IP Library Granted Patent US 9,295,885
Granted Patent B2
US 9,295,885 · App. 14/326,874 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Golf club

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Patent No.
US 9,295,885
App. No.
14/326,874
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club 1 includes a head 3 and a shaft 5 . The head 3 has a head body M 3 , a grounding member Y 1 and a movement restricting member Y 2 . The head body M 3 has a sole s 3 . The sole s 3 has a slide part S 1 that can slide the grounding member Y 1 . The movement restricting member Y 2 restricts slide movement of the grounding member Y 1 while allowing the grounding member Y 1 to be fixed at a plurality of slide positions. A face angle can be varied depending on the plurality of slide positions of the grounding member Y 1.

Claims (32)

1. A golf club comprising:

a head; and

a shaft,

wherein the head comprises a head body, a grounding member, and a movement restricting member;

the head body comprises a sole;

the sole comprises a straight slide part that can slide the grounding member in a front to back direction where a face is located at the front;

the movement restricting member restricts slide movement of the grounding member while allowing the grounding member to be fixed at a plurality of slide positions; and

a face angle can be varied depending on the plurality of slide positions of the grounding member.

2. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the movement restricting member comprises at least one positioning member that can slidingly move in the slide part, and a fixed member detachably attached to the head body; and

the slide position of the grounding member is changed by a disposing order of the positioning member and the grounding member; and

the slide movements of the positioning member and the grounding member are restricted by the fixed member.

3. The golf club according to claim 2 , wherein if a specific gravity of the head body is defined as G 1 , a specific gravity of the grounding member is defined as G 2 , and a specific gravity of the positioning member is defined as G 3 ; the specific gravity G 2 is equal to or less than the specific gravity G 1 and the specific gravity G 3 is equal to or less than the gravity G 1 .

4. The golf club according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of positioning members are provided; and

the positioning members have widths different from each other.

5. The golf club according to claim 2 , wherein if a weight of the grounding member is defined as Wa and a total weight of the one or more positioning members is defined as Wb, Wa/Wb is 0.5 or greater and 1.5 or less.

6. The golf club according to claim 2 , wherein if a weight of the grounding member is defined as Wa and a total weight of the one or more positioning members is defined as Wb, Wa/Wb is 0.2 or greater and less than 0.5.

7. The golf club according to claim 2 , wherein if a weight of the grounding member is defined as Wa and a total weight of the one or more positioning members is defined as Wb, Wa/Wb is greater than 1.5 and 5 or less.

8. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the movement restricting member is a screw body axially rotatably supported by the sole;

the grounding member is connected to the screw body in a screwing manner; and

the slide movement of the grounding member is achieved by axially rotating the screw body.

9. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a center of gravity of the head moves with the slide movement of the grounding member; and

adjustment of the center of gravity of the head moving to a back side as the face angle is opened is enabled.

10. The golf club according to claim 1 wherein if a specific gravity of the head body is defined as G 1 and a specific gravity of the grounding member is defined as G 2 , the specific gravity G 2 is equal to or less than the specific gravity G 1 .

11. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the slide part comprises a slide side surface provided on each of both sides of the slide part;

the slide side surface has an inclination forming an undercut;

the grounding member has a side surface provided on each of both sides of the grounding member;

the side surface of the grounding member has an inclination corresponding to the inclination of the slide side surface;

the grounding member is inserted into the slide part from a backward of the head; and

if the grounding member slides, the side surface of the grounding member and the slide side surface slide with each other.

12. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein an adjustable range of the face angle is 2 degrees or greater and 10 degrees or less.

13. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of slide positions comprise a plurality of positions in a face-back direction.

14. The golf club according to claim 13 , wherein as the grounding member is positioned on a back side, the face angle is opened.

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 Jul 10, 2014
From: MATSUNAGA, KIYOFUMI; MIZUTANI, NARUHIRO
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 033289/0802 →