Patent ID: 9694255
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A golf club head comprising: a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the face, wherein the body has a crown, a sole, a heel, a toe, and a rear opposite the face; a channel located on the body and extending across a portion of the body, the channel being inwardly recessed from an exterior surface of the body and having a trough at a maximum depth of the channel, wherein the channel has a width defined in a front-to-rear direction, and wherein the width of the channel is greatest proximate the exterior surface of the body and decreases to a minimum width at the trough; and an insert mounted within the channel and engaging the channel to retain the insert within the channel, wherein the insert has a width defined in the front-to-rear direction, and wherein the width of the insert is greatest at an outer surface of the insert and decreases to a minimum width at an inner surface of the insert engaging the trough, wherein the body has a thin-wall construction, and the body and the face combine to define an internal cavity, and wherein the channel creates a raised portion on an interior surface of the body, and wherein the channel includes a slot located at the trough and extending into the internal cavity, and wherein a portion of the insert is received within the slot and is exposed to the internal cavity.