Club head with deflection mechanism and related methods

US9079079B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9079079-B2
Application numberUS-201313797772-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 12, 2013
Priority dateSep 19, 2012
Publication dateJul 14, 2015
Grant dateJul 14, 2015

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A club head comprising a deflection mechanism located at an interface of a front portion and a body portion. The deflection mechanism is configured so that the front surface is able to deflect toward the body portion at a top end of the club head and about a bottom end of the club head. The deflection mechanism comprises a groove located between the front surface and the crown surface. The deflection mechanism comprises at least one deflection feature that is located in the groove and comprises a step portion and a riser portion. The step portion comprises a step portion first side and a step portion second side opposite the step portion first side. The riser portion comprises a riser portion first side and a riser portion second side opposite the riser portion first side.

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What is claimed is: 1. A club head comprising: a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end; a front portion comprising a front surface associated with a face plane and a loft plane, the front surface including an upper perimeter portion; a body portion comprising a crown surface including a fore perimeter portion and a sole surface; and a deflection mechanism located at an interface of the front portion and the body portion, the deflection mechanism being configured so t…

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What does patent US9079079B2 cover?
A club head comprising a deflection mechanism located at an interface of a front portion and a body portion. The deflection mechanism is configured so that the front surface is able to deflect toward the body portion at a top end of the club head and about a bottom end of the club head. The deflection mechanism comprises a groove located between the front surface and the crown surface. The defl…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fossum Brandon L, Nicolette Michael R, Schweigert Bradley D, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A63B53/0466. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 14 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).