US 11,918,866 B2
Golf club head and method of manufacturing the same
Patrick Ripp, Huntington Beach, CA (US); Dan S. Nivanh, Garden Grove, CA (US); Mika Becktor, New York, NY (US); and Jesse D. Sukman, Long Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe (JP)
Filed by SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe (JP)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/378,072.
Application 17/378,072 is a division of application No. 16/521,804, filed on Jul. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,090,533.
Application 16/521,804 is a division of application No. 15/431,004, filed on Feb. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,406,409.
Prior Publication US 2021/0339089 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/047 (2013.01) [A63B 53/04 (2013.01); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/0445 (2020.08); A63B 53/0475 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
a toe portion;
a heel portion opposite the toe portion;
a sole portion;
a top portion opposite the sole portion;
a rear portion; and
a striking face defining a striking face plane and formed of a first material and including a plurality of grooves, each of the grooves including:
a substantially planar bottom surface;
a resilient member located entirely in the groove and comprising a second material and a thickness between 0.009 inch and 0.025 inch; and
exposed sidewalls extending forward from the substantially planar bottom surface, each exposed sidewall comprising the first and second materials and a substantially smooth junction where the first and second materials meet.