Patent ID: 9403069
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A ball striking device comprising: a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, the face being defined by an outer periphery; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the outer periphery of the face, the body having a sole configured to face a playing surface, a crown opposite the sole, a heel, and a toe, wherein the head has a geometric centerline extending across the body in a front-to-rear direction; a hosel connected to the body proximate the heel, the hosel having internal interconnection structure adapted for connection of a shaft to the hosel; an inwardly recessed channel extending across at least a portion of the sole of the body, wherein the channel comprises an inwardly recessed trough defined between a front edge and a rear edge extending in the heel-toe direction, and wherein the channel extends on the sole across the geometric centerline, such that portions of the channel are positioned on heel and toe sides of the geometric centerline; and an access opening extending through the sole and intersecting the channel, the access opening providing access to the internal interconnection structure of the hosel.