Golf club head and golf club

US10357696B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10357696-B2
Application numberUS-201615580342-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 6, 2016
Priority dateJun 8, 2015
Publication dateJul 23, 2019
Grant dateJul 23, 2019

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Abstract

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Provided are a golf club head and a golf club with a plate member that is resistant to peeling and has a glossy appearance. A golf club head includes a face portion including a ball striking surface, and a plate member connected to a back surface located on the back side of the face portion. The plate member includes a resin and a metal material. The metal material is arranged on at least any one of a toe side and a heel side of the face portion and is arranged so as not to planarly overlap a striking point of the face portion.

First claim

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The invention claimed is: 1. A golf club head comprising: a face portion including a ball striking surface; and a plate member connected to a back surface located on a back side of the face portion, the plate member including a resin and a metal material, the metal material being arranged on at least any one of a toe side and a heel side of the face portion and being arranged so as not to planarly overlap a striking point of the face portion; wherein the metal material is arranged in a region except for a region having a radius of 11.5 mm or less around a point planarly overlapping the striking point of the face portion. 2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the metal material includes a toe-side portion located on the toe side of the face portion, a heel-side portion located on the heel side of the face portion, and a connection connecting the toe-side portion and the heel-side portion, and a distance between outer perimeters of regions in the toe-side portion and the heel-side portion that are opposed to each other increases as apart from the connection. 3. The golf club head according to claim 2 , wherein the connection is located on a top side of the face portion. 4. A golf club comprising: a shaft; and a golf club head comprising: a face portion including a ball striking surface; a plate member connected to a back surface located on a back side of the face portion; the plate member including a resin and a metal material; the metal material being arranged on at least any one of a toe side and a heel side of the face portion and being arranged so as not to planarly overlap a striking point of the face portion; and wherein the metal material is arranged in a region except for a region having a radius of 11.5 mm or less around a point planarly overlapping the striking point of the face portion.

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  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • A63B53/047Primary

    iron-type · CPC title

  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • the face insert comprising two or more layers of material · CPC title

  • Strengthening ribs on the rear surface of the impact face plate · CPC title

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What does patent US10357696B2 cover?
Provided are a golf club head and a golf club with a plate member that is resistant to peeling and has a glossy appearance. A golf club head includes a face portion including a ball striking surface, and a plate member connected to a back surface located on the back side of the face portion. The plate member includes a resin and a metal material. The metal material is arranged on at least any o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mizuno Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A63B53/047. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 23 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).