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US 7,066,833 · App. 10/372,786 · Granted Jun 27, 2006

Golf club head

Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,066,833
App. No.
10/372,786
Granted
Jun 27, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.

Claims (43)

1. A golf club head comprising

a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow,

said clubface provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and

said back face provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove, wherein

the backside groove has a groove width in a range of from 6 to 30 times the groove width of the frontal groove.

2. A golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein

the width of the frontal groove is not more than 4.0 mm.

3. A golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein

the groove width of the backside groove is in a range of from 1.0 to 15.0 mm.

4. A golf club head comprising

a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow,

said clubface provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and

said back face provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove, wherein

the frontal groove is continuous, and

the backside groove is surrounded and enclosed by the frontal groove when viewed from the front.

5. A golf club head according to claim 4 , wherein

the distance between the frontal groove and backside groove is in a range of from 2.5 to 10 mm when viewed from the front.

6. A golf club head comprising

a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow,

said clubface provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and

said back face provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove, wherein

the frontal groove is discontinuous, and

the backside groove is surrounded by the frontal groove when viewed from the front.

7. A golf club head according to claim 6 , wherein

the distance between the frontal groove and backside groove is in a range of from 2.5 to 10 mm when viewed from the front.

8. A golf club head according to claim 4 or 6 , wherein

the backside groove has a groove width more than the groove width of the frontal groove.

9. A golf club head comprising

a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow,

said clubface provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm and not more than 4.0 mm, and

said back face provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove, wherein

said groove width of the frontal groove is between 1.0 mm and 3.0 mm.

10. A golf club head according to claim 9 , wherein the frontal groove is continuous.

11. A golf club head according to claim 9 , wherein the frontal groove is discontinuous.

12. A golf club head according to claim 9 , 10 , or 11 , wherein

the backside groove is continuous, and

the distance between the frontal groove and backside groove is in a range of from 2.5 to 10 mm when viewed from the front.

13. A golf club head comprising

a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow,

said clubface provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm but not more than 4.0 mm, and

said back face provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove, wherein

said frontal groove is disposed outside an impact area (P) of the clubface, and the total length of the frontal groove along the edge is at least 40% of the overall length of the edge.

14. A golf club head according to claim 13 , wherein said groove width of the frontal groove is between 1.0 mm and 3.0 mm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2005
From: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016561/0471 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2003
From: YAMAMOTO, AKIO
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 013812/0250 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-079191 · Mar 20, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030181257A1 · Sep 25, 2003