Golf club head
US5807189A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2209/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A golf club ball-striking face (6) utilizing a metal with ten times or higher damping capacity compare to the steels presently in use for club faces. The metal has the strength near that of the steels. The preferred metal is of the class of shape memory metals of alloys including: copper, nickel, aluminum, and manganese. The face is an insert plate whose front ball striking surface is narrower than its rear surface and is secured into a cavity formed in the club head, where the plate may be as thin as 0.010 inches or the plate may extend to nearly the entire thickness of the club head.
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