Golf club head with removable rails

Abstract

A golf club head includes a club head body having a striking face, a sole, a crown, a toe and a heel. The club head also includes an adjustable soleplate system having at least one rail member adapted for selective attachment to the sole of the club head body.

1 . A golf club head, comprising: 
 a club head body including a striking face, a sole, a crown, a toe and a heel; and    an adjustable soleplate system including at least one rail member adapted for selective attachment to the sole of the club head body.    
   
   
       2 . The golf club head according to  claim 1 , wherein the soleplate system includes a recess formed in the sole of the club head body and the at least one rail member is shaped and dimensioned for selective attachment within the recess.  
   
   
       3 . The golf club head according to  claim 2 , wherein the recess is a slot formed along the sole of club head body which is shaped and dimensioned for receiving the at least one rail member.  
   
   
       4 . The golf club head according to  claim 1 , wherein the club head body is formed of a titanium alloy.  
   
   
       5 . The golf club head according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one rail member includes an elongated body having a longitudinal axis extending substantially from a rear of the club head body toward the striking face of the club head body.  
   
   
       6 . The golf club head according to  claim 1 , further including a plurality of rail members.  
   
   
       7 . The golf club head according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one rail member includes a facing first surface and a connecting second surface, the facing first surface being shaped and dimensioned to ride along a striking surface and the connecting second surface being shaped and dimensioned for attachment to the sole of the club head body.  
   
   
       8 . The golf club head according to  claim 7 , wherein the soleplate system includes a facing slot formed along the sole of the club head body which is shaped and dimensioned for receiving the connecting second surface of the at least one rail member.  
   
   
       9 . The golf club head according to  claim 7 , wherein the facing first surface includes a rectangular profile.  
   
   
       10 . The golf club head according to  claim 7 , wherein the facing first surface includes a trapezoidal profile.  
   
   
       11 . The golf club head according to  claim 7 , wherein the facing first surface includes a circular profile.  
   
   
       12 . The golf club head according to  claim 7 , wherein the facing first surface includes a uniform profile as it extends from a first end of the at least one rail member toward a second end of the rail member.  
   
   
       13 . The golf club head according to  claim 7 , wherein the facing first surface includes a non-uniform profile as it extends from a first end of the at least one rail member toward a second end of the at least one rail member.  
   
   
       14 . The golf club head according to  claim 7 , wherein the at least one rail member includes uniform weight distribution as it extends from a first end of the at least one rail member toward a second end of the at least one rail member.  
   
   
       15 . The golf club head according to  claim 7 , wherein the at least one rail member includes a non-uniform weight distribution as it extends from a first end of the at least one rail member toward a second end of the at least one rail member.