US 11,938,383 B2
Golf club head
Paul M. Demkowski, San Diego, CA (US); Bret H. Wahl, Escondido, CA (US); and Scott Taylor, Bonita, CA (US)
Assigned to TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,007.
Application 17/864,007 is a continuation of application No. 17/106,575, filed on Nov. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,420,097.
Application 17/106,575 is a continuation of application No. 16/720,678, filed on Dec. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,881,925, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/720,678 is a continuation of application No. 15/394,549, filed on Dec. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,543,409, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0001271 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/047 (2013.01) [A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.10); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/042 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0475 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hollow body golf club head, comprising:
a body, comprising a heel portion, a first part of a sole portion of the hollow body golf club head, a toe portion, a first part of a top portion of the hollow body golf club head, and a rear portion; and
a forward portion comprising a strike face of the golf club head, a second part of the sole portion of the hollow body golf club head, a second part of the top portion of the hollow body golf club head, a sole wrap portion, and a top wrap portion;
wherein:
the forward portion has a one-piece monolithic construction;
the sole wrap portion defines a transition from the strike face to the second part of the sole portion and a first portion of the second part of the sole portion is attached to the first part of the sole portion to form a first joint between the first portion of the second part of the sole portion and the first part of the sole portion;
a second portion of the second part of the sole portion is unattached to the first part of the sole portion such that at least a portion of a slot is defined between the second portion of the second part of the sole portion and the first part of the sole portion;
the top wrap portion defines a transition from the strike face to the second part of the top portion and the second part of the top portion is attached to the first part of the top portion to form a second joint between the second part of the top portion and the first part of the top portion;
the first part of the sole portion comprises a mass pad and the strike face is forward of the mass pad.