IP Library Granted Patent US 7,387,580
Granted Patent B2
US 7,387,580 · App. 11/253,762 · Granted Jun 17, 2008

Golf putter head and golf putter including the same

Assignee: SRI Sports Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,387,580
App. No.
11/253,762
Granted
Jun 17, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf putter head 1 includes a head body having a face surface, and a head rear portion affixed to a back side of the head body and having a greater specific gravity than that of the head body. Provided that S 1 represents a cross-sectional area of the head body with respect to a cross-section taken at a boundary portion K between the head body and the head rear portion and along a plane parallel to the face surface, whereas S 2 represents a cross-sectional area of the head rear portion with respect to a cross-section taken at the boundary portion K and along a plane parallel to the face surface, a value of (S 2 /S 1 ) is 1.1 or more and 2.0 or less.

Claims (8)

1. A golf putter head comprising:

a head body having a face surface, said head body including a body front portion including the face surface and extending in a toe-heel direction and a body rear portion extending in a face-back direction from a toe-heel center of a back side face of the body front portion, the body front portion and the body rear portion being formed in one piece; and

a head rear portion affixed to a back-side end of the body rear portion and having a greater specific gravity than that of the head body,

wherein provided that S 1 represents a cross-sectional area of the head body with respect to a cross-section taken at a boundary portion between the body rear portion and the head rear portion and along a plane parallel to the face surface, whereas S 2 represents a cross-sectional area of the head rear portion with respect to a cross-section taken at the boundary portion and along a plane parallel to the face surface, a value of (S 2 /S 1 ) is 1.1 or more and 2.0 or less.

2. The golf putter head of claim 1 , wherein provided that L 1 represents a toe-heel length of the head body as determined at the boundary portion, whereas L 2 represents a toe-heel length of the head rear portion as determined at the boundary portion, a value of(L 2 /L 1 ) is 1.1 or more and 2.0 or less.

3. The golf putter head of claim 1 , wherein provided that H 1 represents a top-sole length of the head body as determined at the boundary portion, whereas H 2 represents a top-sole length of the head rear portion as determined at the boundary portion, a value of (H 2 /H 1 ) is 1.1 or more and 2.0 or less.

4. A golf putter comprising the golf putter head of claim 1 .

5. The golf putter head of claim 1 , wherein an entirety of the head rear portion is rearward of the back-side end of the body rear portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2005
From: HASEGAWA, HIROSHI
To: SRI SPORTS LTD.
Reel/Frame 017119/0101 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-324903 · Nov 9, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060100030A1 · May 11, 2006