WO2008154684A1 - Tête de club de golf - Google Patents

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WO2008154684A1
WO2008154684A1 PCT/AU2008/000883 AU2008000883W WO2008154684A1 WO 2008154684 A1 WO2008154684 A1 WO 2008154684A1 AU 2008000883 W AU2008000883 W AU 2008000883W WO 2008154684 A1 WO2008154684 A1 WO 2008154684A1
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golf club
club head
rotation member
striking face
alignment indicia
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Robyn Ann Sherman
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0487—Heads for putters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/36—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
    • A63B69/3676—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf for putting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0437—Heads with special crown configurations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0441—Heads with visual indicators for aligning the golf club
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/06—Heads adjustable
    • A63B53/065—Heads adjustable for putters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0466—Heads wood-type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/047—Heads iron-type

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  • the invention relates to a golf club head.
  • the invention relates to a golf club head that provides for a more accurate stroke.
  • the game of golf is one of the most popular recreational sports in the world in terms of participants.
  • the popularity of golf does not mean that the game is easy. Golf requires consistent precision of movement to achieve mastery of the game. Subtle imperfections in the execution of strokes produce amplified errors in the outcome of the shot.
  • many golfers have identified the putting stroke as the most difficult to master and the area in which most strokes are dropped during a round of golf. It has been found that for longer distance putts a right handed player aims to the right of their intended target. Similarly, a left handed player aims to the left of their intended target. This is due to the fact that human vision has evolved to judge distance and path while the head is horizontal.
  • This document describes a putter head that has a putter face and a linear marking located on an upper surface of the putter head.
  • the relative angle of the putter face with respect to the linear marking is adjustable in order to compensate for inherent inaccuracies in a player's visual judgement when putting.
  • the upper surface is in the form of a rotatable disc wherein the rotatable disc is moveable about an axis in order to selectively adjust the relative angle between the linear marking and the putter face.
  • a golf club head comprising: a base having a striking face; alignment indicia forming part of a movable rotation member, the alignment indicia orientated at an angle with respect to the striking face, the angle between the alignment indicia and the striking face being adjustable; and a biasing member adapted to apply a biasing force to the rotation member when the alignment indicia is orientated at an angle that is not substantially perpendicular to said striking face.
  • the biasing member is made from a resilient material, such as rubber.
  • the biasing member has a channel for locating at least part of the rotation member.
  • the biasing member can include at least two leg members extending from the base portion, each leg member including a slot and the two leg members defining a channel.
  • the rotation member includes an upper face on which is formed the alignment indicia.
  • the rotation member includes a boss and the biasing force is applied the boss.
  • the rotation member is usually rotatably mounted with respect to the base. Adjusters may be able to contact the rotation member to hold the rotation member in a desired position. The adjusters are typically in the form of adjustment screws.
  • a hollow body may extend rearwardly from adjacent the striking face.
  • the rotation member may be rotatably mounted with respect to the hollow body.
  • the biasing member is usually positioned within the hollow body.
  • At least one adjuster may be located within the hollow body to hold the rotation member in position within the hollow body.
  • the hollow body is normally integrally formed with the base.
  • FIG. 1A shows a front perspective view of a golf club head according to an embodiment of the invention secured to a golf club shaft;
  • FIG. 1 B shows a rear perspective view of the golf club head secured to the golf club shaft of FIG. 1 A;
  • FIG. 2A shows a close up front perspective view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1A;
  • FIG. 2B shows a close up rear perspective view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1A
  • FIG. 3A shows an exploded front perspective view of an adjustment device forming part of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1A;
  • FIG. 3B shows an exploded rear perspective view an adjustment device forming part of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1A;
  • FIG. 4A shows a plan view of an adjustment device forming part of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1A;
  • FIG. 4B shows a cross sectional view of the adjustment device shown in FIG. 4A through section line C-C;
  • FIG. 4C shows a cross sectional view of the adjustment device shown in FIG. 4A through section line D-D;
  • FIG. 5A shows a plan view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1 A in a first position;
  • FIG. 5B shows a plan view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1A in a second position.
  • FIG. 1A shows a front perspective view of a golf club head 100 according to an embodiment of the invention secured to a golf club shaft 200 and FIG. 1 B shows a rear perspective view of golf club head 100 secured to golf club shaft 200.
  • FIG. 2A shows a close up front perspective view of golf club head 100 and FIG. 2B shows a close up rear perspective view of golf club head 100.
  • Golf club head 100 has a base 120 having a striking face 110 and an adjustment device 300 extending rearwardly from striking face 110 and being rotatable with respect to striking face 110. Golf club head 100 is secured to golf club shaft 200 as is known in the art.
  • FIG. 3A shows an exploded front perspective view of adjustment device 300 forming part of golf club head 100
  • FIG. 3B shows an exploded rear perspective view of adjustment device 300 forming part of golf club head 100
  • Adjustment device 300 comprises a body 320 extending rearwardly from striking face 110 of golf club head 100.
  • Body 320 is preferably of a hollow construction and has an angled forward face (not shown) that abuts and is generally complementary with a rear face 111 of base 120.
  • body 320 is secured to rear face 111 of base 120 by means of rivets screws, chemical adhesive or the like.
