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Golf clubs and methods of manufacture

Golf clubs and methods of manufacture description/claims

This disclosure relates generally to golf clubs, and relates more particularly to golf club heads comprising particularly designed face plates for golf club heads and methods of manufacturing a golf club head.

Golf clubs and specifically golf club heads of various designs have typically been developed to improve the functionality of the golf club. In particular, many golfers prefer golf clubs that provide sensory feedback, or a certain “feel” as they use the golf club. Providing sensory feedback is particularly helpful when using a putter because of the delicate nature of putting. During the putting stroke, if a golfer feels unwanted vibrations or hears unpleasing sounds when the putter contacts a golf ball, the golfer may be distracted, and he will not perform his best golf stroke. Golf club designs, and particularly golf club head designs comprising face plate inserts, may be used to optimize the sensory feedback to a golfer, as well as to provide a more aesthetically pleasing sound.

FIG. 1 illustrates an exploded perspective view of an exemplary golf club according to an embodiment of the golf clubs and methods of manufacture described herein;

FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of an exemplary golf club face plate of the golf club in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of the exemplary golf club face plate of FIG 2;

FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of an exemplary label of the golf club face plate in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 illustrates a system view of the process to manufacture the exemplary golf club face plate of FIG. 2;

FIGS. 6 and 7 depict a flow diagram representation of one manner in which a golf club may be manufactured, according to an embodiment; and

FIG. 8 depicts a flow diagram representation of one manner in which a golf club face plate may be manufactured, according to an embodiment.

For simplicity and clarity of illustration, the drawing figures illustrate the general manner of construction, and descriptions and details of well-known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the golf clubs and their methods of manufacture. Additionally, elements in the drawing figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figures may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help improve understanding of embodiments of the golf clubs and their methods of manufacture. The same reference numerals in different figures denote the same elements.

The terms “first,” “second,” “third,” “fourth,” and the like in the description and in the claims, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of golf clubs and methods of manufacture described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms “contain,” “include,” and “have,” and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to those elements, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The terms “left,” “right,” “front,” “back,” “top,” “bottom,” “side,” “under,” “over,” and the like in the description and in the claims, if any, are used for descriptive purposes arid not necessarily for describing permanent relative positions. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of golf clubs and methods of manufacture described herein are, for example, capable of operation in other orientations than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. The term “coupled,” as used herein, is defined as directly or indirectly connected in a physical, mechanical, or other manner.

In an embodiment of golf clubs and methods of manufacture, a method of manufacturing a face plate for a golf club head comprises providing a label, providing a mold apparatus, positioning the label in the mold apparatus, and providing a mold compound in a non-solid form. Manufacturing the face plate further comprises positioning the mold compound over the label and in the mold apparatus and changing the mold compound to a solid form after positioning the mold compound over the label and in the mold apparatus.

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