Patent ID: 9358434
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. An iron type golf club head comprising a club face, said club face defining a plane and having grooves, a back surface on the opposite side of said club head from the club face, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top edge, and a sole portion extending generally between the heel portion and the toe portion, wherein said club head comprises: (a) a main body having an exterior periphery comprising an end surface along said toe portion, said end surface along said toe portion being oriented generally perpendicular to the plane defined by said club face and an end surface along said heel portion opposite the end surface along said toe portion, said main body at least partially comprised of a material having a first specific gravity; and (b) a weighting system joined to a portion of the exterior periphery of the main body of said club head, said weighting system comprising at least one higher specific gravity weighting portion having a specific gravity greater than said first specific gravity, wherein said at least one higher specific gravity weighting portion is joined to the end surface along said heel portion, wherein at least a portion of said higher specific gravity weighting portion is at least partially located in a recess formed in the outer surface of said heel portion of said main body, wherein said higher specific gravity weighting portion being located at least partially laterally outward, in a direction generally parallel to the grooves in the club face, of said portion of the exterior periphery of said main body to which it is joined, and said higher specific gravity weighting portion is free of lead tape.