  • body 320 may be integrally formed with base 120.
  • Body 320 has a main chamber 321 and a slot 322 separated from main chamber 321 by way of slot walls 323.
  • each slot wall 323 extends partially within hollow body 320 from opposed inner faces of hollow body 320.
  • An opening 324 extends rearwardly within hollow body 320 from slot 322.
  • body 320 also has a pair of adjustment apertures 325 each extending from an outer face of body 320 and terminating within opening 324 as shown.
  • Adjustment device 300 further comprises a rotation member 310 which includes an upper face 311 having alignment indicia 312 located thereon.
  • a shaft 313 extends downwardly from upper face 311 and has a cavity 313A extending longitudinally therethrough.
  • Rotation member 310 further includes a boss 314 projecting downwardly from upper face 311 whereby the boss 314 extends along an underside of upper face 311 from shaft 313 to adjacent a rear edge of upper face 311 as will be discussed in greater detail below.
  • Rotation member 310 is rotatably secured to body 320 as will be discussed in greater detail below.
  • Adjustment device 300 further includes an interference collar 350 having an aperture 351 extending longitudinally therethrough.
  • Interference collar 350 is receivable within cavity 313A of shaft 313.
  • a shaft screw 340 is locatable through a shaft aperture 326 extending through a lower wall of body 320 and terminates within aperture 351 of interference collar 350.
  • biasing member 360 forms part of adjustment device 300.
  • biasing member 360 is formed from rubber or a like resilient compound. Biasing member 360 is receivable within slot 322 of body 320.
  • Biasing member 360 includes a base portion 361 and two leg members 362 extending from base portion 361 and defining a boss channel 363 therebetween. Boss channel 363 is adapted to receive at least a portion of boss 314 of rotation member 310. Biasing member 360 further comprises a slot 364 located within each leg 362. An outer face of each leg 362 abuts against an inner face of a wall of body 320 within slot 322. Furthermore, an inner face of each leg 362 bears against a portion of a respective opposed face of boss 314 of rotation member 310. Adjustment device 300 further comprises a pair of adjustment screws
  • FIG. 4A shows a plan view of adjustment device 300 forming part of the golf club head 100.
  • FIG. 4B shows a cross sectional view of adjustment device shown 300 through section line C-C in FIG. 4A
  • FIG. 4C shows a cross sectional view of adjustment device 300 through section line D-D shown in FIG. 4A.
  • Rotation member 310 is secured to body 320 by way of shaft screw 340 extending through shaft aperture 326 in body 320 and terminating within cavity 313A of shaft 313 forming part of rotation member 310.
  • a threaded portion 326A of shaft aperture 326 cooperates with a corresponding threaded portion on a shaft of shaft screw 340.
  • shaft screw 340 is held within cavity 313A of shaft 313 by way of an interference fit provided by interference collar 350 such that interference collar 350 bears on both shaft screw 340 and an inner face of shaft 313 within cavity 313A.
  • interference collar 350 The bearing force provided by interference collar 350 is sufficient to securely mount rotation member 310 to body 320 such that rotation member
  • Rotation of rotation member 310 with respect to body 320, and hence adjustment of the angle formed between alignment indicia 312 and striking face 110, is facilitated by screwing adjustment screws 330 such that each respective adjustment screw bears against a respective face of boss 314 within opening 324 of body 320.
  • This force applied to boss 314 by screwing a respective adjustment screw 330 within adjustment aperture 325 causes the rotation member 310 to rotate about shaft 313 as shown, for example, in FIGS. 5A and 5B.
  • This movement causes boss 314 to bear on an inner face of a respective leg 362 of biasing member 360 such that the respective leg 362 deforms as provided by slot 364. Deformation of the respective leg 362 causes biasing member 360 to bear against, and apply a biasing force to, boss 314 in a direction opposite to the direction of force applied by the respective adjustment screw 330.
  • biasing member 360 applies a force on rotation member 310 via boss in a direction that attempts to move rotation member
  • biasing force applied by biasing member 360 on boss 314 of rotation member 310 is resisted by abutment of a toe of a respective adjustment screw 330 on a face of boss 314.
  • the invention provides a device whereby a player is able to cater for physiological inaccuracies due to their head being held at an angle when lining up and further provides a device that is not able to be subtly adjusted during a competition round in order to comply with regulations of many professional golfing associations.
  • the aim has been to describe the invention without limiting the invention to any one embodiment or specific collection of features. Persons skilled in the relevant art may realize variations from the specific embodiments that will nonetheless fall within the scope of the invention.
  • the invention has been described with reference to golf club head 100 in the form of a putter head.
  • the invention is applicable to any golf club head such as drivers, irons, etc.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une tête de club de golf qui comprend une base possédant une face de frappe ; une partie formant un repère d'alignement d'un élément de rotation mobile, le repère d'alignement étant orienté suivant un certain angle par rapport à la face de frappe, l'angle entre le repère d'alignement et la face de frappe étant réglable ; et un élément de sollicitation adapté pour appliquer une force de sollicitation sur l'élément de rotation lorsque le repère d'alignement est orienté suivant un angle qui n'est pratiquement pas perpendiculaire à ladite face de frappe.
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