Golf club head with variable face thickness
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a crown, a sole, and a hollow interior;
a face disposed on the body, the face comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region and a toe region, wherein the each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section and the central horizontal section has a first thickness, and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region and the toe region has a second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness by at least 0.025 inch;
wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 385 centimeters to 475 centimeters and a mass ranging from 170 grams to 250 grams, a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.875.
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Abstract
A face or face insert (40) for a golf club head (20) is disclosed herein. The face (40) has an interior surface (40a) with a first thickness section (200) and a second thickness region (205). The first thickness section (200) preferably has a thickness that is at least 0.025 inch greater than the thickness of the second thickness region (205). In a most preferred embodiment, the first thickness section (205) has an H shape. The face or face insert (40) with variable thickness allows for a face or face insert (40) with less mass in a golf club head (20) that conforms to the United States Golf Association regulations.
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38 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a crown, a sole, and a hollow interior; a face disposed on the body, the face comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region and a toe region, wherein the each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section and the central horizontal section has a first thickness, and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region and the toe region has a second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness by at least 0.025 inch; wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 385 centimeters to 475 centimeters and a mass ranging from 170 grams to 250 grams, a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.875. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a body having a crown, a sole, a front wall and a ribbon, the front wall having an opening; and a face insert attached to the body, the face insert having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the face insert comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and the toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region and a toe region, wherein the each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section and the central horizontal section has a first thickness, and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region and the toe region has a second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness by at least 0.025 inch; wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 385 centimeters to 475 centimeters and a mass ranging from 170 grams to 250 grams, a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.875. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A golf club head comprising:
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a face component having a return portion and a face insert; an aft-body attached to the return portion of the face component; wherein the face insert has an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the face insert comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and the toe vertical section, the face insert also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region and a toe region, wherein the each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section and the central horizontal section has a first thickness, and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region and the toe region has a second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness by at least 0.025 inch; wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 385 centimeters to 475 centimeters and a mass ranging from 170 grams to 250 grams, a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.875. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A golf club head comprising:
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a body composed of a composite material having a front wall with an opening, a sole, a ribbon; a crown plate attached to the body; and a face insert disposed within the opening of the front wall, the face insert composed of a material having a density greater than the composite material, the face insert having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the face insert comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and the toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region and a toe region, wherein the each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section and the central horizontal section has a first thickness, and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region and the toe region has a second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness by at least 0.025 inch; wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 385 centimeters to 475 centimeters and a mass ranging from 170 grams to 250 grams, a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.875.
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