Patent ID: 9630074
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. An iron-type golf club head, comprising: a ball striking face member comprising a first material having a first hardness, wherein the ball striking face member includes a rear surface; a rear weight member comprising a second material having a second hardness, wherein the rear weight member includes a front surface, wherein the front surface of the rear weight member and the rear surface of the ball striking face member generally face one another and define a space therebetween; at least one resilient member comprising a third material having a third hardness, wherein the at least one resilient member is located within the space, and wherein the third hardness is less than the first hardness and the second hardness; and at least one engagement member disposed within the space and contacting at least one of the front surface and the rear surface, wherein: the at least one engagement member defines at least three separated support structures that extend in a direction between the rear surface and the front surface within the space and limit compressibility of the space between the ball striking face member and the rear weight member, the at least three separated support structures dividing the space into: (a) an area of low compressibility at a vicinity of the at least three separated support structures and (b) an area of high compressibility located away from the at least three separated support structures, wherein the area of high compressibility has a greater compressibility than the area of low compressibility, and wherein the at least three separated support structures are arranged with respect to a center of gravity of the golf club head such that the center of gravity is located within a perimeter defined by the at least three separated support structures; and the at least one resilient member is disposed in the space between the front surface of the rear weight member and the rear surface of the ball striking face member at least in the area of high compressibility of the space, and wherein the at least one resilient member is compressible to allow compressibility of the space between the rear surface and the front surface in the area of high compressibility when the area of high compressibility is exposed to force from a golf ball contacting the ball striking face member.