# US 10,441,857 B2 · Iron golf club head > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,441,857 B2 - Document ID: US10441857B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/033,560 - Filed: 2018-07-12 - Published: 2019-01-17 - Granted: 2019-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-13 - Assignees: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. - Applicants: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. - Inventors: Hiroshi Abe - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10441857B2 ## CPC - A63B 53/047: {iron-type} - A63B 53/02: Joint structures between the head and the shaft - A63B 60/02: Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass (A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence) - A63B 53/0408: {characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness} - A63B 53/0433: {with special sole configurations} - A63B 53/0445: {Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface} - A63B 60/54: with means for damping vibrations - A63B 2053/0491: {with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable} - A63B 2102/32: Golf - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract An iron golf club head comprises a clubface with score lines, a top, a sole, a hosel with a shaft inserting hole. In a standard state of the head set on a horizontal plane such that the score lines become horizontal and the axis of the club shaft inserting hole lies within a vertical plane, the head satisfies the following condition (1) in the cross section of the head taken orthogonally to the vertical plane at any position in the toe-heel direction between the heel-side most end of the score lines and the position at which the clubface height becomes maximum: (1) the horizontal distance A from the lower edge of the clubface to a backmost end of the head on the sole-side is not more than the horizontal distance B from the lower edge of the club face to a backmost end of the head on the top-side. The depth of the center of gravity is 5.5 mm or more. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An iron golf club head comprising: a club face provided with score lines, a top extending backward of the club head from an upper edge of the club face, a sole extending backward of the club head from a lower edge of the club face, and a hosel disposed in a heel side of the club head and provided with a shaft inserting hole, wherein the depth of the center of gravity of the club head is 5.5 mm or more, wherein in a standard state of the club head in which the club head is set on a horizontal plane such that the score lines become horizontal and the central axis of the club shaft inserting hole lies within a vertical plane, the club head satisfies the following condition (1) in the cross section of the club head taken orthogonally to the above-said vertical plane at any position within a range in the toe-heel direction of the club head which range is defined between the position of the heel-side most end of the score lines and the position at which the height of the club face becomes maximum: (1) the horizontal distance A from the lower edge of the club face to the position of a backmost end of the club head on the sole-side is not more than the horizontal distance B from the lower edge of the club face to the position of a backmost end of the club head on the top-side, and wherein the club face height is in a range from 32.0 to 60.0 mm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The iron golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the loft angle of the club face is 34 degrees or less. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The iron golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the top thickness which is the thickness of the top measured in a perpendicular direction to the club face is in a range from 3.0 to 10.0 mm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The iron golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the club head thickness which is the thickness from the club face to the rear face of the club head measured in a perpendicular direction to the club face is in a range from 15.0 to 28.0 mm. ### Claim 5 An iron golf club head comprising: a club face provided with score lines, a top extending backward of the club head from an upper edge of the club face, a sole extending backward of the club head from a lower edge of the club face, and a hosel disposed in a heel side of the club head and provided with a shaft inserting hole, wherein the depth of the center of gravity of the club head is 5.5 mm or more, wherein in a standard state of the club head in which the club head is set on a horizontal plane such that the score lines become horizontal and the central axis of the club shaft inserting hole lies within a vertical plane, the club head satisfies the following condition (1) in the cross section of the club head taken orthogonally to the above-said vertical plane at any position within a range in the toe-heel direction of the club head which range is defined between the position of the heel-side most end of the score lines and the position at which the height of the club face becomes maximum: (1) the horizontal distance A from the lower edge of the club face to the position of a backmost end of the club head on the sole-side is not more than the horizontal distance B from the lower edge of the club face to the position of a backmost end of the club head on the top-side, wherein the loft angle of the club face is 34 degrees or less, and wherein the top thickness which is the thickness of the top measured in a perpendicular direction to the club face is in a range from 3.0 to 10.0 mm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The iron golf club head according to claim 5, wherein the club face height is in a range from 32.0 to 60.0 mm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The iron golf club head according to claim 5, wherein the club head thickness which is the thickness from the club face to the rear face of the club head measured in a perpendicular direction to the club face is in a range from 15.0 to 28.0 mm. ### Claim 8 An iron golf club head comprising: a club face provided with score lines, a top extending backward of the club head from an upper edge of the club face, a sole extending backward of the club head from a lower edge of the club face, and a hosel disposed in a heel side of the club head and provided with a shaft inserting hole, wherein the depth of the center of gravity of the club head is 5.5 mm or more, wherein in a standard state of the club head in which the club head is set on a horizontal plane such that the score lines become horizontal and the central axis of the club shaft inserting hole lies within a vertical plane, the club head satisfies the following condition (1) in the cross section of the club head taken orthogonally to the above-said vertical plane at any position within a range in the toe-heel direction of the club head which range is defined between the position of the heel-side most end of the score lines and the position at which the height of the club face becomes maximum: (1) the horizontal distance A from the lower edge of the club face to the position of a backmost end of the club head on the sole-side is not more than the horizontal distance B from the lower edge of the club face to the position of a backmost end of the club head on the top-side, and wherein the iron golf club head is composed of: a head main body having the club face, a weight member having a specific gravity larger than that of the club head main body, and a fixing member fixed to the head main body and covering the weight member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The iron golf club head according to claim 8, wherein the top thickness which is the thickness of the top measured in a perpendicular direction to the club face is in a range from 3.0 to 10.0 mm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The iron golf club head according to claim 9, wherein the club head thickness which is the thickness from the club face to the rear face of the club head measured in a perpendicular direction to the club face is in a range from 15.0 to 28.0 mm. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The iron golf club head according to claim 8, wherein the weight member is made of a material having lower weldability with a material of the club head main body, the specific gravity of the fixing member is more than the specific gravity of the club head main body, and less than the specific gravity of the weight member, the fixing member is made of a material having higher weldability with the material of the club head main body, and the fixing member is fixed to the head main body by welding. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The iron golf club head according to claim 8, wherein at least part of the club face is formed by a titanium alloy.