U.S. patent application number 10/400661 was filed with the patent office on 2004-09-30 for golf club head.
Invention is credited to Chen, Archer C.C..
Application Number | 20040192461 10/400661 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32989254 |
Filed Date | 2004-09-30 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040192461 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen, Archer C.C. |
September 30, 2004 |
Golf club head
Abstract
A golf club head includes a hollow head shell, a locating mount,
and a tubular neck member. The head shell has a top, a sole, a
heel, a toe, and a face. The top is provided with a first insertion
hole. The locating mount is mounted at an inner side of the sole
and includes a positioning concavity and a positioning hole. The
neck member has a second insertion hole and is securely received
inside the first insertion hole of the head shell and fastened to
the positioning concavity of the locating mount at a bottom end
thereof such that the first insertion hole communicates with the
positioning hole. Accordingly, a shaft can be securely inserted
into the second insertion hole and the positioning hole so as to be
fastened with the head shell.
Inventors: |
Chen, Archer C.C.;
(Taichung, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BROWDY AND NEIMARK, P.L.L.C.
624 NINTH STREET, NW
SUITE 300
WASHINGTON
DC
20001-5303
US
|
Family ID: |
32989254 |
Appl. No.: |
10/400661 |
Filed: |
March 28, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
473/311 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 53/04 20130101;
A63B 53/0433 20200801; A63B 53/0466 20130101; A63B 53/02
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
473/311 |
International
Class: |
A63B 053/02 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A golf club head comprising: a hollow head shell including a
top, a sole, a heel, a toe, and a face, said top having a first
insertion hole; a locating mount mounted at an inner side of said
sole of said head shell; and a tubular neck member having a second
insertion hole and inserted into said first insertion hole of said
head shell and fastened to said locating mount at a bottom end
thereof.
2. The golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein said locating
mount having a positioning concavity for receiving the bottom end
of said neck member.
3. The golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein said locating
mount having a positioning hole in communication with said second
insertion hole of said neck member.
4. The golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein said first
insertion hole of said head shell has a first planar surface at an
inner periphery thereof, and said neck member has a second planar
surface at an outer side thereof corresponding in location to the
first planar surface of said first insertion hole.
5. The golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein said locating
mount is integrally formed with said head shell.
6. The golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein said neck
member is connected with said head shell by brazing.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to golf clubs, and
more particularly to an improved golf club head.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A conventional golf club head disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
5,042,806 includes an integrally-formed hollow tube member mounted
at a side thereof in proximity of a heel thereof and running
through the head from a top to a sole thereof for inserting and
securing a shaft inside the tube member.
[0005] If the tube member of the golf club head is made by casting,
the mass of the head will be subject to "deadweight" since unwanted
casting material will exist at a side of the heel of the head.
However, if the tube member is positioned farther away from the
heel, the mass of the head will be more subject to "deadweight" at
the side of the heel of the head. Accordingly, a position that a
shaft is inserted into the head is restrictedly small such that the
whole design of the head is confined.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a golf club head having an improved neck structure for inserting a
shaft into alternative positions of the head so as to prevent from
deadweight.
[0007] The foregoing objective of the present invention is attained
by the golf club head, which is formed of a hollow head shell, a
locating mount, and a tubular neck member. The head shell is
composed of a top, a sole, a heel, a toe, and a face. The top is
provided with a first insertion hole. The locating mount is
protruded from an inner side of the sole. The neck member, which
has a second insertion hole, is received inside the first insertion
hole of the top and fastened to the locating mount at a bottom end
thereof.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a sectional exploded view of a preferred
embodiment of the present invention.
[0009] FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the preferred embodiment of
the present invention inserted with a shaft.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0010] Referring to FIGS. 1-2, a golf club head of a preferred
embodiment of the present invention is composed of a head shell 10,
a locating mount 12, and a neck member 20.
[0011] The head shell 10, which is hollow, is formed of a top 101
at a top side thereof, a sole 102 at a bottom side thereof, a heel
103 at a side of a predetermined insertion position for a shaft, a
toe 104 at the other side of the predetermined insertion position,
and a face (not shown). The top 101 of the head shell 10 is
provided with a first insertion hole 11 at a predetermined position
adjacent to a side of the heel 103.
[0012] The locating mount 12 is protruded upwards from an inner
side of the sole 102 and positioned corresponding in location to
the first insertion hole 11. The locating mount 12 is cylindrical
and is recessed with a positioning concavity 121 at a top side
thereof The positioning concavity 121 is provided with a
positioning hole 122 at a bottom side thereof for running through
the locating mount 12 toward the sole 102 of the head shell 10.
[0013] The neck member 20 is embodied as a substantially elongated
tube member axially having a second insertion hole 22. The neck
member 20 is inserted into the first insertion hole 11 at an end
thereof and then embedded into the positioning concavity 121 of the
locating mount 12, such that the second insertion hole 22 of the
neck member 20 communicates with the positioning hole 122 of the
locating mount 12. The neck member 20 is fixedly connected with an
inner periphery of the first insertion hole 11 and the locating
mount 12 by brazing.
[0014] A shaft 30, as shown in FIG. 2 as dotted lines, is inserted
through the second insertion hole 22 of the neck member 20 and into
the positioning hole 122 of the locating mount 12, thereby securing
the shaft 30 and the head shell 10 with each other. Accordingly,
manufacturers can alternatively position the first insertion hole
11 and the locating mount 12, and the head prevents from deadweight
while the neck member 20 is mounted inside the head shell 10. In
addition, the locating mount 12 is capable of stabilizing the neck
member 20 rather than shaking while swinging the golf club.
[0015] It is to be noted that the neck member 20 can be made longer
to be protruded out of the head shell 10 since the neck member 20
in the aforementioned preferred embodiment of the present invention
is positioned in the same level with the top 101 of head shell 10
at a top end thereof so as to form a neckless head as a regular
one. Moreover, the first insertion hole 11 of the head shell 10 can
be alternatively disposed with a first planar surface (not shown)
at the inner periphery thereof and the neck member 20 is also
disposed with a second planar surface (not shown) at a position
corresponding to the first planar surface (not shown), such that
the neck member 20 can be well positioned in the head shell 10
while connected with each other to facilitate further processing
procedure. In addition to brazing, the neck member 20 can be
fixedly connected inside the head shell 10 alternatively by soft
soldering or adhesives or rivets or others.
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