Multi-material iron type golf club head

US9504887B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9504887-B2
Application numberUS-201414585688-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 30, 2014
Priority dateMar 9, 2011
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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An iron type golf club head comprising a blade portion located near a terminal end of said iron type golf club head, wherein over 50% of said blade portion is made out of a first material; a hosel portion located near a proximal end of said iron type golf club head, wherein over 50% of said hosel portion is made out of a second material; and a bifurcation plane defined as a plane that is perpendicular to said striking face positioned at a distance of 30 mm heel-ward along an X-axis from a face center of said iron type golf club head, said bifurcation plane separating said blade portion from said hosel portion; wherein said first material has a yield strength greater than about 570 MPa; wherein said second material has a yield strength less than about 570 MPa.

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What is claimed is: 1. An iron type golf club head comprising: a blade portion located near a terminal end of said iron type golf club head, said blade portion defining a striking face adapted for striking a golf ball and a rear surface, wherein over 50% of said blade portion is made out of a first material; a hosel portion located near a proximal end of said iron type golf club head, wherein over 50% of said hosel portion is made out of a second material; and a bifurcation pl…

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What does patent US9504887B2 cover?
An iron type golf club head comprising a blade portion located near a terminal end of said iron type golf club head, wherein over 50% of said blade portion is made out of a first material; a hosel portion located near a proximal end of said iron type golf club head, wherein over 50% of said hosel portion is made out of a second material; and a bifurcation plane defined as a plane that is perpen…
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 Nov 29 2016 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 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).