Golf club head with flexure
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a crown defining an upper surface of the golf club head;
a sole defining a lower surface of the golf club head defining an aperture and a flexure near a frontal portion of the sole;
a side wall extending between the crown and the sole;
a hosel extending from the crown including a shaft bore; and
a face, having a thickness D′
, defining a ball striking surface intersection the sole at a leading edge;
wherein the flexure is constructed as a separate component from the sole and is coupled to the sole in the aperture,wherein the flexure is placed at a distance D away from the ball striking surface, wherein distance D is defined by the relationship D≦
2.0*′
,wherein the flexure further comprises at least one rib and the aperture further comprises at least one flange;
wherein the at least one rib and the at least one flange engage one another proximate a rear plane of the face to movably secure the flexure in the aperture, andwherein the at least one rib and the at least one flange allows for translational and radial direction movement of the flexure relative to the face.
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Abstract
A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency to improve the performance of the golf club head. More specifically, the present invention decouples the flexure from the remainder of the golf club head.
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17 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a crown defining an upper surface of the golf club head; a sole defining a lower surface of the golf club head defining an aperture and a flexure near a frontal portion of the sole; a side wall extending between the crown and the sole; a hosel extending from the crown including a shaft bore; and a face, having a thickness D′
, defining a ball striking surface intersection the sole at a leading edge;wherein the flexure is constructed as a separate component from the sole and is coupled to the sole in the aperture, wherein the flexure is placed at a distance D away from the ball striking surface, wherein distance D is defined by the relationship D≦
2.0*′
,wherein the flexure further comprises at least one rib and the aperture further comprises at least one flange;
wherein the at least one rib and the at least one flange engage one another proximate a rear plane of the face to movably secure the flexure in the aperture, andwherein the at least one rib and the at least one flange allows for translational and radial direction movement of the flexure relative to the face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A golf club head comprising:
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a crown defining an upper surface of the golf club head; a sole defining a lower surface of the golf club head defining an aperture and a flexure near a frontal portion of the sole; a side wall extending between the crown and the sole; a hosel extending from the crown including a shaft bore; and a face, having a thickness D′
, defining a ball striking surface intersection the sole at a leading edge;wherein the flexure is constructed as a separate component from the sole and is coupled to the sole in the aperture, wherein the flexure further comprises of at least one rib and the aperture further comprises of at least one flange;
wherein the at least one rib and the at least one flange engage one another proximate a rear plane of the face to movably secure the flexure in the aperture, andwherein the at least one rib and the at least one flange allows for translational and radial direction movement of the flexure relative to the face. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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