Golf club head

• US 6,776,725 B1
• Filed: 01/31/2000
• Issued: 08/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
• Inventors: Miura, Koryo, Sakai, Koji, Fujikawa, Yoshihiro, Naruo, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US09/463,695
• Time in Patent Office: 1,660 Days
• Field of Search: 473/324, 473/325, 473/326, 473/327, 473/328, 473/330, 473/331, 473/345, 473/346, 473/347, 473/348, 473/349, 473/350, 473/131, D21/733, D21/735
• US Class Current: 473/327
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• 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

Abstract

A golf club head (1) having a hollow portion is partly or entirely provided with a PCCP structure (2) excluding its face portion (16). By this structure, a golf club head having an outer body structure which permits the thickness of the head to be reduced without loss in the strength to be provided.

Claims

1. A golf club head having a hollow portion comprising a PCCP structure,

said PCCP structure defining a central axis oriented to intersect a plane defined by a face portion of said golf club head.

2. A golf club head having a hollow portion comprising a PCCP structure according to claim 1, wherein said central axis defined by said PCCP structure is substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by a face portion of said golf club head.

3. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein said golf club head includes a crown portion, a back portion, a sole portion, a face portion, a left side portion, and a right side portion, and wherein the PCCP structure extends around the club head in a direction parallel to said face portion from said crown portion to said sole portion via the left side portion and right side portion.

4. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein said golf club head includes a crown portion, a back portion, a sole portion, a face portion, a left side portion, and a right side portion, and wherein the PCCP structure extends around the club head in a direction perpendicular to said face portion from said crown portion to said sole portion via said back portion.

5. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein said golf club head includes a crown portion, a back portion, a sole portion, a face portion, a left side portion, and a right side portion, and wherein the PCCP structure is disposed only on at least one of said crown portion and said sole portion.

6. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein said golf club head includes a crown portion, a back portion, a sole portion, a face portion, a left side portion, and a right side portion, and wherein the PCCP structure is disposed only on said crown portion.

7. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein said PCCP structure includes a pair of triangles having bases arranged adjoined with each other, said bases forming a thalweg and the inclined sides forming ridgelines to define a cylindrical shape.

8. The golf club head according to claim 7, wherein the vertexes of said thalweg and said ridgelines in said PCCP structure form an obtuse angle or circular segment.

9. The golf club heading according to claim 1, wherein the PCCP structure includes a pair of trapezoids having lower bases adjoined with each other to form a hexagon, said lower bases forming a thalweg, and the upper side and non-parallel sides form ridgelines to define a cylindrical shape.

10. The golf club head according to claim 9, wherein the vertexes of said thalweg and said ridgelines in said PCCP structure form an obtuse angle or circular segment.