GOLF CLUB WOOD WITH FACE PLATE INSERT

• US 3,695,618 A
• Filed: 08/25/1970
• Issued: 10/03/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edward R. Woolley, William H. Thompson
• Original Assignee: Edward R. Woolley, William H. Thompson
• Inventors: Woolley, Edward R., Thompson, William H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Application Number:
  US05/066,843
• Time in Patent Office: 770 Days
• Field of Search: 273/67,77R,82R,82A,162,164,167-175,186A,193,194
• US Class Current: 473/342
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0425 the face insert comprising two or more different materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/50 with through-holes A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/01 Carbonate
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/03 Epoxy
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/06 Nylon

Abstract

A new and useful improvement in the construction of the head of a wooden golf club is disclosed. The improvement comprises a metallic insert with a plurality of holes therein between the club head block and a plastic face plate.

Claims

1. In a golf club comprising a wood club head block with a recess in the striking face thereof and a plastic face plate therein the improvement which comprises a brass insert having a thickness from about 0.01 inches to about 0.04 inches between said club head block recess and said plastic face plate, said brass insert having a continuous planar surface on the side which is against the club head block recess, the planar surface of said brass insert being in intimate contact with the club head block recess throughout the planar surface, said planar surface having a plurality of holes of varying size irregularly spaced and located throughout in addition to any screw holes for attaching the plastic face plate to the club head block.

2. The golf club of claim 1 wherein the total area of the plurality of holes in the brass insert is at least 5 percent of the area of said brass insert.

3. The golf club of claim 1 wherein saiD brass insert has legs thereon between the sides of the face plate and the sides of the recess in the club head block.

4. The golf club of claim 3 wherein said legs have one or more holes therein.

5. The golf club of claim 1 wherein adhesive is used as an attachment means for maintaining the plastic face plate, the brass insert, and the club head block in fixed position with respect to each other and wherein the plurality of holes in the said brass insert are completely filled with adhesive.