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US 4,900,028 AGranted
Iron type golf club head with an integral sighting means
OwnerAnthony J. Antoniousinventor
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Abstract
An iron type golf club having an alignment and sighting area formed on the top ridge of the club head proximate the toe and positioned perpendicular to the intended line of flight and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the club face or the grooves on the ball striking face to aid a golfer in aligning the club head square to the intended target line in the address position.
Claims14
An iron type golf club head comprising:
- a main body including a heel, a hosel proximate said heel, a toe, a rear surface, an upper surface, a lower surface including a sole, a ball striking face to hit the ball along an intended line of flight, a center of percussion, and a top ridge extending from the hosel to the toe, said top ridge being characterized by a first section extending upwardly and outwardly from said hosel toward said toe at an angle and a second section extending in a straight line in the heel to toe direction from a first point adjacent said toe to a second point located substantially remote from said toe between said toe and said hosel and substantially spaced from said hosel, said second section forming a sighting and aligning means to facilitate proper alignment of the club head to the intended line of flight, and a rearward projecting peripheral weighting moss located on said rear surface of said club head defining a cavity therein generally coextensive in length with said first and second section and being further characterized by providing substantial peripheral weight located adjacent said toe, said heel and said lower surface of said club head, and also adjacent generally parallel to, and below said first and second sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.