Golf club and golf club head

• US 5,184,823 A
• Filed: 11/23/1990
• Issued: 02/09/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Co., Inc.
• Original Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Co., Inc.
• Inventors: Desboilles, Jack, Viste, Claude
• Primary Examiner(s): Millin, V.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US07/617,202
• Time in Patent Office: 809 Days
• Field of Search: 273/77 R, 273/167-175, 273/DIG. 7, 273/DIG. 23, 273/78
• US Class Current: 473/345
• 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 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

Abstract

A golf club head and a method of constructing a golf club head. The head includes an assembly of walls surrounding an internal cavity; a striking wall having an inner face facing the internal cavity, the inner face of said striking wall having a periphery which is connected to a plurality of the assembly of walls; and at least one of the plurality of walls including a ballasting weight extending into the cavity, the ballasting weight being disposed proximate to the inner face of the striking wall, but being separated from the inner face of the striking wall by an interstitial space communicating with the cavity.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

an assembly of walls surrounding an internal cavity;

a striking wall having an inner face facing said internal cavity, said inner face of said striking wall having a peripheral edge having a width, said peripheral edge being connected to a plurality of said assembly of walls; and

at least one of said plurality of walls including a ballasting weight being disposed proximate to said inner face of said striking wall, but being separated from said inner face of said striking wall by an interstitial space communicating with said cavity, said interstitial space having a width smaller than said width of said peripheral edge.

2. A golf club head according to claim 1, said ballasting weight being integral with said at least one of said plurality of walls and being defined by at least a portion of said at least one of said plurality of walls having an increased thickness.

3. A golf club head according to claim 1, said interstitial space having a substantially constant width between said ballasting weight and said inner face of said striking wall.

4. A golf club head according to claim 1, said plurality of walls defining a continuous edge of substantially constant thickness extending around said periphery of said inner face of said striking wall.

5. A golf club head according to claim 4, said interstitial space between said ballasting weight and said inner face of said striking wall having a substantially constant width substantially smaller than said substantially constant thickness of said continuous edge.

6. A golf club head according to claim 5, said width of said interstitial space being approximately one-fourth of said substantially constant thickness of said continuous edge.

7. A golf club head according to claim 1, said cavity being completely enclosed.

9. A golf club head according to claim 1, said ballasting weight being located in a lower part of said cavity.

10. A golf club head according to claim 9, said cavity having a heel portion, and said ballasting weight being additionally located in said heel portion of said cavity.

11. A golf club head according to claim 10, said cavity additionally having a toe portion, and said ballasting weight being additionally located in said toe portion of said cavity.

12. A golf club head according to claim 9, said cavity having a toe portion, and said ballasting weight being additionally located in said toe portion of said cavity.

13. A golf club head according to claim 1, said ballasting weight being constructed as a unitary block with said at least one of said plurality of walls.

14. A golf club head according to claim 1, said plurality of walls being constructed as a unitary block.

15. A golf club head according to claim 1, said striking wall abutting against said plurality of walls.

16. A golf club head according to claim 15, said striking wall having a continuous peripheral edge extending around said inner face of said striking wall, said plurality of walls together forming a continuous annular edge confronting said inner face of said striking wall and arranged for cooperation with said continuous peripheral edge of said striking wall, said continuous peripheral edge and said continuous annular edge being connected together in an integral manner.

17. A golf club head according to claim 16, said inner face, said continuous peripheral edge, and said continuous annular edge being substantially planar.

18. A golf club head according to claim 16, said continuous peripheral edge and said continuous annular edge being secured together by one of the group consisting of welding, brazing, and adhesive bonding.

19. A golf club head according to claim 1, said interstitial space being continuous.

20. A golf club head according to claim 1, further comprising a rear wall connected to said plurality of walls.

21. A golf club head according to claim 1, further comprising an end piece connected to one of said plurality of walls, said end piece being configured for connection to a shaft.

22. A golf club head according to claim 1, further comprising an end piece connected to said striking wall, said end piece being configured for connection to a shaft.

23. A golf club head according to claim 1, in combination with a shaft connected to said golf club head.

8. A golf club head according to claim further comprising a filling material filling said cavity and said interstitial space.

24. A golf club head comprising:

an assembly of walls surrounding an internal cavity;

said assembly of walls comprising a striking wall having an inner face facing said internal cavity, said inner face of said striking wall having a periphery which is connected to a plurality of said assembly of walls; and

at least one of said assembly of walls including a ballasting weight extending into said cavity, said ballasting weight having at least an upper portion disposed separated from said inner face of said striking wall by an interstitial space communicating with said cavity, but proximate to said inner face of said striking wall, said assembly of walls including an annular edge, said annular edge having a thickness, said interstitial space being less than said thickness of said annular edge.

25. A golf club head according to claim 24, in combination with a shaft connected to said golf club head.