Patent ID: 9675852
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. An iron-type golf club head comprising: a body comprising a top portion, a sole portion, a heel side, a toe side, a front bonding area, a through-opening, a lower body portion, a first truss, and a second truss; a face component comprising a striking face and a lower flange extending away from the striking face; first, second, and third adhesive pads; and a dampening element comprising a plurality of protrusions, wherein the plurality of protrusions comprises a first protrusion, a second protrusion, and a third protrusion, wherein the first, second, and third protrusions envelop a portion of each of the first truss and the second truss, wherein the first adhesive pad affixes the first protrusion to a rear surface of the striking face, wherein the second adhesive pad affixes the second protrusion to the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the third adhesive pad affixes the third protrusion to the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the body and the face component define an internal cavity, wherein the lower body portion comprises an internal weight lip, wherein the internal weight lip extends towards a rear surface of the striking face without touching any portion of the face component, wherein the through-opening is disposed between the top portion and the lower body portion, wherein each of the first truss and the second truss extends from the weight lip to the top portion via the through-opening, wherein neither of the first truss nor the second truss makes contact with any portion of the face component, and wherein the dampening element is disposed within the internal cavity and fills at least a rear portion of the through-opening.