Series of golf clubs
First Claim
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1. A series of golf clubs, each of said clubs comprising:
- a hosel extending along a vertical plane (P) positioned perpendicular to a driving line (T); and
a head;
where in;
said head comprising a plurality of faces, said plurality of faces comprising;
a bottom face for resting upon the ground; and
a front face inclined by a loft angle (α
) with respect to said vertical plane (P);
said head further comprising an attack edge formed by an intersection of said bottom face and said front face;
said bottom face comprising at least one median rib in relief, said median rib being positioned substantially perpendicularly to said attack edge; and
said median rib has a predeterminate width (l1) for each of said clubs within said series, said predeterminate width of said median rib decreasing as said loft angle (α
) increases within said series.
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Abstract
A series of golf clubs, in which each head includes at least one outer median rib in relief with respect to a sole and substantially perpendicular to an attack edge, wherein the width of the rib decreases when the loft angle increases in this series.
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22 Claims
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1. A series of golf clubs, each of said clubs comprising:
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a hosel extending along a vertical plane (P) positioned perpendicular to a driving line (T); and a head; where in; said head comprising a plurality of faces, said plurality of faces comprising; a bottom face for resting upon the ground; and a front face inclined by a loft angle (α
) with respect to said vertical plane (P);said head further comprising an attack edge formed by an intersection of said bottom face and said front face; said bottom face comprising at least one median rib in relief, said median rib being positioned substantially perpendicularly to said attack edge; and said median rib has a predeterminate width (l1) for each of said clubs within said series, said predeterminate width of said median rib decreasing as said loft angle (α
) increases within said series. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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Current AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Co., Inc.
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Original AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Co., Inc.
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InventorsBrouillette, Steven, Peters, Mike, Dumontier, Franck, Guibaud, Jean-Marc
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Primary Examiner(s)Wong, Steven B.
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Application NumberUS08/321,842Time in Patent Office676 DaysField of Search273/167 A, 273/174, 273/168, 273/169, 273/172, 273/173, 273/167 F, 273/167 G, 273/167 H, 273/167 J, 273/167 K, 273/77 AUS Class Current473/287CPC Class CodesA63B 53/005 Club setsA63B 53/04 HeadsA63B 53/0412 VolumeA63B 53/0433 with special sole configura...A63B 53/0441 with visual indicators for ...A63B 53/0466 wood-typeA63B 60/00 Details or accessories of g...
