IP Library Granted Patent US 8,192,303
Granted Patent B2
US 8,192,303 · App. 12/496,087 · Granted Jun 5, 2012

Golf club head

Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,192,303
App. No.
12/496,087
Granted
Jun 5, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head of this invention includes a head body, a weight member attached to the head body, and a fixing unit to fix the weight member at any one of a plurality of attachment positions of the head body. The plurality of attachment positions are located on a straight line included in a plane. The plane includes the center-of-gravity position of the head body without the weight member attached thereto and is perpendicular to the toe-and-heel direction of the head body.

Claims (13)

1. A hollow golf club head comprising:

a hollow head body;

a weight member attached to a sole portion said head body; and

fixing means for fixing said weight member at any one of a plurality of attachment positions of said sole portion so that a golfer can change a position of said weight member,

wherein the plurality of attachment positions are located on a straight line included in a plane,

the plane includes a center-of-gravity position of said head body without said weight member attached thereto and is perpendicular to a toe-and-heel direction of said head body,

said head further comprises a rail portion which is formed along the straight line in said sole portion of said head body and defines the plurality of attachment positions,

said fixing means fixes said weight member at a given position on said rail portion,

said head body comprises

an opening in a back-side part thereof, and

a closing member closing the opening, and

said closing member comprises a wall portion to close a back-side end portion to the rail portion.

2. The head according to claim 1 , wherein said closing member is detachably attached to the opening.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2009
From: BAN, WATARU
To: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-241654 · Sep 19, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100075774A1 · Mar 25, 2010