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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2023
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Scott Taylor, Bonita, CA (US);
Joseph H. Hoffman, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Matthew D. Johnson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Todd Beach, Encinitas, CA (US);
TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an iron-type golf club head that comprises a strike plate, an enclosed internal cavity, and a rear aperture formed in a rear wall. The iron-type golf club head also comprises a stiffening plug, within the internal cavity and compressed between the back surface of the strike plate and the rear wall. The stiffening plug is insertable, through a rear aperture, into the internal cavity. The iron-type golf club head further comprises a rear fascia covering the rear aperture and at least a portion of the rear wall. A characteristic time (CT) at a geometric center of the strike face is at least 250 microseconds. A maximum thickness of the strike plate, at the strike face, is less than 3.5 millimeters, inclusive. The strike plate, excluding grooves, has a minimum thickness between 1.1 millimeters and 2.2 millimeters.