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Putter face insert

US8696492B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 2013
Grant dateApr 15, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2209/10
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A putter-type golf club head having a face insert comprising a metal sheet and a urethane backing is disclosed herein. The metal sheet, which makes contact with a golf ball during use, includes a plurality of oval-shaped holes extending through the entire thickness of the sheet and having a specific size and spacing, and the urethane backing has a hardness that optimizes performance of the face insert, and thus the putter.

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