Corrugated sole for a utility wedge golf club
First Claim
1. A wedge-type club head for use on a playing surface having an impact surface, a toe, a heel, and a sole, the club head comprising:
- a leading edge of said impact surface being a distance above the playing surface of approximately 4 mm or less; and
the sole comprising;
a sole contour having at least one V-shaped cut, wherein said at least one V-shaped cut extends in a heel to toe direction and said at least one V-shaped cut comprises multiple surfaces wherein one of said multiple surfaces is a forward surface substantially parallel to the impact surface;
said multiple surfaces of the at least one V-shaped cut forms an obtuse angle at an apex being 115 to 145 degrees,said at least one V-shaped cut creates bounce surfaces having bounce angles,said at least one V-shaped cut comprises a rearward bounce surface, wherein the rearward bounce surface is inclined forward above a playing surface with a positive bounce angle up to 25 degrees.
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Abstract
An improved sole contour for a wedge golf club head is provided comprised of one or more V-shaped cuts (16) into the sole of said club head creating multiple bounce sole contours (26) for sand play, while eliminating the dangerously raised leading edge (28) that limits the utility for play of conventional sand wedge golf clubs. Said V-shaped cuts (16) are made substantially parallel to the grooves of the club face (12), and the more forward surface (24) created by any V-shaped cut (16) is substantially parallel to the impact surface (12) of the club head, while the rearward surface (26) is employed to provide whatever bounce surfaces (14), shapes, and angles (b) that are desired for play.
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7 Claims
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1. A wedge-type club head for use on a playing surface having an impact surface, a toe, a heel, and a sole, the club head comprising:
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a leading edge of said impact surface being a distance above the playing surface of approximately 4 mm or less; and the sole comprising; a sole contour having at least one V-shaped cut, wherein said at least one V-shaped cut extends in a heel to toe direction and said at least one V-shaped cut comprises multiple surfaces wherein one of said multiple surfaces is a forward surface substantially parallel to the impact surface;
said multiple surfaces of the at least one V-shaped cut forms an obtuse angle at an apex being 115 to 145 degrees,said at least one V-shaped cut creates bounce surfaces having bounce angles, said at least one V-shaped cut comprises a rearward bounce surface, wherein the rearward bounce surface is inclined forward above a playing surface with a positive bounce angle up to 25 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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Current AssigneeRenegar Golf LLC, WC, LLC
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Original AssigneeRobert Milton Renegar
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InventorsRenegar, Robert Milton
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Primary Examiner(s)Hunter; Alvin A
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Application NumberUS11/148,625Time in Patent Office1,118 DaysField of Search473324-350US Class Current473/328CPC Class CodesA63B 2053/0479 Wedge-type clubs, details t...A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific d...A63B 53/0433 with special sole configura...A63B 53/047 iron-typeA63B 60/52 with slits
