Shock-absorbing golf club head

• US 7,182,698 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2005
• Issued: 02/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kung-Wen Lee, Super Way Technology Co., Ltd., Wen-Cheng Tseng
• Original Assignee: Kung-Wen Lee, Super Way Technology Co., Ltd., Wen-Cheng Tseng
• Inventors: Tseng, Wen-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti; Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US11/046,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20050209023A1
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: 473/332, 473/342, 473334-339, 473/349, 473/326, 473/345
• US Class Current: 473/332
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0475 with one or more enclosed cavities
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/54 with means for damping vibrations

Abstract

A shock-absorbing golf club head has a head body, a faceplate and a shock-absorbing core. The head body has a crown, a sole, a toe, a shank, a rear, an open front, a core cavity and an air outlet. The open front has an inner shoulder. The core cavity is defined in the head body and communicates with the open front. The air outlet is defined through the head body, and communicates with the core cavity. The faceplate is mounted securely on the inner shoulder of the open front of the head body. The shock-absorbing core is mounted in the core cavity. The air in the core cavity is discharged to the ambient atmosphere through the air outlet when a foaming agent serving as the shock-absorbing core foams inside the core cavity.

Claims

1. A shock-absorbing golf club head comprising:

a head body having

a crown;

a sole;

a toe;

a shank;

a rear;

an open front having an inner shoulder;

a core cavity defined in the head body and communicating with the open front;

an inner front annular surface defined between the inner shoulder and the core cavity and having

multiple notches defined radially in the inner front annular surface and communicating with the core cavity; and

an annular groove defined in the inner front annular surface around the core cavity and communicating with the notches;

an air outlet defined through the rear of the head body and communicating with the annular groove; and

a faceplate mounted securely on the inner shoulder of the open front of the head body; and

a shock-absorbing core mounted in the core cavity.

2. The shock-absorbing golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the head body further comprises a protrusion formed on the inner surface of the core cavity flush with the inner front annular surface and having a guide recess defined in the protrusion and communicating with the annular groove; and

the air outlet extends through the protrusion and communicates with the guide recess.

3. The shock-absorbing golf club head as claimed in claim 2, wherein the head body further has

a core port defined through the rear of the head body, communicating with the core cavity and having an inner thread;

and

a plug is mounted detachably in the core port, having an outer thread corresponding to the inner thread of the core port and screwing into the core port.

4. The shock-absorbing golf club head as claimed in claim 3, wherein the plug has a ventilation hole defined axially through the plug and communicates with the core port.

5. The shock-absorbing golf club head as claimed in claim 3, wherein:

the head body further has a rear recess defined in the rear of the head body and communicates with the air outlet; and

a rear panel is mounted in the rear recess and seals the air outlet.

6. The shock-absorbing golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head body further has

a core port defined through the rear of the head body, communicating with the core cavity and having an inner thread;

and

a plug mounted detachably in the core port, having an outer thread corresponding to the inner thread of the core port and screwing into the core port.

7. The shock-absorbing golf club head as claimed in claim 6, wherein:

the head body further has a rear recess defined in the rear of the head body and communicates with the air outlet; and

a rear panel is mounted in the rear recess and seals the air outlet.