US 12,296,241 B2
Multi-component golf club head
Martin R. Jertson, Phoenix, AZ (US); Erik M. Henrikson, Phoenix, AZ (US); Samuel J. Pendred, Denford (GB); and Jeremy S. Pope, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/069,655.
Application 18/069,655 is a continuation of application No. 17/301,006, filed on Mar. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,541,290.
Application 17/301,006 is a continuation of application No. 16/789,261, filed on Feb. 12, 2020, granted, now 10,953,294, issued on Mar. 23, 2021.
Application 16/789,261 is a continuation of application No. 16/215,474, filed on Dec. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,596,427, issued on Mar. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/596,677, filed on Dec. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0121941 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/08 (2015.01); A63B 1/00 (2006.01); A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/08 (2013.01) [A63B 1/00 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/045 (2020.08); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01); A63B 2209/023 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising a body:
the body comprising a striking face, a rear end, a toe end, a heel end, a crown, a sole, a trailing edge, a first component comprising the striking face and a striking face return, and a second component comprising at least a portion of the rear end,
wherein the striking face comprises a striking face center, and
an X-axis extends through the striking face center in a direction from the heel end to the toe end of the golf club head, and parallel to a ground plane when the club head is at an address position,
a Y-axis extends through the striking face center in a direction from the crown to the sole of the golf club head, and perpendicular to the X-axis,
a Z-axis extends through the striking face center in a direction from the striking face to the golf club head rear end and perpendicular to the X-axis and the Y-axis, and
a YZ plane extends through the Y-axis and the Z-axis,
wherein:
the first component comprises a first material having a first density;
the second component comprises a second material having a second density;
the first density is greater than the second density;
the striking face return of the first component extends rearwardly from the striking face and comprises a first component crown portion, and a first component sole portion;
wherein a first component sole portion rear extension extends from the first component sole portion of the striking face return toward the rear end and forms a portion of the trailing edge,
wherein the first component sole portion of the striking face return and the first component sole portion rear extension form a T-shaped profile,
wherein the YZ plane divides the first component sole portion rear extension into two portions,
wherein the first component sole portion rear extension is offset relative to the YZ plane in a direction that is parallel to the x-axis,
wherein the second component is configured to be permanently coupled to the first component to form an enclosed hollow interior of the golf club head,
wherein the second component comprises one or more second component crown portions, a second component sole portion heel portion, a second component sole portion toe portion, a second component perimeter edge, a second component sole portion rear cutout having a second component sole portion rear cutout width and a second component sole portion rear cutout height, and a second component trailing edge portion.