IP Library Granted Patent US 7,572,194
Granted Patent B2
US 7,572,194 · App. 12/219,808 · Granted Aug 11, 2009

Golf club head and golf club

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Patent No.
US 7,572,194
App. No.
12/219,808
Granted
Aug 11, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head includes a recessed part on the external surface of a head main body, and a weight member mounted in this recessed part and formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body. This golf club head has a first addition member mounted on and abutting the external side of the weight member. A base of this first addition member is a resin or a rubber. The head has a second addition member mounted on and abutting the external side of the first addition member. This second addition member is formed of a metal having a specific gravity greater than that of the first addition member and smaller than that of the weight member. Therefore, the joint strength between the head main body and the weight member can be enhanced.

Claims (28)

1. A golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on the external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body, the weight member being made of an alloy;

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member; and

a second addition member mounted on an external side of the first addition member while abutting an external surface of the first addition member, said second addition member being formed of a metal, with the specific gravity of said metal being greater than that of the first addition member and smaller than that of the weight member, the second addition member being exposed, the second addition member being adhered to the first addition member.

2. A golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on the external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body, the weight member being made of an alloy;

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member, the first addition member being multiple-layered and including an adhesive layer and a resin layer; and

a second addition member mounted on an external side of the first addition member while abutting an external surface of the first addition member, with the specific gravity being greater than that of the first addition member and smaller than that of the weight member, the second addition member being exposed, the second addition member being adhered to the first addition member.

3. The golf club head of claim 2 , wherein the first addition member has a first adhesive layer on the weight member side, a second adhesive layer on the second addition member side, and a resin member disposed between the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer.

4. A golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on the external surface thereof, a through hole being provided at a bottom face of the recessed part;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body, the weight member being made of an alloy, the weight member having a basal part and a projecting part protruding from the basal part, the through hole and the projecting part being engaged by a screw structure;

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member; and

a second addition member mounted on an external side of the first addition member while abutting an external surface of the first addition member, with the specific gravity being greater than that of the first addition member and smaller than that of the weight member, the second addition member being exposed, the second addition member being adhered to the first addition member.

5. A golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on the external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body, the weight member being made of an alloy;

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member, the first addition member having a thickness T 1 , wherein 0.02 mm≦T 1 ≦4.5 mm; and

a second addition member mounted on an external side of the first addition member while abutting an external surface of the first addition member, with the specific gravity being greater than that of the first addition member and smaller than that of the weight member, the second addition member being exposed, the second addition member being adhered to the first addition member, the second addition member having a thickness T 2 , wherein 0.5 mm≦T 2 ≦2.5 mm.

6. A golf club head comprising:

a head main body provided with a recessed part on the external surface thereof;

a weight member which is mounted in said recessed part and which is formed of a material having a specific gravity greater than that of the head main body;

a first addition member mounted on an external side of the weight member while abutting an external surface of said weight member, a base of said first addition member being a resin or a rubber, the first addition member being adhered to the external surface of the weight member;

a second addition member mounted on an external side of the first addition member while abutting an external surface of the first addition member, said second addition member being formed of a metal, with the specific gravity of said metal being greater than that of the first addition member and smaller than that of the weight member, the second addition member being exposed, the second addition member being adhered to the first addition member; and

a covering layer provided on an external surface of the second addition member.

7. The golf club head of claim 6 , wherein the covering layer is a plated layer or a vapor deposited layer.

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 →