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Golf club head

US8608591B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 2010
Grant dateDec 17, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2209/02
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A golf club head having good forgiveness and playability characteristics includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown, and a strike face positioned at the front of the body. The body has a forward section, a mid-section and a back section. The mass of the forward section is at least as great as the combined mass of the mid-section and back section and the mass ratio of the back section to the mid-section is greater than 80%. Some embodiments of the club head include lightweight panels positioned within openings formed in the sole and crown of the body.

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