Patent · US Expired

Iron type golf club head

US5176384A · kind A · utility

346Cited by
6References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 31, 1989
Grant dateJan 5, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 31, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B53/0416
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An iron type golf club head includes a head body constituted by a blade portion, a sole portion, and an impact surface portion. At least the impact surface portion of the head body is constituted by a thin plate consisting of a thermoelastic type martensite transformation alloy. The thickness of the impact surface portion is set in the range of 1.0 to 5.0 mm, and is smaller than that of each of the blade and sole portions of the head body.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.