Wood-type golf club head

• US 6,716,114 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2002
• Issued: 04/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
• Inventors: Nishio, Masayoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US10/132,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20020183137A1
• Time in Patent Office: 711 Days
• Field of Search: 473/324, 473/345, 473/346, 473/349, 473/314, 473/350, 473/290, 473/291, 473/292
• US Class Current: 473/314
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0412 Volume
• 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 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence

Abstract

A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).

Claims

1. A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc and comprising

a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball,

a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft,

the center of gravity (G) of the club head disposed at a perpendicular distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL),

a sweet spot (S) on the club face disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (C) of the club face,

a toe-side end (Fe) of the club face disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head,

a heel end (He) of the club head provided at a perpendicular distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).

2. A wood-type golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the length of the club face in the toe-heel direction is in a range of from 80 to 105 mm.

3. A wood-type golf club head according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

said distance (A) is in a range of from 10 to 14 mm, and

said distance (B) is in a range of from 18 to 25 mm.