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Golf club head

US7500924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 2006
Grant dateMar 10, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B53/0458
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hollow golf club head comprises a face portion whose front face defines a club face for striking a golf ball, a sole portion intersecting the club face at the lower edge thereof, at least one groove being provided on an outer surface of the sole portion, the groove extending in a v-shaped formation whose corner portion is smoothly bended and protrudes toward a leading edge of the head, the groove having a ratio (W/L) of a length w in its front-rear direction to a length L in its toe-heel direction being from 0.20 to 1.50 at least partially, and a distance between the leading edge and the corner of the groove being in the range. of from 5 to 30 mm in the front-rear direction.

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