Multipurpose golf club

• US 6,530,848 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2001
• Issued: 03/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Triple Tee Golf, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Elizabeth P. Gillig
• Inventors: Gillig, John P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US09/849,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20010039218A1
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 473/324, 473/334, 473/327, 473/328, 473/338, 473/340, 473/341, 473/349, 473/350, 473/286, 473/345, 473/346, 473/291, D21/733, D21/752, D21/748, D21/736
• US Class Current: 473/334
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• 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 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence

Abstract

A golf club is modified by substantially hollowing out the entire portion or a predominant portion of the club head before purchase. The placement of the position of the weight can now be placed to increase or decrease clockwise spin, counter-clockwise spin, and backspin of the golf ball propelled by the club. If the purchaser'"'"'s golf swing changes, the golfer can get fitted for a new sole plate insert to adjust the weight to achieve a more desirable ball spin for an improved flight of the golf ball.

Claims

1. An adjustable weighted golf club comprising:

a club head having a flat face plate and a hosel adjacent said face plate for accepting a shaft, said club head further including a hollowed out body portion having a bottom surface and defining an exposed, substantially concave top surface extending rearward of said face plate;

a plurality of interchangeable sole plates of varying weights, each of said plates being removably securable to the bottom surface of said hollowed out body portion; and

means for removably securing one of said plurality of sole plates to said club head;

whereby

an individual golfer may adjust the total weight of the club head by selecting one of the sole plates of a fixed weight.

2. The golf club according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of said hollowed out body portion includes a peripheral ledge having a plurality of apertures.

3. The golf club according to claim 2, wherein each of said plurality of interchangeable sole plates includes a rim having a plurality of apertures and is configured to correspond to the peripheral ledge of said hollowed out body portion.

4. The golf club according to claim 3, wherein said removably securing means includes screws passing through the apertures of one of said plurality of sole plates and the apertures in the peripheral ledge of said hollowed out body portion.

5. The golf club according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of sole plates are made of a metal composition.

6. The golf club according to claim 5, wherein said metal composition is a mixture of tungsten and titanium.

7. The golf club according to claim 5, wherein said plurality of sole plates vary in thickness.

8. The golf club according to claim 1, wherein said golf club is selected from a group consisting of a driver, a sand iron, a putter, and an utility club.

9. The golf club according to claim 1, wherein said club head is fabricated from a material selected from a group consisting of wood, plastic and metal.