IP Library Granted Patent US 7,980,962
Granted Patent B2
US 7,980,962 · App. 12/363,255 · Granted Jul 19, 2011

Golf club and grip for golf club

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Patent No.
US 7,980,962
App. No.
12/363,255
Granted
Jul 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club ( 2 ) according to the present invention includes a head ( 4 ), a shaft ( 6 ) and a grip ( 8 ). A maximum thickness portion of the grip ( 8 ) is present within a range of 3 to 8 mm from a butt end. When the closest position to a tip side in the maximum thickness portion is set to be a reference position (K), a position placed apart from the reference position (K) toward the tip side by 20 mm is set to be a position (A), a position placed apart from the reference position (K) toward the tip side by 30 mm is set to be a position (B), a position placed apart from the reference position (K) toward the tip side by 50 mm is set to be a position (C), and a position placed apart from the reference position (K) toward the tip side by 200 mm is set to be a position (D), a taper ratio (T 1 ) between the reference position (K) and the position (A) is equal to or higher than 0.255 and is equal to or lower than 0.270, a taper ratio (T 2 ) between the position (B) and the position (C) is equal to or higher than 0.045 and is equal to or lower than 0.060, and a taper ratio (T 3 ) between the position (C) and the position (D) is equal to or higher than 0.015 and is equal to or lower than 0.035.

Claims (39)

1. A golf club comprising a head, a shaft and a grip,

wherein a maximum thickness portion of the grip is present within a range of 3 to 8 mm from a butt end, and

when the closest position to a tip side in the maximum thickness portion is set to be a reference position K,

a position placed apart from the reference position K toward the tip side by 20 mm is set to be a position A,

a position placed apart from the reference position K toward the tip side by 30 mm is set to be a position B,

a position placed apart from the reference position K toward the tip side by 50 mm is set to be a position C, and

a position placed apart from the reference position K toward the tip side by 200 mm is set to be a position D,

a taper ratio T 1 between the reference position K and the position A is equal to or higher than 0.255 and is equal to or lower than 0.270,

a taper ratio T 2 between the position B and the position C is equal to or higher than 0.045 and is equal to or lower than 0.060, and

a taper ratio T 3 between the position C and the position D is equal to or higher than 0.015 and is equal to or lower than 0.035; and wherein

the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position K is represented by k 1 , the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position A is represented by a 1 , the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position B is represented by b 1 , the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position C is represented by c 1 , and the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position D is represented by d 1 , such that:

T 1=( k 1− a 1)/20,

T 2=( b 1− c 1)/20, and

T 3=( c 1− d 1)/150.

2. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the following relational expression is established:

k1>a1>b1>c1>d1

3. The golf club according to claim 2 , wherein the grip thickness k 1 is equal to or greater than 27 mm and is equal to or smaller than 32 mm,

the grip thickness a 1 is equal to or greater than 22 mm and is equal to or smaller than 27 mm,

the grip thickness b 1 is equal to or greater than 21 mm and is equal to or smaller than 26 mm,

the grip thickness c 1 is equal to or greater than 20 mm and is equal to or smaller than 25 mm, and

the grip thickness d 1 is equal to or greater than 16 mm and is equal to or smaller than 22 mm.

4. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a taper ratio T 4 between the position A and the position B is equal to or lower than the taper ratio T 1 and is equal to or higher than the taper ratio T 2 and wherein T 4 =(a 1 −b 1 )/10.

5. The golf club according to claim 4 , wherein the taper ratio T 4 is lower than the taper ratio T 1 and is higher than the taper ratio T 2 .

6. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein [T 1 /T 2 ] is equal to or higher than 4.25 and is equal to or lower than 6.00.

7. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein [T 1 /T 3 ] is equal to or higher than 7.30 and is equal to or lower than 18.00.

8. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein [T 2 /T 3 ] is equal to or higher than 1.30 and is equal to or lower than 4.00.

9. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a JIS-A hardness of the grip is equal to or greater than 30 and is equal to or smaller than 70.

10. A grip for a golf club wherein a maximum thickness portion of the grip is present within a range of 3 to 8 mm from a butt end, and

when the closest position to a tip side in the maximum thickness portion is set to be a reference position K,

a position placed apart from the reference position K toward the tip side by 20 mm is set to be a position A,

a position placed apart from the reference position K toward the tip side by 30 mm is set to be a position B,

a position placed apart from the reference position K toward the tip side by 50 mm is set to be a position C, and

a position placed apart from the reference position K toward the tip side by 200 mm is set to be a position D,

a taper ratio T 1 between the reference position K and the position A is equal to or higher than 0.255 and is equal to or lower than 0.270,

a taper ratio T 2 between the position B and the position C is equal to or higher than 0.045 and is equal to or lower than 0.060, and

a taper ratio T 3 between the position C and the position D is equal to or higher than 0.015 and is equal to or lower than 0.035, and wherein the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position K is represented by k 1 , the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position A is represented by a 1 , the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position B is represented by b 1 , the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position C is represented by c 1 , the grip thickness (mm) in the reference position D is represented by d 1 , such that:

T 1=( k 1− a 1)/20,

T 2=( b 1− c 1)/20, and

T 3=( c 1− d 1)/150.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2009
From: FUJIMOTO, HIROAKI
To: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 022213/0421 →