US1188479A - Golf-club. - Google Patents

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W. PARK.

GOLF CLUB.

'APPLICATION FILED APR. 18.1914.

1,138,479, Patented June 27,1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

WILLIAM PARK, OF EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND.

GOLF-CLUB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 27, 1916.

7 Application filed April 18, 1914. Serial No. 832,991.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM PARK, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Edinburgh, in the county of Midlothian, Scotland, have invented new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Golf-Clubs, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to golf clubs, and has for its object to provide an improved striking surface, or face, more particularly to the type known as iron clubs.

In carrying out my invention the striking surface, or face, of the head of the club is stepped, comparatively few steps are em ployed, preferably three, commencing at the bottom edge and receding toward and terminating at the top edge of the club head, for a purpose to be hereinafter referred to, but these steps only extend along a part of the face of the club.

In order that my said invention and the manner of performing the same may be properly understood I hereunto append a sheet of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter referred to in describing my invention.

Figure 1, is a front elevation. Fig. 2, is an end elevation, and Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation of the improved club head.

In these drawings the same reference letters are used to mark the same or like parts wherever they are repeated.

As shown in the drawings the striking surface, or face A, of the club head B, is arranged so as to form a step-like formation, these steps gradually receding toward the top edge 0, of the club face. These steps extend horizontally along the face of the club from the front edge or toe but termimate a short distance in advance of the back edge or heel. The object of arranging the striking surface in the manner described is to insure that when the ball is fairly struck by the club the point of impact will be below the center of the ball, with the result that while the ball is propelled in a forward d rection, a rotary motion will at the same time be imparted to it. The rotary motion ofthe ball is directly opposed to the propelling or forward movement, with the result that when the ball falls, it comes to rest at approximately the point where it landed. In this way the ball can be driven forward to'the point aimed at, Without having to make allowance for the usual run forward.

What I claim is:

1. In a golf club, a club head the striking face of which is provided with a number of steps, suchsteps commencing at the bottom and receding toward and terminating at the top edge of the club head, such steps extending horizontally from the toe along the club face and terminating a short distance from the heel, substantially as set forth. I

2. A golf club, the head of which is provided with a striking face formed with a series of steps extending horizontally.

3. A golf club having the head thereof provided-with a striking face formed with a series of steps extending horizontally, the portions of the face between the steps being rectilinear and inclined with a backward pitch.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- WILLIAM PARK.

Witnesses GEORGE PAr'rnRsoN, JOHN MoKAY GLAs's.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing-thHWonmissioner oi ratenm,

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