US1607284A

US1607284A - Golf club

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Publication number: US1607284A
Application number: US43665A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur A Kraeuter
Original assignee: KROYDON Co
Current assignee: KROYDON Co
Priority date: 1925-07-15
Filing date: 1925-07-15
Publication date: 1926-11-16
Anticipated expiration: 1943-11-16

Description

Nov. 16,1926.` I 1,607,284

A. A. KRAEUTER Goms' CLUB Filed July 15. 1925 Patented Nov. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR A. KRAEUTER, OE sou-TE: ORANGE, NEw JERSEY, AssIGNoR 'ro THE KROYDON COMPANY, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OE NEW JERSEY.

COLE CLUB.

This invention relates to improvements in golf Vclubs and moreparticularly to a method and means of locking the sole plate on and to the bottom face of wooden golf clubs or golf Clubs having wooden heads such as drivers, brassies, spoons and the like. I

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a construction inY which the sole plate is securely locked and held in position and in which all Vshocks and strains of any kind to which it and the Club head are subjected through it are taken up by the locking means in such a way as not to interfere with the attaching means of the sole yplate to the Club heador in such a way as to detrimentally affect the head of the'club itself. Y

A furtherA object is the provision in a construction of this kind of a locking key or Vring Vwhich isV interposed between the sole plate and the club head and has portions projecting into and fitting into both the sole plate and the club head whereby f the strains and stresses are taken up lby the locking key or ring and not by the attaching means or the club head itself. In other words, the locking lkey'or ring relieves the attaching means and also the sides of the recess in the bottom of the head of the club from any vshocks and strains arising from impact with the sole plate.

To the vaccomplishment Of the foregoing and such other Objects as may hereinafter appear this invention consists in the'construction, combination' and arrangement of parts hereinafter vdescribed andthen sought to be defined in the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and which show, merely for the vpurpose of illustrative disclosure, a preferred embodiment of this invention, it being expressly understood that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of the claims without digressing from my inventive idea. v

In the drawings- Figure l is a perspective view of the head of a golf club, parts being shown broken away and in vertical section substantially on line 1-1 of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view vof a golf club head construction embodying my invention.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of a golf head construction before the sole plate and key are assembled thereon. Y

Figure 4L- is a bottomv plan view ofthe sole plate itself.

lFigure 5 is a bottom plan View of the key itself. I

lReferring now to the drawing, the numeral l designates a wooden club head of any one of the ordinary forms of wooden golf clubs at vpresent in use. These club heads are formed of standard shapes and sizes, all of which form no part of this present invention. It is providedwith the face 2 which is inclined according to the type of the club and .also has a rounded rear portion 3 and the bottom face or surface el.; In the form shown, this bottom face orY surface is provided with a groove or recess 5 extendingl entirely therethrough from the frontor face 'to the rear or back of the club and this recess may berof any desired shape. lhile the illustration shows that the recess is of a general tapered formation narrowing toward the rear face of the club, this ispnot essential being merely a matterof convenience for the purposes hereinafter-set forth. The sides 6 of this groove or recess are in the form of straight shoulders and are adapted to receive the sole lplate 7 which corresponds in shape lto the shapek of the recess, having the sides 8 which are adapted to fit the sides 6 of the recess, having the rear end 9 rounded to conform to the curve and shape of the rear end of the club and having Ythe front end 1G' similarly shaped to ycorrespond to the lowerpart of the front face of the club, and the front and bottom portion thereof as illustrated, as is well understood. This plate 7 is preferably lof metal or it may be made of other suitable material. It is provided with a plurality of apertures l1 suitably placed and preferably countersunk as illustrated to receive the screws or other securing means 1l which pass therethrough and into the club head to hold the sole plate in position on the club head. The club head itself on the inner face or recess ofthe groove 5 is formed with a groove or recess or keyway l2 and the inner face of ,the sole plate 7 is formed with a groove or recess O'r keyway 13 of similar or complenfientary shape to the groove or recess or keyway l2.' In'the illustration these key-

