IP Library Granted Patent US 7,318,780
Granted Patent B2
US 7,318,780 · App. 11/269,794 · Granted Jan 15, 2008

Golf club

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Patent No.
US 7,318,780
App. No.
11/269,794
Granted
Jan 15, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club comprises a club shaft having a tip end and a butt end, a club head being attached to the tip end of the club shaft, and a golf grip being attached to a region of the club shaft extending from the butt end toward the tip end of the club shaft, the grip having an end by the side of the butt end of the club shaft, wherein the club head has an moment (M) of inertia around a center line of the club shaft of not less than 6500 g·cm 2 , and the club shaft has a bending stiffness (E) of not less than 5.0×10 6 kgf·mm 2 at the position which separates 200 mm from the end of the grip toward the club head.

Claims (23)

1. A golf club comprising

a club shaft having a tip end and a butt end,

a club head being attached to the tip end of the club shaft, and

a golf grip being attached to a region of the club shaft extending from the butt end toward the tip end of the club shaft, the golf grip having an end by the side of the butt end of the club shaft, wherein

the club head has a moment (M) of inertia around a center line of the club shaft of not less than 7500 g·cm 2 , and

the club shaft has a bending stiffness (E) of not less than 5.0×10 6 kgf·mm 2 at the position which separates 200 mm from the end of the grip toward the club head.

2. The golf club according to claim 1 , further satisfying the following relation:

E ≧(500 ×M )+2.25×10 6 .

3. The golf club according to claim 1 , further satisfying the following relation:

E ≧(500 ×M )+2.25×10 6 .

4. The golf club according to claim 1 , further satisfying the following relation:

E ≧(500 ×M )+2.25×10 6 .

5. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein

the club head is a wood-type having the volume of not less than 350 cc, and

the golf club has a whole length of not less than 44 inch.

6. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein

the moment (M) of inertia is not more than 8500 g·cm 2 , and

the bending stiffness (E) is not more than 9.0×10 6 kgf·mm 2 .

7. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein

the moment (M) of inertia is not more than 8300 g·cm 2 .

8. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein

the club shaft has a tip side part having a length of 230 mm from the tip end toward the buff end of the club shaft, and

the bending stiffness of the tip side part is in the range of from 0.5×10 6 to 3.0×10 6 kgf·mm 2 .

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045932/0024 →