Golf club striking face with varied thickness distribution

• US 6,800,039 B1
• Filed: 03/11/2003
• Issued: 10/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kung-Wen Lee, Wen-Cheng Tseng
• Original Assignee: Kung-Wen Lee, Wen-Cheng Tseng
• Inventors: Tseng, Wen-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US10/384,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20040180731A1
• Time in Patent Office: 574 Days
• Field of Search: 473/329, 473/349, 473/350, 473/345, 473/346, 473/342, 473/290, 473/291
• US Class Current: 473/329
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0462 characterised by tapering thickness of the impact face plate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type

Abstract

A striking face of a golf club includes a rear face with varied thickness distribution. The rear face is divided into eight sections with an imaginary transverse line, a perpendicular line and two diagonal lines. The rear face has a joint position where the imaginary transverse line, perpendicular line and two diagonal lines join, and a joint where the rear face is adapted to engage with the golf club. The joint position has a maximum thickness, an inner peripheral edge of the joint engaging with the imaginary transverse line and the perpendicular line has a medium thickness and the inner peripheral edge of the joint engaging with the diagonal lines has a minimum thickness.

Claims

1. A striking face of a golf club for striking a golf ball, the striking face having a front face and a rear face, with the front face, having an area of a size to strike the golf ball at differing striking positions, with the rear face having a varied thickness distribution providing a steady driving force to the golf ball wherever the striking position is on the front face, wherein the rear face includes a joint adapted to engage with the golf club, with the joint being annular and having an inner peripheral edge spaced from an outer peripheral edge, wherein the rear face is divided into eight sections with an imaginary transverse line, a perpendicular line and to diagonal lines, wherein the rear face has a joint position where the imaginary transverse line, perpendicular line and two diagonal lines join, wherein the joint position has a maximum thickness, the inner peripheral edge of the joint engaging with the imaginary transverse line and the perpendicular line has a medium thickness and the inner peripheral edge of the joint engaging with the diagonal lines has a minimum thickness, with the joint between the inner and outer peripheral edges having the medium thickness.

2. The striking face as claimed in claim 1, with the outer and inner peripheral edges being elliptical.

3. The striking face as claimed in claim 2, with the joint being separately formed from the golf club.

4. The striking face as claimed in claim 3, with the eight sections having equal areas.

5. The striking face as claimed in claim 1, with the joint being separately formed from the golf club.

6. The striking face as claimed in claim 5, with the eight sections having equal areas.

7. The striking face as claimed in claim 1, with the eight sections having equal areas.

8. A striking face of a golf club for striking a golf ball, the striking face having a front face and a rear face, with the front face having an area of a size to strike the golf ball at differing striking positions, with the rear face having a varied thickness distribution providing a steady driving force to the golf ball wherever the striking position is on the front face, wherein the rear face includes a joint adapted to engage with the golf club, with the joint being annular and having an inner peripheral edge spaced from an outer peripheral edge, wherein the rear face is divided into eight sections with an imaginary transverse line, a perpendicular line and two diagonal lines, wherein the rear face has a joint position where the imaginary transverse line, perpendicular line and two diagonal lines join, wherein the joint position has a maximum thickness, the inner peripheral edge of the joint engaging with the diagonal lines has a medium thickness and the inner peripheral edge of the joint engaging with the transverse line and the perpendicular line has a minimum thickness, with the joint between the inner and outer peripheral edges having the medium thickness.

9. The striking face as claimed in claim 8, with the outer and inner peripheral edges being elliptical.

10. The striking face as claimed in claim 9, with the joint being separately formed from the golf club.

11. The striking face as claimed in claim 10, with the eight sections having equal areas.

12. The striking face as claimed in claim 8, with the joint being separately formed from the golf club.

13. The striking face as claimed in claim 12, with the eight sections having equal areas.

14. The striking face as claimed in claim 8, with the eight sections having equal areas.