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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Scott Burnett, McKinney, TX (US);
Bryan Seon, Garland, TX (US);
Robert Emlyn Stephens, Dallas, TX (US);
Matthew Brian Neeley, Dallas, TX (US);
John Kendall, Wylie, TX (US);
Assignee:
TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 49/06 (2006.01); A63B 59/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 49/06 (2013.01); A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 59/0088 (2013.01); A63B 2053/045 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0408 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0433 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0437 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hollow golf club incorporating a stress reducing feature having a shield serving to lessen the visual impact of the stress reducing feature, reduce the likelihood of debris from entering the stress reducing feature, and reduce the likelihood of damage to the stress reducing feature, while adding rigidity to a portion of the stress reducing feature and still allowing the stress reducing feature to selectively increase the deflection of the face.