Golf Club Head with Ripple Structure

• US 20090318245A1
• Filed: 06/26/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyung Jin Yim, Jason Yim
• Original Assignee: Hyung Jin Yim, Jason Yim
• Inventors: Yim, Hyung Jin, Yim, Jason
• Application Number:
  US12/456,996
• Publication Number:
  US 20090318245A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/342
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/045 Strengthening ribs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0458 with non-uniform thickness of the impact face plate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/52 with slits
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/54 with means for damping vibrations

Abstract

A golf club head with a shell structure constituting with a body part and a hitting surface (face) incorporates, a groove is formed in the body part near the interface with the hitting surface. Several additional ripples are formed in the inner surface of the face plate. The groove in the body part and ripples of the inner surface of the face plate contributed as a powerful shock absorber but also preventing breakage of the head as well as strong repulsive mechanism improving flying distances.

Claims

1. A golf club head with groove in the body part comprising ellipse shaped ripples with at least more than two valleys and two peaks on the inner surface of the face plate.

3. A golf club head as claimed in claim 1 &

2, wherein;

center of the inner surface of the face plate forms as a valley of the ripple and boundary of the inner surface of the face plate also forms as a valley of the ripple.

4. A golf club head as claimed in claim 1 &

2, wherein;

height of the peaks are higher as those closer to the center and are lower as those closer to the boundary of the inner surface of the face plate referenced on the front face of hitting surface.

5. A golf club head as claimed in claim 1 &

2, wherein;

peaks and valleys in the ripple structures are connected smoothly with no sharp edges

2. A golf club head with groove in the body part comprising at least more than one spiral shaped peak and valley on the inner surface of the face plate.