Removable adhesive backed pads for golf club striking surfaces

• US 5,688,190 A
• Filed: 02/07/1996
• Issued: 11/18/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Spin Doctor Limited
• Original Assignee: The Spin Doctor Limited
• Inventors: Ballard, David L., Rowland, Michael L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US08/597,974
• Time in Patent Office: 650 Days
• Field of Search: 473/237, 473/288, 473/329, 473/330, 473/342, 473/331
• US Class Current: 473/330
• 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 53/0445 Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/004 Striking surfaces coated with high-friction abrasive materials

Abstract

A device for use on a golf club having a substantially planer club face surface for striking a golf ball. The device is a two-sided removable pad having a ball contact surface on a first side which includes a plurality of ribs to impart back spin to a struck golf ball. Each rib has a multitude of peaks and valleys, each said valley connecting to an adjacent peak by an inclined surface and to another adjacent peak by a horizontal surface. The pad has an adhesive coating on a second side for temporary application to the golf club surface.

Claims

1. A device for use on a golf club having a substantially planer club face surface for striking a golf ball comprising a two-sided removable pad, said pad having a ball contact surface on a first side which includes a plurality of ribs to impart back spin to the struck golf ball, each said rib having a multitude of peaks and valleys each said valley connecting to an adjacent peak by an inclined surface and to another adjacent peak by a horizontal surface, and said pad having an adhesive coating on a second side for temporary application to the golf club surface.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said adhesive coating includes double-sided tape.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said coating includes a rubber based bonding agent.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said coating includes an acrylic based bonding agent.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein said first side of said pad includes a plurality of equally spaced pyramids, each said pyramid having a multitude of triangular faces, said triangular faces of each one pyramid having a common peak.