Patent ID: 9440122
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A golf club head, comprising: a golf club head body having a ball striking face and defining an interior portion, the ball striking face having a length; and an inner wall arranged within the interior portion of the golf club head and positioned behind a central region of the ball striking face to form a gap between at least some portions of the ball striking face free of connection to a sidewall on a heel side and a toe side and the inner wall, the inner wall having a central region, a first side region extending from the central region toward a toe of the golf club head body and a second side region extending from the central region toward a heel of the golf club head body, the inner wall having a length, the inner wall has a crown end engaged with an inner surface of a crown, a sole end engaged with an inner surface of a sole, the central region disposed between the crown end and the sole end; wherein the gap formed between the inner wall and the ball striking face is greater in the central region than in the first side region and the second side region and is in a range from 0.1 inches to 0.75 inches, wherein the inner wall is positioned and configured to act as a backstop for the ball striking face of the golf club head under some conditions as the ball striking face flexes when the golf club head strikes a golf ball; wherein the length of the inner wall is 40% to 80% of the length of the ball striking face, and wherein the central region tapers such that each of the crown end and the sole end have a length that is greater than a length of the central region.