Golf club head

• US 4,867,458 A
• Filed: 07/13/1988
• Issued: 09/19/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Sumikawa, Noburoh, Fujimura, Masaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US07/218,682
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 273/171, 273/167 F, 273/167 H, 273/169, 273/170, 273/172, 273/167 A
• US Class Current: 473/336
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0475 with one or more enclosed cavities
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

Abstract

A golf club head including a sole, a back and a face, and a plurality of adjuster pins at least two of which are different in weight, degree of insertion and/or diameter, are inserted into the sole of a wood club head or the back of an iron club head at selected positions on an imaginary arcuate line taken on the sole or back of the head. By selecting the number of the adjuster pins, the combination of the adjuster pins and/or position of the adjuster pins, the center of gravity of the head main body can be three dimensionally changed to provide a wide variety of adjustment in weight.

Claims

1. An improved golf club head comprising a club head body having a sole, a back and a ball striking face, and at least three adjuster pins inserted into apertures in said club head body, said adjuster pins and apertures located along an imaginary arcuate line provided on a surface of the club head other than said ball striking face, said imaginary arcuate line having a radius of curvature wherein an imaginary straight line passing through the first and last adjuster pin positioned on said imaginary arcuate line passes by and does not intersect any other adjuster pin positioned on said imaginary arcuate line, all of the adjuster pins and apertures in said surface not positioned on said imaginary straight line being positioned on the same side thereof.

2. An improved golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least two of said adjuster pins are different in at least one of weight, degree of insertion and diameter.

3. An improved golf club head as claimed in claim 2, in which said adjuster pins permit change in the position of the center of gravity of the club head body in three dimensions.

4. An improved golf club head as claimed in claim 1 in which said golf club head takes the form of a wood club head, and said adjuster pins are inserted into said sole.

5. An improved golf club head as claimed in claim 1 in which said golf club head takes the form of an iron club head, and said adjuster pins are inserted into said back.

6. An improved golf club head as claimed in one of claims 4, 5 or 1 in which

said diameter of said adjuster pins are in a range from 6 to 12 mm.

7. An improved golf club head as claimed in one of claims 4, 5 or 1 in which

four to five adjuster pins are used.