Metallic hollow golf club head

• US 6,203,449 B1
• Filed: 09/23/1999
• Issued: 03/20/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Royal Collection Inc.
• Original Assignee: Royal Collection Inc.
• Inventors: Kenmi, Yoshinari
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US09/401,992
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• Field of Search: 473/324, 473/330, 473/331, 473/329, 473/345, 473/346, 473/349, 473/350
• US Class Current: 473/346
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/045 Strengthening ribs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0454 Strengthening ribs on the rear surface of the impact face plate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0458 with non-uniform thickness of the impact face plate
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/54 with means for damping vibrations

Abstract

A metallic golf club head includes a face having a plurality of scoring lines formed horizontally on a front surface of the face within a sweet area thereof, and a plurality of reinforcing ridges formed on a rear surface of the face. A plurality of ridges are formed along the scoring lines. Preferably, each reinforcing ridge is positioned right behind the corresponding scoring line so as to compensate a decreased thickness of the face caused by forming the scoring line.

Claims

1. A metallic golf club head, comprising:

a front striking face having a sweet area;

a plurality of scoring lines formed horizontally on a front surface of said front striking face;

a plurality of reinforcing linear ridges formed on a rear surface of said front striking face so as not to extend beyond said sweet area, each of said plurality of reinforcing linear ridges being formed along and positioned right behind a corresponding one of said scoring lines; and

a plurality of linear grooves each extending between said adjacent reinforcing linear ridges, whereby each of said plurality of linear grooves has the same length as a length of each of said plurality of reinforcing linear ridges.

2. The metallic golf club head as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of reinforcing linear ridges is positioned right behind a corresponding one of said scoring lines so as to compensate a decreased thickness of said front striking face caused by forming said scoring line.

3. The metallic golf club head as recited in claim 1, wherein said reinforcing linear ridges are formed on upper and middle zones of said front striking face.

4. The metallic golf club head as recited in claim 1, wherein a width of said reinforcing linear ridge falls within the range of from 1.0 to 3.5 mm, and a height of said reinforcing linear ridge falls within the range of from 0.8 to 2.0 mm.

5. The metallic golf club head as recited in claim 1, wherein a thickness of said front striking face falls within the range of from 2.5 to 3.5 mm, and that of the portion other than said front striking face falls within the range of from 0.5 to 1.5 mm.

6. A metallic golf club head, comprising:

a front striking face having a sweet area;

a plurality of scoring lines formed horizontally on a front surface of said front striking face;

a plurality of reinforcing linear ridges formed on a rear surface of said front striking face so as not to extend beyond said sweet area;

said plurality of reinforcing linear ridges formed along said scoring lines, each of said reinforcing linear ridges being positioned right behind a corresponding one of said scoring lines; and

a plurality of linear grooves each extending between said adjacent reinforcing linear ridges, whereby each of said plurality of linear grooves has the same length as a length of each of said plurality of reinforcing linear ridges.

wherein a thickness of said front striking face falls within the range of from 2.5 to 3.5 mm, and that of the portion other than said front striking face falls within the range of from 0.5 to 1.5 mm, and

wherein a width of said reinforcing linear ridge falls within the range of from 1.0 to 3.5 mm, and a height of said reinforcing linear ridge falls within the range of from 0.8 to 2.0 mm.