Iron-type golf club head or other ball striking device

US11819742B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Karsten Manufacturing Corporation · US

Inventors

• Matthew R. Daraskavich · Tecate Mission Road, US
• Jamil Jacaman · Camino de la Cherricoca a la Casa del Alcaide, US
• Matthew Brian Neeley · Fort Worth, US
• Michael Pinto · Plano, US
• Nathaniel J. Radcliffe · Tecate Mission Road, US
• Robert J. Horacek · Hermosa Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 5, 2021
• Grant date: Nov 21, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63B2209/00
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A ball striking device, such as an iron-type golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface and a body connected to the face. The body has a sole surface extending rearward from a leading edge of the face, and a toe surface extending rearward from a toe edge of the face. The sole surface configured to confront the playing surface. The iron-type club head may have an elongated channel extending from a heel side in the sole member to an end point within the toe surface. The elongated channel is recessed from the sole surface and toe surfaces and is spaced from the leading and toe edges of the face. The iron-type club head may also have a plurality of weighting elements that are adjustable by the user.