Golf club head and golf club

• US 7,462,110 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2006
• Issued: 12/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SRI Sports Limited (Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited)
• Original Assignee: SRI Sports Limited (Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Akio
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti; Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US11/488,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20070093316A1
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350, 473287-292, 473219-256
• US Class Current: 473/334
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/54 with means for damping vibrations

Abstract

A golf club head is provided with a recessed part provided on the external side of a head main body, with a weight member formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body and mounted in the recessed part. A first addition member is mounted on the external side of the weight member in an abutting relationship, with a base of the addition member being a resin or a rubber. The head has a second addition member formed of metal is mounted on the external side of the first addition member in an abutting relationship. The metal of the second addition member has a specific gravity greater than that of the first addition member and smaller than that of the weight member. Through this arrangement, joint strength between the head main body and the weight member is enhanced.

Claims

1. A golf club head which comprises:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on an external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body;

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being exposed, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member; and

a second addition member mounted on an external side of the first addition member while abutting an external surface of the first addition member,

wherein said second addition member is formed of a metal, with the specific gravity of said metal being greater than that of the first addition member and smaller than that of the weight member.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the first addition member has adhesiveness.

3. A golf club which has a shaft, a grip member attached to one end of the shaft, and a golf club head attached to another end of the shaft,

said golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on an external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body; and

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being exposed, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight members,

wherein the first addition member is located between a lateral face of the weight member and the head main body.

4. The golf club head according to claim 3, wherein the first addition member has adhesiveness.

5. A golf club head which comprises:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on an external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body; and

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being exposed, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member,

wherein the first addition member is located between a lateral face of the weight member and the head main body.

6. A golf club head which comprises:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on an external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body; and

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being exposed, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member; and

a second addition member mounted on an external surface of the first addition member and partially covering the external surface of the first addition member such that the first addition member is exposed.

7. A golf club which has a shaft, a grip member attached to one end of the shaft, and a golf club head attached to another end of the shaft,

said golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on an external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body;

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being exposed, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member; and

a second addition member mounted on an external surface of the first addition member and partially covering the external surface of the first addition member such that the first addition member is exposed.

8. A golf club head which comprises:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on the external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body;

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member; and

a second addition member mounted on an external side of the first addition member while abutting an external surface of the first addition member, said second addition member being formed of a metal, with the specific gravity of said metal being greater than that of the first addition member and smaller than that of the weight member, the second addition member being exposed, the second addition member being adhered to the first addition member,

wherein the second addition member is not in contact with the head main body.

9. The golf club head according to claim 8, wherein a first surface of the second addition member is adhered to the first addition member, and a second surface of the second addition member is free of cover such that the second addition member is exposed, the second surface of the second addition member being opposite to the first surface of the second addition member.