Golf club head of composite material

• US 5,435,551 A
• Filed: 11/22/1994
• Issued: 07/25/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Archer C.C. Chen
• Original Assignee: Archer C.C. Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Archer C. C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US08/346,174
• Time in Patent Office: 245 Days
• Field of Search: 273/80.1, 273/80.2, 273/80.3, 273/80.4, 273/80.5, 273/80.6, 273/80.7, 273/80.9, 273/167 R, 273/167 A, 273/167 F, 273/169, 273/173, 273/174, 273/79 , 273/80 C, 273/167 G, 273/78, 273/80 R
• US Class Current: 473/342
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/02 with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• 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 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

Abstract

A golf club head of a composite material comprises a metal body having a sole plate, a rod member, and at least two connection members. The rod member is disposed on the sole plate and is provided at one end thereof with a neck extending upwardly and obliquely therefrom. The rod member is fastened to the sole plate by the two connection members such that there are gaps between the rod member and the two connection members. The gaps are filled with a shell of a composite material upon completion of the molding process.

Claims

1. A golf club head of a composite material comprising:

a metal body having a bottom and a neck for fastening thereto a shaft of a golf club; and

a shell of a composite material and disposed on an upper surface of said bottom of said metal body;

wherein said metal body comprises;

a sole plate;

a rod member having a body which is disposed on said sole plate, said rod member further having a neck extending upwardly and obliquely from one end of said body;

at least two connection members fastened to said sole plate and connecting said rod member with said sole plate such that there are gaps of a predetermined dimension between said connection members and said body of said rod member, and such that a portion between said body of said rod member and said sole plate can be displaced upwards, downwards, leftwards and rightwards; and

said shell filling said gaps of said metal body upon completion of molding.

2. The golf club head of a composite material according to claim 1 wherein said body of said rod member is provided along the direction of a longitudinal axis thereof with two through holes;

and wherein said two connection members have a body and a head with an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of said body of said connection members, with said two connection members being fastened to said sole plate such that said body of each said connection members is received in said through hole of said body of said rod member.

3. The golf club head of a composite material according to claim 2 wherein each of said connection members is of bolt construction.

4. The golf club head of a composite material according to claim 2 wherein said outer diameter of said head of said connection member is greater than an inner diameter of said through holes of said body of said rod member.

5. The golf club head of a composite material according to claim 1 wherein said connection members have a body and two arms extending in the same direction from said one end toward an opposite end of said body, with said two arms being fastened to said sole plate to form a through hole in which said body of said rod member is disposed.

6. The golf club head of a composite material according to claim 1 wherein said shell has a golf club head face to which a ball-hitting plate is fastened.