GOLF CLUB HEAD

• US 20080032817A1
• Filed: 12/20/2006
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FU Sheng Industrial Company Limited (Cooperative Valiant APO Global UA)
• Original Assignee: FU Sheng Industrial Company Limited (Cooperative Valiant APO Global UA)
• Inventors: LO, LAI-FA
• Application Number:
  US11/613,831
• Publication Number:
  US 20080032817A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/342
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/023 Long, oriented fibres, e.g. wound filaments, woven fabrics, mats
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/045 Strengthening ribs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0454 Strengthening ribs on the rear surface of the impact face plate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0458 with non-uniform thickness of the impact face plate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type

Abstract

A golf club head including a body and a striking plate is provided. The body has an opening. The striking plate is disposed at the opening. The striking plate integrally formed has a striking surface exposed to the outside, a non-striking surface opposite to the striking surface, and multiple ribs spread on the non-striking surface. The thickness of the striking plate is between 1.5-4 mm. The thickness of each rib is between 0.1-3.5 mm. The ribs intersect in the region of which the center of a circle is the geometric center of the non-striking surface and of which the diameter is 20 mm.

Claims

1. A golf club head, comprising:

a body, having an opening; and

a striking plate, disposed at the opening, wherein the striking plate integrally formed has a striking surface exposed to the outside, a non-striking surface opposite to the striking surface, and a plurality of ribs spread on the non-striking surface, the thickness of the striking plate is between 1.5-4 mm, the thickness of each of the ribs is between 0.1-3.5 mm, and the ribs intersect in the region of which the center of a circle is the geometric center of the non-striking surface and of which the diameter is 20 mm.

2. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the ribs is strip-shaped.

3. The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the striking plate is formed by means of punching, casting, or forging.