Patent ID: 8197355
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An iron-type golf club head comprising: a body composed of a stainless steel material and having a front wall, a top portion, a heel portion a toe portion and a sole portion, the sole portion extending rearward from the front wall and having a main surface, coated stepped surface and an edge between the main surface and the coated stepped surface, wherein the sole portion has a length ranging from 7.5 cm to 10.0 cm and a width ranging from 1.0 cm to 4.0 cm, wherein the main surface has a width ranging from 1.0 cm to 2.5 cm, wherein the stepped surface has a width ranging from 0.25 cm to 1.5 cm, and wherein the edge has a height ranging from 0.3 cm to 0.5 cm; a rear cavity defined by the front wall, the top portion, the heel portion, the toe portion and the sole portion, wherein a perimeter of the rear cavity is composed of a plurality of segments, a first segment extending along the top portion, a second straight segment extending along the heel portion, a third straight segment distinct from the second straight segment and forming an included angle greater than zero with respect to the second straight segment and extending along the heel portion, a fourth straight segment extending along the toe portion, a fifth straight segment distinct from the fourth straight segment and forming an included angle greater than zero with respect to the fourth straight segment and extending along a toe portion, and a sixth straight segment extending along the stepped surface of the sole portion;