IP Library Granted Patent US 9,480,890
Granted Patent B2
US 9,480,890 · App. 14/311,886 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Golf club

Inventors: Kiyofumi Matsunaga (Kobe, JP); Naruhiro Mizutani (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
A63B53/06A63B53/0466A63B2053/027A63B2053/0433A63B2053/0491
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Patent No.
US 9,480,890
App. No.
14/311,886
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club 2 includes a head 4 and a shaft 6 . A face 5 includes a sole s 4 and a grounding member X 1 . The sole s 4 includes a plurality of attaching portions r 1 . The grounding member X 1 can be fixed to each of the plurality of attaching portions r 1 . A face angle can be varied depending on an attached position of the grounding member X 1 . Preferably, the golf club 2 further includes a non-grounding member X 2 . Preferably, the non-grounding member X 2 can be fixed to each of the attaching portions r 1 . Preferably, attached position of the non-grounding member X 2 does not influence the face angle.

Claims (39)

1. A golf club comprising:

a head; and

a shaft,

wherein the head comprises a sole, a face, at least one grounding member, and at least one non-grounding member;

the sole comprises a plurality of attaching portions;

the grounding member is detachably attached to any of the plurality of attaching portions;

the face angle is varied depending on an attached position of the grounding member;

the non-grounding member is attachable and detachable to/from each of the attaching portions; and

an attached position of the non-grounding member does not influence the face angle.

2. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the non-grounding member is attached to the attaching portion to which the grounding member is not attached.

3. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of attaching portions is a recess; the recess can regulate rotation of the grounding member; and the recess can regulate rotation of the non-grounding member.

4. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a weight of the grounding member is substantially equal to a weight of the non-grounding member.

5. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a center of gravity of the head moves with movement of the grounding member; and the golf club can be adjusted so that a center of gravity of the head moves to a back side as the face angle is opened.

6. The golf club according to claim 1 , further comprising a screw, wherein the grounding member is detachably attached by the screw.

7. The golf club according to claim 1 , further comprising two screws, wherein the number of the non-grounding members is two; and each of the non-grounding members is detachably attached by each of the screws.

8. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of attaching portions are disposed in different positions in a face-back direction.

9. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of attaching portions is a recess; a height of the grounding member is greater than a depth of the recess; and a height of the non-grounding member is equal to or less than the depth of the recess.

10. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the non-grounding member comprises a hollow portion.

11. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding member comprises a hollow portion.

12. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding member comprises a grounding surface; and the grounding surface is a curved surface convexed to the outside of the head.

13. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the non-grounding member can suppress movement of a center of gravity of the head caused by adjustment of the face angle.

14. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the attaching portions is equal to or greater than three; the grounding member is attached to at least one of the attaching portions; and the non-grounding member can be selectively attached to any of the other attaching portions.

15. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein if the number of the grounding members is defined as N 1 , the number of the non-grounding members is defined as N 2 , and the number of the attaching portions is defined as N 3 , N 3 is equal to the sum of N 1 and N 2 .

16. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the grounding members is equal to or greater than two; and the golf club comprises the grounding members having heights different from each other.

17. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of attaching portions is a recess; the plurality of recesses have the same planar view shape; and the grounding member and the non-grounding member have the same planar view shape.

18. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the golf club is a driver.

19. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a first attaching portion, a second attaching portion, and a third attaching portion are provided as the attaching portions;

a first sole indication portion is provided in a position corresponding to the first attaching portion;

a second sole indication portion is provided in a position corresponding to the second attaching portion;

a third sole indication portion is provided in a position corresponding to the third attaching portion; and

the first sole indication portion, the second sole indication portion, and the third sole indication portion are indications capable of showing a state of the face angle.

20. A golf club comprising:

a head; and

a shaft,

wherein the head comprises a sole, a face and at least one grounding member;

the sole comprises a plurality of attaching portions;

the grounding member is detachably attached to any of the plurality of attaching portions;

the face angle is varied depending on an attached position of the grounding member; and

the plurality of attaching portions are disposed in different positions in a face-back direction.

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 Jun 24, 2014
From: MATSUNAGA, KIYOFUMI; MIZUTANI, NARUHIRO
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 033169/0908 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-142849 · Jul 8, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150011327A1 · Jan 8, 2015