom wall of the cavity, and thereby create a press fit of the insert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising; a strikeface at a front of the golf club head; a backface opposite the strikeface; a heel-region; a toe-region opposite the heel-region; a sole; a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head; and a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion, the cavity comprising; a face side wall comprising a portion of the backface; a rear side wall opposite the face side wall, the rear side wall comprising one or more protrusions extending into a portion of the cavity; a bottom wall between the face side wall and the rear side wall; and an insert received within the cavity; wherein; the insert comprises; a back surface positioned to be adjacent to the rear side wall of the golf club head;
a front surface opposite the back surface positioned to be adjacent to the face side wall of the golf club head;wherein one or more ribs are positioned on the insert back surface or the insert front surface; a bottom surface; a top surface opposite the bottom surface; and an elastically deformable material; and wherein the insert bottom surface further comprises one or more flex slots and one or more lips stacked horizontally between the top surface and the bottom surface; wherein the one or more flex slots are open from the front surface to the back surface of the insert; wherein the one or more flex slots are compressed prior to the insert being received within the cavity such that when the insert is received in the cavity, the one or more flex slots expands to an original shape, causing the front surface, back surface, and bottom surface of the insert to abut against the face side wall, the rear side wall, and the bottom wall of the cavity, and thereby create a press fit of the insert. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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