Golf club and golf club head structures
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a ball striking face, a rear opposite the ball striking face, a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe, the body having a void defined by a peripheral edge on the sole, and the body further defining a cover that extends over the void and forms at least a portion of the crown, wherein at least a portion of the peripheral edge of the void includes a lip extending from the peripheral edge inwardly into the void.
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A golf club head has a body having a ball striking face, a rear opposite the ball striking face, a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe, the body having a void defined by a peripheral edge on the sole. The body further defines a cover that extends over the void and forms at least a portion of the crown. At least a portion of the peripheral edge of the void includes a lip extending from the peripheral edge inwardly into the void. The golf club head may additionally or alternately include one or more weight receptacles connected to the sole and having an opening in the sole, such that each weight receptacle is configured to receive insertion of a weight through the opening.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a ball striking face, a rear opposite the ball striking face, a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe, the body having a void defined by a peripheral edge on the sole, and the body further defining a cover that extends over the void and forms at least a portion of the crown, wherein at least a portion of the peripheral edge of the void includes a lip extending from the peripheral edge inwardly into the void. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a ball striking face, a rear opposite the ball striking face, a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe, the body having a void defined by a peripheral edge on the sole, and the body further defining a cover that extends over the void and forms at least a portion of the crown; and a weight receptacle connected to the sole and having an opening in the sole, such that the weight receptacle is configured to receive insertion of a weight through the opening, wherein the weight receptacle comprises a receiving tube connected to an underside of the crown and an upper side of the sole and extending from the crown to the sole, and wherein at least a portion of an exterior surface of the receiving tube is exposed to the void, wherein the sole has a recessed area that is recessed inwardly with respect to adjacent areas of the sole, and wherein the recessed area surrounds the opening. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a ball striking face, a rear opposite the ball striking face, a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe, the body having a void defined by a peripheral edge on the sole, and the body further defining a cover that extends over the void and forms at least a portion of the crown; a weight receptacle connected to the sole and having an opening in the sole, such that the weight receptacle is configured to receive insertion of a weight through the opening, wherein the weight receptacle comprises a receiving tube connected to an underside of the crown and an upper side of the sole and extending from the crown to the sole, and wherein at least a portion of an exterior surface of the receiving tube is exposed to the void; and a first wall extending from the crown to the sole and extending from the receiving tube to the toe of the body and a second wall extending from the crown to the sole and extending from the receiving tube to the heel of the body, wherein the first and second walls define a completely enclosed interior cavity between the first and second walls and the ball striking face, and wherein first and second walls separate the void from the interior cavity.
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25. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a ball striking face, a rear opposite the ball striking face, a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe, the body having a void defined by a peripheral edge on the sole, and the body further defining a cover that extends over the void and forms at least a portion of the crown; and a weight receptacle connected to the sole and having an opening in the sole, such that the weight receptacle is configured to receive insertion of a weight through the opening, wherein the weight receptacle comprises a receiving tube connected to an underside of the crown and an upper side of the sole and extending from the crown to the sole, and wherein at least a portion of an exterior surface of the receiving tube is exposed to the void; wherein the peripheral edge defines the void in a U-shaped configuration, having a heel portion and a toe portion extending from proximate the rear of the body toward the ball striking face, and a connecting portion that connects the heel portion and the toe portion proximate the rear of the body, wherein the void defines a peninsula on the sole extending rearwardly from a point proximate the ball striking face, such that the heel portion and the toe portion are positioned on opposite sides of the peninsula, and wherein the receiving tube is connected to the peninsula such that the opening extends through the peninsula.
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