Ways

12 and 13 are shown to be of circular shape, and this is the preferred form, though it is to be understood that they may he of other forms as long as they provide a keyvvay of sufficient length and thickness for the purposes hereinafter set forth. These

keyways

12 and 13 are adapted to receive a key 14 which in the fo in shown is ring shaped and fits into the keyivay 1 2 and also into the keyivay 13 securely locking and holding' the sole plate in position horizontally With reference to the club head. rlhe keyivays 12 and .13 are `of sufficient depth and the key 1d is of suliicient thickness to receive and withstand thek shocks and strains which are transmitted through the sole plate in the use of the club Aand Brei/'ent these shocks and strains faling upon the screws or other securing means or upon the sides 6 of the grooveuor recess 5. 1t is the main purpose of this invention to prevent these latter actions andto take np any shock or strain Awhich develops in use through blows upon the sole plate by means of the locking key or ring 1,4, and to relieve the securing means 11 and the sides 6 of the groove or recess 5 of such shocks and strains in the use ofthe club and upon impact with the ball or ground.

ln the form shown this locking key or ring is made of Babbitt or other suitable metal and is formed in place after the sole plate is attached, and to that end the sole plate is provided ivith the aperture 15 and the head of the club is provided with the leads 16 in the form of grooves or passagexvays connecting with the groove or keyway 12. The molten Babbitt metal is poured in through the aperture 15 and fills the

keyaays

12 and 13 and forms the circular key or ring 111 having an` integral central projection 1? filling the hole 15 through the vsole plate.` Gf course, it is to be understood that this key ring may be formed of other material and in other ways and this is described as one method of making the same and one construction.

It is an essential requirement of this construction that the key which is interposed between the club head and the sole plate and fits in both the club head and the sole plate, shall be of suiiicient dimension in thickness, depth and length so as to afford a secure and ample bearing to take up all the shocks and strains due to impact when the club is in. use and relievethe sides of the recess and also the securing means of such shocks and strains. By providing this key in circular form I am ableto obtain the greatest lineal d` nension Within the area or compass of the sole plate.

Vilhat l claim is:-

1. ln combination a golf club head having a recess formed in its under surface, a sole plate positioned Within said recess, securing means for attaching said sole plate to said club head and means interposed between said sole plate and said club head for taking up all shocks and strains due to impact with the sole plate and relieving the sides of said recess and said securing means of said shocks and strains.

2. The combination of a club head having a recess formed in the bottom surface thereof, a sole plate positioned in said recess, securing means for attaching said sole plate to said club head, a key member interposedbetween said sele plate and said lclub head, said sole plate and said club head being each provided ivith keyways to receive Vthe parts said key member for the purpose of taking up all shocks and strains dueto impact With the sole plateland relieving the sides of said recess and said securing means of said shocks and strains.` y y y n 1 rlhe combination ofy a club head having a recessformed in the bottom surface thereof, a sole plate positioned in said recess, securing means for attaching said sole plate to said club head, said sole plate being formed with a keyivay on its inner surface, said club head being formed with a similar or complementary keyway in its under surface, and a key member adapted tol lit in said keyivays and to take up all shocks and strains due to impact With the sole plate and relieve the sides of said recess and said securing means of said shocks and strains. Y

11. The combination of a club head having a Irecess formed in the bottom surface thereofha sole plate positioned in said recess, securing means for attaching said sole plate tops-aid club head, said sole plate having a circular keyivay formed on the inner surface thereof, said club head having a corresponding and complementary keyivay formed on the under surface thereof and a circular key member positioned in said keyivays to take up all shocks and strains due to impact with the sole plate and relieve the sides of said recess and said securing means of said shocks and strains.Y

5.' The combination of a club head having a groove or keytvay formed in the bottom thereof, a sole plate for the bottom of said club head having a groove or keyvvay formed therein, a separate element for engaging said groove or keyivay in the club head and the groove or keyway in the sole plate to lock the parts together and take up allr shocks and strains due to impact in use.

6. The combination of a club head having a groove or keyivay formed in the bottom thereof, a sole plate for the bottom of said club head having a groove or keyvvay formed therein, and a key member cast Vin said grooves or keyivays for locking the parts together and taking up all shocks and strains due to impact in use. c

7. The combination of a club head having a groove or keyvvay formed in the bottoni thereof, said groove or keyway being oireular in shape, a sole plate for the bottom of said club head having a complementary groove or keyxvay formed therein, said club head having an additional groove extending across the circular groove to form leads and said sole plate having an aperture communicating with said leads, a key element U east in position by pouring molten metal through said aperture into said leads and said grooves or keyways whereby the parts are looked together and all shocks and strains due to impact in use are taken up by the key element. Y

n testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this l1 day of June, 1925.

ARTHUR A. KRAEUTER.v