Patent ID: 7281989
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club head comprising: a body, a striking plate being engaged with the body and including a front side for striking a golf ball and a rear side; and at least one gas cushion mounted in the body and behind the striking plate, said at least one gas cushion including a bladder defining a gas chamber, the bladder being made of an elastomeric material, the gas chamber being filled with at least a gas to provide said at least one gas cushion with compressibility, wherein the body is an iron club head body including a back cavity and a compartment, the back cavity exposing the rear side of the striking plate, said at least one gas cushion being received in the compartment, wherein the compartment has a rearward-facing opening, the rear side of the striking plate delimiting the compartment, a portion of said at least one gas cushion being in intimate contact with the rear side of the striking plate, and wherein a surface of the gas cushion is exposed through the rearward-facing opening.