Iron type golf club head with offset hosel and enlargement
First Claim
1. An iron type golf club head for hitting a golf ball including a hosel and a club head body having a heel portion, a toe portion, a bottom sole, a top ridge, and a planar, lofted ball striking face having a loft angle greater than 12 degrees and including an enlarged hitting area adjacent said heel portion;
- a leading edge formed at an interface of said bottom sole and said ball striking face;
an outer periphery of the club head body formed by outward exterior surfaces of said heel portion, said top ridge, said toe portion and said bottom sole;
a connector attached to said club head body at said enlarged hitting area adjacent said heel portion;
said connector being further defined as including an upper edge coincident with said top ridge of said club head body;
said connector located between said hosel and said club head body, separating the hosel from said enlarged hitting area on said ball striking face;
said hosel permanently and non-rotatably fixed to said connector, the entire hosel being laterally located beyond said outer periphery of said club head;
said hosel extending forwardly of said leading edge of said ball striking face in a rear to front direction;
said hosel including an upward portion for connection to a golf shaft.
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Abstract
An iron type golf club head includes a club head body having a heel portion, toe portion, bottom sole, top ridge, planar ball striking face including an enlarged hitting area adjacent the heel portion and a permanently non-rotatable hosel affixed to the club head body outside the outer periphery thereof by a connector extending the hosel laterally in a heel to toe direction and also offset beyond the leading edge of the club face, in a rear to front direction, permitting full ball striking face contact, without shanking, for hitting a golf ball during the execution of a golf shot.
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11 Claims
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1. An iron type golf club head for hitting a golf ball including a hosel and a club head body having a heel portion, a toe portion, a bottom sole, a top ridge, and a planar, lofted ball striking face having a loft angle greater than 12 degrees and including an enlarged hitting area adjacent said heel portion;
- a leading edge formed at an interface of said bottom sole and said ball striking face;
an outer periphery of the club head body formed by outward exterior surfaces of said heel portion, said top ridge, said toe portion and said bottom sole;a connector attached to said club head body at said enlarged hitting area adjacent said heel portion;
said connector being further defined as including an upper edge coincident with said top ridge of said club head body;said connector located between said hosel and said club head body, separating the hosel from said enlarged hitting area on said ball striking face; said hosel permanently and non-rotatably fixed to said connector, the entire hosel being laterally located beyond said outer periphery of said club head; said hosel extending forwardly of said leading edge of said ball striking face in a rear to front direction; said hosel including an upward portion for connection to a golf shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a leading edge formed at an interface of said bottom sole and said ball striking face;
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8. An iron type golf club head for hitting a golf ball including a hosel and a club head body having a heel portion, a toe portion, a bottom sole, a top ridge, and a planar, lofted ball striking face having a loft angle greater than 12 degrees and including an enlarged hitting area adjacent said heel portion;
- a leading edge formed at an interface of said bottom sole and said ball striking face;
an outer periphery of the club head body formed by outward exterior surfaces of said heel portion, said top ridge, said toe portion and said bottom sole;a connector attached to said club head body at said enlarged hitting area adjacent said heel portion;
said connector being further defined by a planar front surface between said hosel and said club head body;said connector located between said hosel and said club head body, separating the hosel from said enlarged hitting area on said ball striking face; said hosel permanently and non-rotatably fixed to said connector, the entire hosel being laterally located beyond said outer periphery of said club head; said hosel extending forwardly of said leading edge of said ball striking face in a rear to front direction; said hosel including an upward portion for connection to a golf shaft. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- a leading edge formed at an interface of said bottom sole and said ball striking face;
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11. An iron type golf club head for hitting a golf ball including a hosel and a club head body having a heel portion, a toe portion, a bottom sole, a top ridge, and a planar, lofted ball striking face having a loft angle greater than 12 degrees and including an enlarged hitting area adjacent said heel portion;
- a leading edge formed at an interface of said bottom sole and said ball striking face;
an outer periphery of the club head body formed by outward exterior surfaces of said heel portion, said top ridge, said toe portion and said bottom sole;a connector attached to said club head body at said enlarged hitting area adjacent said heel portion;
said connector being further defined by a lower edge attached to said club head body at said heel portion above said bottom sole;said connector located between said hosel and said club head body, separating the hosel from said enlarged hitting area on said ball striking face; said hosel permanently and non-rotatably fixed to said connector, the entire hosel being laterally located beyond said outer periphery of said club head; said hosel extending forwardly of said leading edge of said ball striking face in a rear to front direction; said hosel including an upward portion for connection to a golf shaft.
- a leading edge formed at an interface of said bottom sole and said ball striking face;
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