Wedge type golf club head

• US 9,821,202 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2016
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Acushnet Company (FILA Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Acushnet Company (FILA Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Hettinger, Ronald K., Tassistro, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): HUNTER, ALVIN A
• Application Number:
  US15/130,719
• Publication Number:
  US 20160228751A1
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0479 Wedge-type clubs, details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/005 Club sets
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0412 Volume
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0445 Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0475 with one or more enclosed cavities
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence

Abstract

A wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein where the wedge type golf club head has enhanced performance characteristics such as improved backspin, ball speed, and launch angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wedge type golf club head having an adjustable center of gravity, where the center of gravity may be adjusted based on different backing profiles that comprises at least one hollow chamber. The wedge type golf club head disclosed above may also have a thickened topline, wherein the thickness of the topline progressively changes as a function of the loft angle of the wedge type golf club head.

Claims

1. A plurality of two or more golf club heads comprising:

a first golf club head having a first loft angle and a first CG-y location;

a second golf club head having a second loft angle and a second CG-y location;

wherein both said first loft angle and said second loft angle are greater than about 45 degrees,

wherein said first loft angle is smaller than said second loft angle;

wherein said first CG-y location is lower to or equal to said second CG-y location;

said CG-y location defined as a distance of a CG location along an y-axis from a ground plane

wherein said second golf club head further comprises a thickened topline portion having a first thickness, a thinned central portion having a second thickness, and a hollow cavity located near a sole of said second golf club head, and

wherein said second golf club head has a Topline Thickness Ratio of greater than about 6.0 degrees/mm and less than about 9.0 degrees/mm;

said Topline Thickness Ratio defined as said loft angle of said second golf club head divided by a thickness of said thickened topline portion.

2. The plurality of two or more golf club heads of claim 1, wherein said first CG-y location is greater than about 14 mm and less than about 20 mm and said second CG-y location is greater than about 18 mm and less than about 22 mm.

3. The plurality of two or more golf club heads of claim 2, wherein said first CG-y location is greater than about 17 mm and less than about 19 mm, and said second CG-y location is greater than about 19 mm and less than about 21 mm.

4. The plurality of two or more golf club heads of claim 3, wherein said first CG-y location is about 18 mm and said second CG-y location is about 21 mm.

5. The plurality of two or more golf club heads of claim 1, wherein said hollow cavity located near said sole of said second golf club head has a volume of greater than about 3500 mm³.

6. The plurality of two or more golf club heads of claim 5, wherein said hollow cavity located near said sole of said second golf club head has a volume of greater than about 3750 mm³.

7. The plurality of two or more golf club heads of claim 6, wherein said hollow cavity located near said sole of said second golf club head has a volume of greater than about 3900 mm³.

8. The plurality of two or more golf club heads of claim 1, wherein said Topline Thickness Ratio of said second golf club head is greater than about 7.0 degrees/mm and less than about 9.0 degrees/mm.

9. The plurality of two or more golf club heads of claim 8, wherein said Topline Thickness Ratio of said second golf club head is greater than about 8.0 degrees/mm and less than about 9.0 degrees/mm.