IP Library Granted Patent US 8,651,975
Granted Patent B2
US 8,651,975 · App. 13/739,325 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Golf club head with stiffening and sound tuning composite member

Inventor: Peter L. Soracco (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,651,975
App. No.
13/739,325
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club head with sound tuning composite members forming at least a portion of the surface of the golf club head is disclosed herein. The composite members being a composite layer made out of a sandwiched core layer that is interposed inside the midsection of the composite member to provide vibration damping and sound tuning characteristics.

Claims (10)

1. A golf club head comprising:

a hitting face providing a surface for striking a golf ball;

a body section including a crown section and a sole section, the body section extending from said hitting face, the hitting face, crown section, and sole sections forming an interior cavity of the club head, the body section comprising a body material and a composite material, wherein the composite material comprises multiple sandwiched core layers, and wherein the composite material is interposed inside a gap within the body material.

2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the body material comprises carbon fiber.

3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the multiple sandwiched core layers are connected.

4. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the multiple sandwiched core layers comprise a material selected from a plastic polymer, an aluminum polymer, a foam, a resin impregnated paper, balsa wood, bucky paper, filled vinyl polymer, a visco elastic polymer, rubber, and cotton.

5. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the multiple sandwiched core layers comprise honeycomb, hexagonal, trapezoidal, triangular, pyramidal, conical, cylindrical, spherical, rectangular or rhomboidal shapes.

6. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the multiple sandwiched core layers protrude into the cavity of the golf club head.

7. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the multiple sandwiched core layers have a uniform thickness.

8. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the multiple sandwiched core layers are placed toward the toe section, the leading edge, the trailing edge, on the crown, on the sole, or on the skirt.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2013
From: SORACCO, PETER L.
To: COBRA GOLF INCORPORATED
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 13192346 · Jul 27, 2011
Continuation 12334563 · Dec 15, 2008
Related Publication 20130130826A1 · May 23, 2013