Progressive iron set

US8998742B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8998742-B2
Application numberUS-201313887701-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 6, 2013
Priority dateMay 6, 2013
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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Abstract

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The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The long irons have a first center of gravity positioned horizontally from the face center by a first distance. The mid-irons have a second center of gravity positioned horizontally from the face center by a second distance. The short irons have a third center of gravity positioned horizontally from the face center by a third distance. The first distance and the second distance are preferably similar and the third distance is at least about 30 percent greater than the first and second distances. Preferably, the first and second distances are between about 1 mm and 3 mm and the third distance is between about 3 mm and 4 mm.

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What is claimed is: 1. A set of golf clubs comprising at least a first golf club, a second golf club, and a third club, wherein: the first, second and third golf clubs each comprising a heel, a toe, an upper surface, a lower surface, a hosel and a front face having a face center, and the first golf club further comprising a first loft angle (LA 1 ) of between 15 and 25 degrees and a first center of gravity positioned horizontally from the face center toward the hosel by a first…

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What does patent US8998742B2 cover?
The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The long irons have a first center of gravity positioned horizontally from the face center by a first distance. The mid-irons have a second center of gravity positioned horizontally from the face center by a second distance. The short irons have a third center of gravity positioned horizonta…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Acushnet Co
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 Apr 07 2015 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 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).