Golf club with heel and toe weighting

• US 7,244,189 B1
• Filed: 10/23/2004
• Issued: 07/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard E. Stobbe
• Original Assignee: Richard E. Stobbe
• Inventors: Stobbe, Richard E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti; Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US10/972,574
• Time in Patent Office: 997 Days
• Field of Search: 473305-315, 473244-288, 473/325, 473340-341, D21736-746
• US Class Current: 473/313
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0479 Wedge-type clubs, details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0483 Chipping clubs, details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/093 Height
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/028 with a range of alternative attachment points for the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0437 with special crown configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0475 with one or more enclosed cavities
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/065 for putters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/0085 Telescopic shafts
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/50 with through-holes A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00

Abstract

A golf club is disclosed that can be used with a structure of a golf club head that has a space between the front striking face and the back piece of the club head. The front face and the back piece are attached to each other at the heel edge and the toe edge. This new club head can replace the presently used perimeter weighting with this new heel and toe weighting. This new club head is able to strike a golf ball more accurately and with more control. With rotation of the shaft on the club head, the golf club can become a four way device whereby the front face, the back face, the heel edge or the toe edge may be used to strike a golf ball. With a rotatable shaft that is moveable on the golf club head at the heel edge, at the toe edge or at the central part of the back piece, the golf club can become a four way device for a left hander or a right hander. The front face, the heel edge, the toe edge or the back face can be used to strike a golf ball. An adjustable length or telescopic shaft allows more control and accuracy to strike a golf ball.

Claims

1. A golf club comprising:

a) a club head having a solid front piece, a solid back piece, a solid heel edge piece and a solid toe edge piece;

b) said front piece and said back piece being connected to said heel edge piece and to said toe edge piece to form a perimeter of said club head, resulting in an exposed and open central portion extending through an overall height from a top to a bottom of said club head, with a completely unobstructed space between the club head front piece and the club head back piece throughout the central portion;

c) said front, back, heel edge and toe edge pieces forming an integral club head body having an overall length and width;

each of said front and back pieces having a substantially equal length that is greater than the length of either of the heel edge and toe edge pieces;

said space spanning generally the entire volume of said club head body defined by the overall length, width and height and within the perimeter delineated by said pieces;

d) said club head body having one or more ball striking surfaces, wherein the ball striking surface is a front face striking surface, a back face striking surface, a heel edge striking surface or a toe edge striking surface;

said one or more ball striking surfaces forming an angle of between 90 to 150 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane to provide said ball striking surface with a face loft of between 0 and 60 degrees;

e) a shaft rotatably adjustable and removably attached to said top of said club head in at least one of a heel, toe or central portion of the perimeter of said club head body, wherein said shaft may be interchangeably used in combination with any selected one of said one or more ball striking surfaces to address a golf ball.