Golf club head

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2005-10-07

2010-12-21

Passaniti, Sebastinano (Department: 3711)

Games using tangible projectile

Golf

Club or club support

C473S340000, C473S346000, C473S350000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07854665

ABSTRACT:
A golf club head designed to act under impact load as a bridge comprising a face; an inertial support system; a rear structure; and a force transfer system, under impact load the force transfer system, in cooperation with the inertial support system, elongating the rear structure and controlling the bending of the face, the pattern of bending of the face being a substantially bridge-like pattern of bending or a substantially modified bridge-like pattern of bending.

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