Golf club head

US8932150B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8932150-B2
Application numberUS-201313960677-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 6, 2013
Priority dateApr 23, 2009
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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Abstract

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An iron-type golf club head is disclosed having a first piece including a portion of an iron-type face. A second piece including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a hinge region, and a front opening for receiving the first piece is also disclosed. A first contact surface of the first piece is connected with a second contact surface of the second piece at a contact interface. A continuous weld extends along the contact interface attaching the first and second pieces together at the contact interface. The continuous weld includes a fusion zone occurring substantially on the iron-type face outside the hinge region of the club head.

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We claim: 1. An iron-type golf club head comprising: a front striking surface; a rear face surface located behind at least a portion of the front striking surface in a cavity region; a first piece including at least a portion of the front striking surface; a second piece including a sole portion, a heel portion , a toe portion, a top-line portion, and at least a portion of a hinge region, wherein the cavity region is surrounded by the heel portion, the sole portion , the toe…

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What does patent US8932150B2 cover?
An iron-type golf club head is disclosed having a first piece including a portion of an iron-type face. A second piece including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a hinge region, and a front opening for receiving the first piece is also disclosed. A first contact surface of the first piece is connected with a second contact surface of the second piece at a conta…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Taylor Made Golf Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A63B53/047. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).