Patent ID: 9211451
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An iron-type golf club head comprising: a body comprising a top line, a sole, a heel side, a toe side, a frontal opening, and a protrusion; a sound modulation feature composed of a lightweight, non-metal material; and a face component comprising a striking face covering the frontal opening, wherein the protrusion is located proximate the frontal opening and extends towards the face component and through the frontal opening without touching any portion of the striking face, wherein the protrusion extends from the heel side to the toe side and does not comprise any hollow regions, wherein the face component is a face cup that comprises an upper flange and a lower flange, and wherein each of the upper flange and lower flange extends rearwards away from the striking face, and wherein the sound modulation feature is compressed between the protrusion and a rear surface of the striking face; wherein the sound modulating feature is spaced at least 0.5 inch from a center of the rear surface of the striking face and disposed approximately 0.075 inch vertically from the lower flange.