Visual indicator golf club head and golf clubs
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body including a toe end, a heel end, a top, a bottom, a front side, and a rear side;
a center of gravity indicator housed on the rear side and including a latitudinal strip and a center of gravity locator structure positioned on an axis transverse to the rear side and extending through the center of gravity of the body,wherein the latitudinal strip is askew relative to the bottom of the golf club head,wherein the center of gravity locator structure is housed completely within the latitudinal strip,wherein the bottom of the club head body extends generally from the heel end to the toe end and the latitudinal strip has a longitudinal extent likewise extending in the heel-to-toe direction.
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Abstract
A golf club head, golf club and a set of golf heads and clubs is provided with a center of gravity indicator mechanism housed on the rear side that may include a latitudinal strip and a center of gravity locator structure positioned on an axis transverse to the rear side and extending through the center of gravity of the body. The center of gravity locator structure may be fixed on a golf club head or may be variable. Additionally, a set of golf club heads is provided in which the center of gravity indicator mechanism is varied for each club in the set as the position of the center of gravity locator structure is varied for each of the golf club heads. The golf club heads may be coupled to shafts and grips and other features to form a golf club or golf club set.
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18 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body including a toe end, a heel end, a top, a bottom, a front side, and a rear side; a center of gravity indicator housed on the rear side and including a latitudinal strip and a center of gravity locator structure positioned on an axis transverse to the rear side and extending through the center of gravity of the body, wherein the latitudinal strip is askew relative to the bottom of the golf club head, wherein the center of gravity locator structure is housed completely within the latitudinal strip, wherein the bottom of the club head body extends generally from the heel end to the toe end and the latitudinal strip has a longitudinal extent likewise extending in the heel-to-toe direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A golf club head comprising:
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a body including a toe end, a heel end, a top, a bottom, a front side, and a rear side; and a center of gravity indicator housed on the rear side and including a latitudinal strip and a center of gravity locator structure positioned to provide a visual indication of a location of a center of gravity of the body of the golf club head; wherein the center of gravity locator structure is configured to be variable in position relative to the body of the golf club head, wherein the latitudinal strip is askew relative to the bottom of the golf club head, wherein the center of gravity locator structure is housed completely within the latitudinal strip, wherein the bottom of the club head body extends generally from the heel end to the toe end and the latitudinal strip has a longitudinal extent likewise extending in the heel-to-toe direction. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A set of golf club heads comprising:
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first, second, and third iron-type golf club heads, each of the first, second and third iron-type golf club heads including; a body including a toe end, a heel end, a top, a bottom, a front side, and a rear side; a distinct center of gravity indicator housed on the rear side of the iron-type golf club head and including a latitudinal strip and a center of gravity locator structure positioned on an axis transverse to the rear side and extending through the center of gravity of the body, wherein the latitudinal strip is askew relative to the bottom of the golf club head, wherein the center of gravity locator structure is housed completely within the latitudinal strip, wherein the bottom of the club head body extends generally from the heel end to the toe end and the latitudinal strip has a longitudinal extent likewise extending in the heel-to-toe direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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