Putter-type golf club head
View Patent ↗A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a body comprising a front surface, having an opening therein for receiving a primary insert. One or more secondary inserts may be disposed in the primary insert and may include a leading surface and a trailing surface. The trailing surface may be physically exposed to the elements and the leading surface may be physically exposed and/or visually exposed.
1. A putter head comprising:
a body formed from a metallic material having a planar front surface, a rear surface, a heel portion and a toe portion opposite the heel portion;
an opening in the front surface extending into the body toward the rear surface;
a primary insert disposed within the opening and having a generally planar anterior surface and a plurality of cavities extending from the anterior surface towards the rear surface, the cavities being elongated in the heel to toe direction;
a secondary insert comprising a plurality of horizontal elements, each of the plurality of cavities receiving one of the plurality of horizontal elements, each horizontal element having a curvilinear physically-exposed surface; and
a plurality of reveals extending into the anterior surface of the primary insert, each reveal being adjacent one of the horizontal elements;
wherein the secondary insert further comprises a forwardmost projecting point that is coplanar with the anterior surface of the primary insert.
2. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the anterior surface of the primary insert is coplanar with the front surface of the body.
3. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the primary insert has a first hardness and the secondary insert has a second hardness, the second hardness being greater than the first hardness.
4. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the hardness of the primary insert is between about Shore 55 D and Shore 115 D.
5. The putter head of claim 4 , wherein the hardness of the primary insert is between about Shore 65 D and Shore 100 D.
6. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the primary insert is made from a polymeric material.
7. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the primary and secondary inserts are co-molded.
8. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the primary and secondary inserts are mechanically interlocked.
9. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the secondary insert is adhesively bonded to the primary insert.
10. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the opening is a blind cavity.
11. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the opening penetrates the rear surface of the body.
12. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein the primary insert is made from a non-metallic material and the secondary insert is made from a metallic material.
13. The putter head of claim 12 , wherein the secondary insert is made from a material selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum, and stainless steel.
14. The putter head of claim 1 , wherein each horizontal element has a forwardly convex curvilinear physically-exposed surface.
15. A putter head comprising:
a body formed from a metallic material having a planar front surface, a rear surface, a heel portion and a toe portion opposite the heel portion;
an opening in the front surface extending into the body toward the rear surface;
a primary insert disposed within the opening and having a generally planar anterior surface and a plurality of cavities extending from the anterior surface towards the rear surface, the cavities being elongated in the heel to toe direction;
a secondary insert comprising a plurality of horizontal elements, each of the plurality of cavities receiving one of the plurality of horizontal elements, each horizontal element having a curvilinear physically-exposed surface; and
a plurality of reveals extending into the anterior surface of the primary insert, each reveal being adjacent one of the horizontal elements.
16. The putter head of claim 15 , wherein each horizontal element has a forwardly convex curvilinear physically-exposed surface.