Golf club

• US 7,771,285 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2006
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Warren J. Porter
• Original Assignee: Warren J. Porter
• Inventors: Porter, Warren J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti; Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US11/916,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20080207348A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,532 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350, 473219-256, 473282-292, 473/257, 473/265
• US Class Current: 473/236
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0441 with visual indicators for aligning the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3632 Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence; clubs for swinging exercises in general A63B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence

Abstract

A golf club head having a body and a strike face for striking a golf ball. The strike face is arranged at the front of the body, and a projection projecting forwardly of the body at one side of the strike face. In use, the projection extends in the same direction as a strike direction of the strike face. The golf club head further comprises an alignment marking which extends along an upper surface of the projection.

Claims

1. A golf club head having a body and a strike face for striking a golf ball, the strike face being arranged at a front of the body, an aft mass including a counter balance extending rearwardly from a rear face, the rear face opposing the strike face and including a recess extending a predetermined depth into the body, and a pair of projections, each projection extending forwardly of the body at one side of the strike face and orthogonally thereto, in use the projections forming a recess which receives the golf ball when aligning the club head for a shot;

wherein the golf club head further comprises alignment markings which extend along an upper surface of each projection, and

each projection includes a bottom surface which curves upwardly from a point immediately adjacent the strike face.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein an outside face of each projection curves inwardly towards an inside face of the respective projection as the projections extend forwardly of the body.

3. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein the outside face meets the inside face at a point.

4. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein the inside face extends in a plane orthogonal to the strike face.

5. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the projections are located inwardly of each end of the strike face and located sufficiently apart to receive the ball.

6. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the alignment markings extends orthogonally to the strike face.

7. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the alignment markings extends substantially parallel and proximal to an inside face of at least one of the projections.

8. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the alignment markings extend substantially parallel to and away from an inside face of at least one of the projections.

9. The golf club head according to claim 1, comprising a further alignment marking extending along the upper surface of the golf club head parallel to the strike face.

10. The golf club head according to claim 9, wherein the further alignment marking is located proximal to the strike face.

11. The golf club head according to claim 9, wherein the further alignment marking is spaced away from the strike face.

12. The golf club head according to claim 9, wherein the further alignment marking joins the alignment markings extending along at least one of the projections.

13. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the alignment marking and further alignment marking are colored.

14. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the rear aft mass is semi circular.

15. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the rear aft mass is generally rectangular.

16. A golf club head having a body and a strike face for striking a golf ball, the strike face being arranged at a front of the body, an aft mass including a counter balance extending rearwardly from a rear face, the rear face opposing the strike face and including a recess extending a predetermined depth into the body, and a pair of projections, each projection extending forwardly of the body at one side of the strike face and orthogonally thereto, in use the projections forming a recess which receives the golf ball when aligning the club head for a shot;

wherein the golf club head further comprises at least one alignment marking which extends along an upper surface of each projection, the alignment markings extend substantially parallel to and away from an inside face of the projections, and

each projection includes a bottom surface which curves upwardly from a point immediately adjacent the strike face.

17. A golf club head having a body and a strike face for striking a golf ball, the strike face being arranged at a front of the body, an aft mass including a counter balance extending rearwardly from a rear face, the rear face opposes the strike face and includes a recess extending a predetermined depth into the body, and a pair of projections, each projection extending forwardly of the body at one side of the strike face and orthogonally thereto, in use the projections forming a recess which receives the golf ball when aligning the club head for a shot;

wherein the golf club head further comprises at least one alignment marking which extends along an upper surface of each projection, the alignment marking extends substantially parallel to and away from an inside face of the projections, and

each projection includes a bottom surface which curves upwardly from a point immediately adjacent the strike face.