Centroid-adjustable golf club head

• US 5,788,587 A
• Filed: 07/07/1997
• Issued: 08/04/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wen-Cheng Tseng
• Original Assignee: Wen-Cheng Tseng
• Inventors: Tseng, Wen-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US08/888,918
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 473/324, 473/326, 473/328, 473/332, 473/333, 473/345, 473/349, 473/350, 473/256, 473/291, 473/329
• US Class Current: 473/326
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0495 moving on impact, slidable, spring or otherwise elastically biased
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0437 with special crown configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

Abstract

A centroid-adjustable golf club head, which can enable a user to strike ball more stably and accurately, is disclosed. The centroid-adjustable golf club head includes a head body, a sphericity, a floating ball and liquid with large specific weight. The head body has anti vibration and thermoplastic elastomer disposed therein and defines a screw hole at a top thereof. The sphericity is disposed in the anti vibration and thermoplastic elastomer of the head body. The sphericity has a charging spout formed on a top thereof and aligned with the screw hole of the head body; and a elastic wafer disposed between the head body and the sphericity. The floating ball is disposed in the sphericity. The liquid with large specific weight is fed from the charging spout to the sphericity. With this arrangement, the centroid of the club head can be adjusted to an appropriate position, depending to the relative position of the liquid and the floating ball. Therefore, the user can strike the ball stably in any time and by any angle.

Claims

1. A centroid-adjustable golf club head comprising:

a head body having an anti vibration and thermoplastic elastomer disposed therein and defining a screw hole at a top thereof;

a sphericity disposed in the anti vibration and thermoplastic elastomer of the head body, said sphericity having a charging spout formed on a top thereof and aligned with the screw hole of the head body; and

an elastic wafer disposed between the head body and the sphericity;

a floating ball disposed in the sphericity;

a liquid with high specific weight fed from the charging spout to the sphericity.

2. A centroid-adjustable golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head body further has a cover threaded into the screw hole.

3. A centroid-adjustable golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sphericity further has a steel ball filled in the charging spout for use as a water-seal.

4. A centroid-adjustable golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said charging spout is sealed by seal gum.

5. A centroid-adjustable golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein said floating ball has an outer layer of heat-resistant resin with high strength enclosing an anti vibration and thermoplastic elastomer therein.