IP Library Granted Patent US 9,119,994
Granted Patent B2
US 9,119,994 · App. 14/094,111 · Granted Sep 1, 2015

Golf club

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Patent No.
US 9,119,994
App. No.
14/094,111
Granted
Sep 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A club 2 includes a head 4 , a shaft 6 and a grip 8 . A club length L 1 is 45 inches or greater and 48 inches or less. A ratio (Wh/Wc) of a head weight Wh to a club weight Wc is equal to or greater than 0.71. A moment of inertia Ix about an axis of a swing is equal to or less than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ). However, when the club weight is defined as Wc (kg); an axial-directional distance between a grip end and a center of gravity of the club is defined as Lc (cm); and a moment of inertia about the center of gravity of the club is defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ), the moment of inertia Ix (kg·cm 2 ) is calculated by the following formula (1). Ix=Wcx ( Lc+ 60) 2 +Ic   (1)

Claims (12)

1. A golf club comprising: a head; a shaft having a butt and a tip end; and a grip having a grip end at shaft butt end, and a center of gravity,

wherein the golf club has a club length which is 45 inches or greater and 48 inches or less;

the golf club has a head weight Wh and a club weight Wc in a ratio (Wh/Wc) which is equal to or greater than 0.71;

the golf club has a moment of inertia Ix about an axis of a swing which is equal to or less than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ); and

if the club weight is defined as Wc (kg); an axial-directional distance between the grip end and the center of gravity of the club is defined as Lc (cm); and a moment of inertia about the center of gravity of the club is defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ), then the moment of inertia Ix (kg·cm 2 ) is calculated by the following formula (1):

Ix=Wc ×( Lc+ 60) 2 +Ic   (1).

2. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein if a static moment of the club is defined as Mt, and a ratio (Ix/Mt) is equal to or less than 435; then the static moment Mt (kg·cm) is calculated by the following formula (2):

Mt=Wc ×( Lc− 35.6)  (2),

3. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein if an axial-directional distance between the shaft tip end and the shaft center of gravity is defined as Lg, and the shaft length is defined as Ls, a ratio (Lg/Ls) is 0.5 or greater and 0.67 or less.

4. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the head weight Wh is equal to or greater than 0.175 kg.

5. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft has a weight which is equal to or less than 50 g.

6. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the grip has a weight which is equal to or less than 40 g.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2013
From: NAKAMURA, TAKASHI
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 031707/0249 →