Golf club head

• US 3,212,783 A
• Filed: 05/21/1962
• Issued: 10/19/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jackson D. Bradley, Ralph A. Foltz
• Original Assignee: Jackson D. Bradley, Ralph A. Foltz
• Inventors: Bradley, Jackson D., Foltz, Ralph A.
• Application Number:
  US04/196,346
• Time in Patent Office: 1,247 Days
• US Class Current: 473/337
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• 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 53/0462 characterised by tapering thickness of the impact face plate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/54 with means for damping vibrations

Claims

1. IN A GOLF CLUB HEAD, AN INTEGRALLY-FORMED, METAL INSERT INCLUDING, A HOSEL ARRANGED TO FIRMLY RECEIVE THE SHAFT, A SOLE PLATE DISPOSED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOSEL AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AND REARWARDLY THEREFORM, A STRIKING FACE PLATE EXTENDING FROM A FORWARD EDGE OF THE SOLE PLATE, A FORCE IMPARTING MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE FACE PLATE AND INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE SOLE PLATE, SAID FORCE IMPARTING MEMBER BEING DISPOSED CENTRALLY WITH RESPECT TO A VERTICAL AXIS EXTENDING THROUGH THE IMPACT AREA OF THE FACE PLATE, A FIRST BRACE EXTENDING FROM THE INNER PORTION OF THE FACE PLATE TO THE HOSEL, AND A SECOND BRACE AT THE OUTER PORTION OF THE FACE PLATE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AND REARWARDLY AND TAPERING DOWNWARDLY AND INTEGRAL WITH THE SOLE PLATE, SAID SECOND BRACE HAVE A MASS SUFFICIENT TO COUNTERBALANCE THE HEEL PORTION OF THE HEAD WHEN THE INSERT IS COMBINED WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE GOLF CLUB HEAD.