Wood-type golf club heads provided with vertical grooves on hitting surface

• US 6,309,310 B1
• Filed: 02/03/2000
• Issued: 10/30/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carbite, Inc. (Carbite Golf, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Carbite, Inc. (Carbite Golf, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shira, Chester S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US09/498,229
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 473/330, 473/331, 473/324, D21/742-746, D21/751
• US Class Current: 473/331
• 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 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

Abstract

A wood-type golf club head is provided with vertical grooves adjacent at each end of the ball hitting surface in order to enhance the desired gear effect when balls are hit on the toe and heel of the club.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising a wood type club head body provided with a ball hitting surface having a toe portion and a heel portion, an upper surface, and a lower surface;

said ball hitting surface having spaced vertical grooves covering at least the toe and the heel portions;

said spaced vertical grooves extending substantially from adjacent said lower surface to adjacent said upper surface, whereby the spaced vertical grooves provide friction for imparting side spin to a ball struck on the heel or toe portions to enhance the gear effect of the club body when said heel or toe portions are subjected to wet weather conditions.

2. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said entire ball hitting surface is provided with spaced vertical grooves thereon.

3. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said ball hitting surface is provided with spaced horizontal grooves thereon in the center of said ball hitting surface and also is provided with spaced vertical grooves thereon at either side of and immediately adjacent said spaced horizontal grooves on said ball hitting surface.