US 12,434,109 B2
Golf club head with alignment structure, and golf club including same
Simon Elser, Coraopolis, PA (US)
Assigned to Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., Coraopolis, PA (US)
Filed by DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc., Coraopolis, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/194,925.
Prior Publication US 2024/0325830 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/00 (2015.01); A63B 69/36 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 53/0441 (2020.08) [A63B 53/007 (2013.01); A63B 69/3685 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head, comprising:
a body comprising a striking face that faces a front direction, wherein the body defines a centerline that extends in a direction perpendicular to the striking face; and
a plurality of elements that extend from the body toward a rear direction, the plurality of elements comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein:
the first portion comprises an outer boundary;
the second portion comprises a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm coupled to the body at a vertex, wherein the first arm and the second arm extend in the rear direction so that the first arm and the second arm extend past the outer boundary of the first portion; wherein:
the first portion and the second portion each at least in part form an aperture having a boundary with a geometric shape that is symmetric about the centerline;
the second portion is positioned above the first portion, when the golf club head is located on a ground surface at address;
the aperture extends through the first portion and the second portion; and
a first part of the boundary of the aperture is formed by the first portion, and a second part of the boundary of the aperture is formed by the second portion.