US 12,485,323 B2
Golf clubs and golf club heads having a configured shape
John T. Stites, Beaverton, OR (US); and Gary G. Tavares, Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/806,711.
Application 17/806,711 is a division of application No. 16/930,637, filed on Jul. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,358,038.
Application 16/930,637 is a continuation of application No. 16/421,337, filed on May 23, 2019, granted, now 10,751,588, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 16/421,337 is a continuation of application No. 15/948,930, filed on Apr. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,335,654, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 15/948,930 is a continuation of application No. 14/591,692, filed on Jan. 7, 2015, granted, now 9,937,396, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Application 14/591,692 is a continuation of application No. 13/555,465, filed on Jul. 23, 2012, granted, now 8,961,337, issued on Feb. 24, 2015.
Application 13/555,465 is a continuation of application No. 12/547,230, filed on Aug. 25, 2009, granted, now 8,226,501, issued on Jul. 24, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0305355 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0475 (2013.01) [A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
an iron-type golf club head body comprising a ball striking face portion at a front side thereof, a rear side opposite the front side, a crown portion, a sole portion, a toe side, and a heel side;
wherein the rear side includes:
a rear side base surface;
a single bump portion entirely surrounded by the rear side base surface and protruding from the rear side base surface, in a direction away from the ball striking face portion, by a single bump portion front to rear thickness;
a single indented portion entirely surrounded by the rear side base surface and receding from the rear side base surface, in a direction towards the ball striking face portion, by a single indented portion front to rear thickness, to create a recess in the rear side;
wherein the single bump portion front to rear thickness is greater than the single indented portion front to rear thickness;
further wherein the single bump portion and the single indented portion are configured so that a center of gravity of the iron-type golf club head body is nearer to the heel side of the iron-type golf club head body, and so that a majority of a volume and a majority of a mass of the iron-type golf club head body is located nearer the heel side;
wherein the single bump portion and the single indented portion are positioned directly opposite from one another;
wherein the single bump portion and the single indented portion are separated from each other by a portion of the rear side base surface of the rear side so that the single bump portion and the single indented portion are positioned a distance apart from each other.