Golf club head

• US 9,421,434 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2015
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co Limited (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co Limited (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Inventors: Takagi, Masaya, Takechi, Takaharu, Kitagawa, Tomonori
• Primary Examiner(s): Dennis, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/853,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20160158609A1
• Time in Patent Office: 344 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/10 with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0437 with special crown configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/045 Strengthening ribs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/50 with through-holes A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/54 with means for damping vibrations

Abstract

A golf club head having a face part, a sole part, a side part, a crown part and a hosel part, all of which surround a hollow part comprises a penetration hole that is provided on the crown part, penetrating the crown part so that the hollow part is connected with an outer atmosphere of the golf club head and a non-metal cover that is provided over the penetration hole. A recess part, which forms a recess, is provided on a surface of the non-metal cover.

Claims

1. A golf club head having a face part, a sole part, a side part, a crown part and a hosel part, all of which surround a hollow part, comprising:

a penetration hole that is provided on the crown part, penetrating the crown part so that the hollow part is connected to an outer atmosphere of the golf club head; and

a non-metal cover that is provided over the penetration hole, wherein

three or more recess parts, each of which forms a recess, are provided on a surface of the non-metal cover,

the recess part extends in a toe-heel direction of the head,

these recess parts extending in the toe-heel direction are arranged in a face-back direction, which is perpendicular to the toe-heel direction, with an interval,

one of the recess parts, which is not the closest to the face part or farthest from the face part in the face-back direction, is positioned above the penetration hole.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

the surface of the non-metal cover on which the recess part is provided is an upper surface of the non-metal cover.

3. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein

the recess part is located above the penetration hole.

4. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

a material of the non-metal cover is resin.

5. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

the penetration hole extends in the toe-heel direction.

6. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

a step part, which is recessed toward the hollow part, is formed on the crown part, surrounding the penetration hole so that an upper surface of the step part is lowered than an upper surface of the crown part, and

the non-metal cover is arranged in the step part.

7. The golf club head according to claim 6, wherein

the upper surface of the non-metal cover is flush with the upper surface of the crown part.

8. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

seeing the golf club head from its plan view, the penetration hole is in an approximately trapezoid shape, of which a longer edge is close to a face side and a shorter edge is close to a back side of the golf club head.

9. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

the non-metal cover further includes a projection part on a lower surface thereof, the projection part projecting toward the hollow part and fitting in the penetration hole so that the penetration hole is closed.

10. The golf club head according to claim 3, wherein

the non-metal cover further includes a projection part projecting and fitting in the penetration hole, and

the projection part is arranged at an opposing side from the recess part with respect to the non-metal cover.

11. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

Shore D hardness of the non-metal cover is ranged within 55 and 80 (inclusive).

12. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

a width of the recess part, which is determined in a face-back direction, is ranged within 1 mm and 10 mm (inclusive), and

a depth of the recess part, which is determined in a crown-sole direction, is ranged within 0.1 mm and 9 mm (inclusive).

13. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein

a width of the penetration hole in a face-back direction is ranged within 2 mm and 30 mm (inclusive).

14. The golf club head according to claim 6, wherein

a width of the step part, which is determined in a face-back direction, is ranged within 4 mm and 40 mm (inclusive).