Golf club head
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a crown portion;
a face portion;
a sole portion having at least one recessed portion;
a decoration member to be attached in the recessed portion; and
a fixing member for fixing the decoration member in the recessed portion,whereina fixing hole is formed in a bottom surface of the recessed portion,the fixing member includes a tubular head portion and a shaft portion that is attached to the head portion, has a smaller diameter than the head portion, and is to be fixed in the fixing hole,the decoration member has a through hole in which the fixing member is to be attached such that the head portion of the fixing member is externally exposed,the through hole includes a shaft portion insertion portion in which the shaft portion is to be inserted and a head portion arrangement portion that has a larger diameter than the shaft portion insertion portion and in which the head portion is to be arranged, with a gap being formed at least in a portion that is externally exposed between an inner wall surface of the head portion arrangement portion and an outer peripheral surface of the head portion,the decoration member is fixed in the recessed portion by adhesive,the inner wall surface of the head portion arrangement portion has an inner side wall surface and an inner bottom surface,the inner side wall surface has a contacting portion that is to contact the outer peripheral surface of the head portion and a non-contacting portion that is not to contact the outer peripheral surface of the head portion,a gap is formed between the non-contacting portion and the outer peripheral surface of the head portion, the gap being side by side with the contacting portion in an axial direction and having a larger diameter than the outer peripheral surface of the head portion,the outer peripheral surface of the head portion is formed with a taper whose diameter decreases toward the shaft portion side, andan inner wall surface of the contacting portion of the through hole is formed with a taper whose diameter decreases toward the shaft portion insertion portion side, so as to correspond to the outer peripheral surface of the head portion.
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Abstract
The golf club head includes a decoration member to be attached in the recessed portion, and a fixing member for fixing the decoration member in the recessed portion. A fixing hole is formed in a bottom surface of the recessed portion, and the fixing member is provided with a tubular head portion and a shaft portion that is attached to the head portion, has a smaller diameter than the head portion and is to be fixed in the fixing hole. The decoration member has a through hole. The through hole includes a shaft portion insertion portion and a head portion in which the head portion is to be arranged, with a gap being formed at least in a portion that is externally exposed between the inner wall surface of the head portion arrangement portion and the outer peripheral surface of the head portion.
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18 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a crown portion; a face portion; a sole portion having at least one recessed portion; a decoration member to be attached in the recessed portion; and a fixing member for fixing the decoration member in the recessed portion, wherein a fixing hole is formed in a bottom surface of the recessed portion, the fixing member includes a tubular head portion and a shaft portion that is attached to the head portion, has a smaller diameter than the head portion, and is to be fixed in the fixing hole, the decoration member has a through hole in which the fixing member is to be attached such that the head portion of the fixing member is externally exposed, the through hole includes a shaft portion insertion portion in which the shaft portion is to be inserted and a head portion arrangement portion that has a larger diameter than the shaft portion insertion portion and in which the head portion is to be arranged, with a gap being formed at least in a portion that is externally exposed between an inner wall surface of the head portion arrangement portion and an outer peripheral surface of the head portion, the decoration member is fixed in the recessed portion by adhesive, the inner wall surface of the head portion arrangement portion has an inner side wall surface and an inner bottom surface, the inner side wall surface has a contacting portion that is to contact the outer peripheral surface of the head portion and a non-contacting portion that is not to contact the outer peripheral surface of the head portion, a gap is formed between the non-contacting portion and the outer peripheral surface of the head portion, the gap being side by side with the contacting portion in an axial direction and having a larger diameter than the outer peripheral surface of the head portion, the outer peripheral surface of the head portion is formed with a taper whose diameter decreases toward the shaft portion side, and an inner wall surface of the contacting portion of the through hole is formed with a taper whose diameter decreases toward the shaft portion insertion portion side, so as to correspond to the outer peripheral surface of the head portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A golf club head comprising:
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a crown portion; a face portion; a sole portion having at least one recessed portion; a decoration member to be attached in the recessed portion; and a fixing member for fixing the decoration member in the recessed portion, wherein a fixing hole is formed in a bottom surface of the recessed portion, the fixing member includes a tubular head portion and a shaft portion that is attached to the head portion, has a smaller diameter than the head portion, and is to be fixed in the fixing hole, the decoration member has a through hole in which the fixing member is to be attached such that the head portion of the fixing member is externally exposed, the through hole includes a shaft portion insertion portion in which the shaft portion is to be inserted and a head portion arrangement portion that has a larger diameter than the shaft portion insertion portion and in which the head portion is to be arranged, with a gap being formed at least in a portion that is externally exposed between an inner wall surface of the head portion arrangement portion and an outer peripheral surface of the head portion, and the head portion of the fixing member is formed to protrude or be recessed relative to an externally facing surface of the decoration member, the inner wall surface of the head portion arrangement portion has an inner side wall surface and an inner bottom surface, the inner side wall surface has a contacting portion that is to contact the outer peripheral surface of the head portion and a non-contacting portion that is not to contact the outer peripheral surface of the head portion, a gap is formed between the non-contacting portion and the outer peripheral surface of the head portion, the gap being side by side with the contacting portion in an axial direction and having a larger diameter than the outer peripheral surface of the head portion, the outer peripheral surface of the head portion is formed with a taper whose diameter decreases toward the shaft portion side, and an inner wall surface of the contacting portion of the through hole is formed with a taper whose diameter decreases toward the shaft portion insertion portion side, so as to correspond to the outer peripheral surface of the head portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Current AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
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Original AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
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InventorsAbe, Hiroshi, Kohno, Daisuke
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Primary Examiner(s)Hunter, Alvin A
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Application NumberUS15/176,377Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,056 DaysField of Search473324-350US Class CurrentCPC Class CodesA63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. ch...A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Ind...A63B 53/0433 with special sole configura...A63B 53/0466 wood-typeA63B 53/06 adjustableA63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting...
