Metallic golf clubhead

• US 5,421,577 A
• Filed: 04/15/1994
• Issued: 06/06/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kenji Kobayashi
• Original Assignee: Kenji Kobayashi
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Kenji
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US08/228,298
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• Field of Search: 273/167 R, 273/167 A, 273/167 F, 273/167 H, 273/168, 273/169, 273/170, 273/171, 273/172, 273/173, 273/174, 273/193 R, 273/194 R, 273/194 B
• US Class Current: 473/335
• 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 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• 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 metallic golf club head of which the center of gravity is kept a large distance off from a face to enlarge a sweet area, which also enables players to hit balls more easily upward. In one embodiment, a back crust of the head body made of pure titanium or titanium alloy is formed with a window aperture, into which is secured a weight made of beryllium copper alloy. In another embodiment, a weight is secured onto a sole by vises with a large specific gravity. According to the invention, the center of gravity of head body is capable of being positioned as backward and low as possible, so that the distance between the face and the center of gravity can be elongated, making it easier to hit balls upward.

Claims

1. A metallic golf club head comprising:

a head body having a hollow portion therein, said hollow portion having a volume of 45 to 65 cc;

a window aperture provided in a back crust of the head body; and

a weight secured into the window aperture by caulking, said weight being formed of metallic materials of which the specific gravity is larger than that of the head body.

2. A metallic golf club head according to claim 1, wherein said head body is made of pure titanium or titanium alloy, while said weight is made of beryllium copper alloy, a ratio of the weight to the head body being from 1:

3 to 1;

2 by weight.

8. A metallic golf club head according to claim 1, wherein said head body is composed of a face member and a back crust.

3. A hollow metallic golf club head comprising:

a head body consisting of a back crust and a face crust, said back crust having a sole;

a hollow interior defined by the back and face crust, said hollow interior having a 50 to 70 cc volume;

a weight secured onto said sole, a ratio of the weight to the head body being from 1;

3 to 5;

12 by weight.

4. A hollow metallic golf club head according to claim 3, wherein said weight is secured onto said sole by means of screws penetrating through through-holes formed in said sole, said through-holes having inner edges protruding upward within said hollow interior.

5. A hollow metallic golf club head according to claim 3, wherein said weight is secured onto said sole by means of bolts and nuts, said bolts and nuts penetrating through through-holes formed in said sole.

6. A hollow metallic golf club head according to claim 3, wherein said weight is secured onto said sole by bonding.

7. A hollow metallic golf club head according to claim 3, wherein two or more weights are provided instead of said weight.

9. A hollow metallic golf club head according to claim 4, wherein two or more weights are provided instead of said weight.

10. A hollow metallic golf club head according to claim 5, wherein two or more weights are provided instead of said weight.

11. A hollow metallic golf club head according to claim 6, wherein two or more weights are provided instead of said weight.

12. A metallic golf club head according to claim 3, wherein said head body is composed of a face member and a back crust.