Golf club head with alignment channel
US6692378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B53/0462
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention relates to a golf club having a golf club head with a channel on the head. The golf club head may be a putter-type club head that is used to putt the golf ball on a green. The use of the channel on the club head provides a mass distribution that can result in a high moment of inertia so that the club head resists twisting in the player's hand when the club head strikes a golf ball. The channel also assists a player in aligning the club head to strike a golf ball. The channel may be located on the upper face of the club head so that the player can see the channel when addressing a golf ball with the golf club. The channel extends from a front, strike face of the club head to a rear face of the club head and is preferably aligned with an axis that corresponds to the desired direction of travel of a golf ball that is struck with the club head.
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