Golf club head and method for producing the same
US5967905A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2209/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A golf club head comprises an outer titanium club-head shell, and a titanium sole portion integrally coupled to the outer club-head shell. A weight fitting hole is bored in the sole portion, and a plurality of cutouts are formed in the inner peripheral edge portion of the fitting hole. A weight made of metal having a specific gravity higher than that of titanium is inserted into the fitting hole, and the weight is fixed to the sole portion after press-deformed so that its outer peripheral edges are press-fitted into the respective cutouts. A method for producing a golf club head comprises the steps of molding the outer club-head shell from titanium, molding the sole portion having the weight fitting hole from titanium, forming the plurality of cutouts in the inner peripheral edge portion of the fitting hole of the sole portion, inserting the weight made of metal having a specific gravity higher than that of titanium into the fitting hole, fixing the weight to the sole portion by press-deforming the weight in such a way as to press-fit the outer peripheral edges of the weight into the respective cutouts, and coupling the outer club-head shell and the sole portion integrally by weldi…
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