Patent · US Expired

High moment of inertia composite golf club head

US6607452B2 · kind B2 · utility

260Cited by
6References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 2001
Grant dateAug 19, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/5227
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A high moment of inertia golf club head composed of a composite material and having a weight strip in a ribbon section is disclosed herein. The weight strip may be composed of copper, tungsten or a similar metal. The moment of inertia, Izz, of the golf club head about a vertical axis Z through the center of gravity ranges from 2800 g-cm2 to 5000 g-cm2, and a moment of inertia, Iyy, about a horizontal axis Y through the center of gravity of the golf club head ranges from 1900 g-cm2 to 2500 g-cm2. The golf club head is preferably composed of plies of pre-peg sheets. The volume of the composite golf club head varies from 300 cm3 to 600 cm3.

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