GOLF CLUB IRONS INCLUDING BACKING MATERIAL BEHIND BALL STRIKING FACE
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1. An iron golf club head, comprising:
- an iron body having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe side, a heel side, and a front frame member extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the front portion of the iron body, the front frame member defining a recess in the front portion of the iron body; and
a ball striking plate received in the recess and including;
a face layer having a face surface, a rear surface, and a perimeter, the face surface forming at least a portion of a ball striking surface of the iron head, anda backing layer engaged with the rear surface of the face layer,wherein the backing layer is exposed at a front surface of the iron golf club head between at least a portion of the perimeter of the face layer and the front frame member of the iron body.
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Abstract
Golf clubs and golf club heads, such as iron heads, may include an iron body and a ball striking plate engaged with the iron body. The ball striking plate may include a face layer and a backing layer. The face layer of the ball striking plate may be formed of a metal material, while the backing layer may be formed of a polymeric material. The backing layer isolates the face layer from the iron body. In some arrangements, the backing layer of the insert may be visible at the top, the bottom, the side and/or the front surfaces of the iron head. Methods for making such iron devices are also described.
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46 Claims
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1. An iron golf club head, comprising:
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an iron body having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe side, a heel side, and a front frame member extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the front portion of the iron body, the front frame member defining a recess in the front portion of the iron body; and a ball striking plate received in the recess and including; a face layer having a face surface, a rear surface, and a perimeter, the face surface forming at least a portion of a ball striking surface of the iron head, and a backing layer engaged with the rear surface of the face layer, wherein the backing layer is exposed at a front surface of the iron golf club head between at least a portion of the perimeter of the face layer and the front frame member of the iron body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An iron golf club head, comprising:
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an iron body having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe side, a heel side, and a front frame member extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the front portion of the iron body, the front frame member defining a recess in the front portion of the iron body; and a ball striking plate received in the recess and including; a metal face layer having a face surface, a rear surface, and a perimeter, the face surface forming at least a portion of a ball striking surface of the iron golf club head, the face layer being void of through-openings; and a polymer backing layer engaged with the rear surface of the face layer, wherein the backing layer is exposed at a front surface of the iron head between at least a portion of the perimeter of the face layer and the front frame member of the iron body, wherein the exposed backing layer is remote from a central region of the face surface of the face layer. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of forming an iron golf club head, comprising:
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providing an iron body having a front face, a rear portion, a toe side and a heel side, wherein a front frame member extends around at least a portion of a perimeter of the front face of the iron body, the front frame member defining a recess in the front face of the iron body; and locating a ball striking plate within the recess formed in the front face of the iron body, wherein the ball striking plate includes; a face layer having a face surface, a rear surface, and a perimeter, and a backing layer engaged with the rear surface of the face layer, and wherein the backing layer is exposed at the front face of the iron golf club head between at least a portion of the perimeter of the face layer and the front frame member of the iron body. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46-50. -50. (canceled)
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