Patent ID: 8672773
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An iron-type golf club head comprising: an iron-type face having a ball striking surface defined thereon and a rear surface opposite the ball striking surface, the face having a bottom edge and a top edge, wherein the ball striking surface is defined by a vertical, linear heel side and a vertical, linear toe side each extending from the bottom edge to the top edge of the face, wherein the top edge of the face is arched, such that a distance from the bottom edge of the face to the top edge of the face is greater at a crest portion located between the heel side and the toe side of the ball striking surface than at the heel side or the toe side, wherein the face has a lateral width measured perpendicularly to the distance between the bottom edge of the face and the top edge of the face, and wherein at least ⅓ of the width of the face is located on both sides of the crest portion; an iron-type golf club body connected to the face, the body comprising walls extending rearward from a perimeter of the face, the walls including a sole portion defining a sole extending rearward from the bottom edge of the face, and the body further comprising a rear cavity at least partially defined by the walls and the rear surface of the face, wherein the rear cavity includes an opening to an exterior of the body; and a hosel connected to the body, wherein the hosel has a first end connected to the body and a second end extending away from the body and having a hosel opening configured for connection of a shaft, wherein the second end is located below the crest portion of the face; wherein the top edge of the face has a radius of curvature at the crest portion of from 2.5″ to 3.0″.