Metal wood golf clubhead assembly
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1. In a golf clubhead assembly wherein a hollow metal clubhead has a heel portion, drilled to receive a tubular clubshaft, a flat clubface extending from said heel to a toe portion, a sole forming a bottom of said clubhead, and a smooth, convex surface forming a top of said clubhead, and wherein said clubhead assembly has a longitudinal axis extending horizontally through the vertical center of said clubface, the improvement comprising:
- a forward metal forging forming said clubface and for receiving a tubular clubshaft, said metal forging having uniformly thick walls for weighting;
said thick walls subtending an arc of at least 270°
about said longitudinal axis, the weight of said forward metal forging comprising 55% to 85% of the total weight of said clubhead assembly, said clubface having no bulge or roll radius anda metal fairing having walls forming a rear portion of said clubhead assembly, the walls of said fairing having a thickness less than 50% of said thick walls of said forward metal forging, whereby the center of gravity of said clubhead is located between 0.6 and 0.7 inches rearwardly from said clubface.
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A metal wood type golf clubhead assembly is provided with a two-piece assembly; a forward metal forging which is weighted by using thick walls, and a rear metal fairing using thin walls. The weighting of the forward portion controls gear-effect and allows the use of a flat clubface.
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1. In a golf clubhead assembly wherein a hollow metal clubhead has a heel portion, drilled to receive a tubular clubshaft, a flat clubface extending from said heel to a toe portion, a sole forming a bottom of said clubhead, and a smooth, convex surface forming a top of said clubhead, and wherein said clubhead assembly has a longitudinal axis extending horizontally through the vertical center of said clubface, the improvement comprising:
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a forward metal forging forming said clubface and for receiving a tubular clubshaft, said metal forging having uniformly thick walls for weighting;
said thick walls subtending an arc of at least 270°
about said longitudinal axis, the weight of said forward metal forging comprising 55% to 85% of the total weight of said clubhead assembly, said clubface having no bulge or roll radius anda metal fairing having walls forming a rear portion of said clubhead assembly, the walls of said fairing having a thickness less than 50% of said thick walls of said forward metal forging, whereby the center of gravity of said clubhead is located between 0.6 and 0.7 inches rearwardly from said clubface. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Current AssigneeHarry Bouquet
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Original AssigneeHarry Bouquet
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InventorsBouquet, Harry
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Primary Examiner(s)Millin, Vincent
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Assistant Examiner(s)PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO
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Application NumberUS07/790,517Time in Patent Office406 DaysField of Search273/167-175, 273/77 R, 273/77 A, 273/164, 273/194 B, 273/78, 273/79US Class Current473/345CPC Class CodesA63B 53/04 HeadsA63B 53/0466 wood-typeA63B 60/00 Details or accessories of g...
