# US 6,293,876 B1 · Iron category golf club and golf club set

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- Number: US 6,293,876 B1
- Document ID: US6293876B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 08/331,541
- Filed: 1994-11-03
- Granted: 2001-09-25
- Earliest claimed: 1992-05-06
- Assignees: Nicolas Hahn De Bykhovetz
- Inventors: Nicolas Hahn De Bykhovetz; Saïd Carto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6293876B1

## CPC

- A63B 53/04: Heads
- A63B 53/047: {iron-type}
- A63B 60/00: Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
- A63B 53/005: {Club sets}
- A63B 53/0433: {with special sole configurations}
- A63B 2208/12: specially adapted for children
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

The golf club has a length over 0.99 m, a loft angle of at least 35°, a head mass of about 0.260 kg or less, and a lie angle of less than 60°. The golf club allows long and high slots.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A golf club belonging to the category of irons and comprising a shaft (6) to one end of which a head (4) is fixed having a permanently defined face angle (b) greater than 35° between a striking face of said head and a plane (V) containing a longitudinal axis (7) of said shaft (6) and parallel to a lower edge (12) of the striking face (11), wherein said club has along the axis (7) of the shaft (6) a length (L) greater than or equal to 0.99 m, and wherein the head has a mass less than or equal to 0.260 kg.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A golf club according to claim 1, wherein said face angle (b) is greater than or equal to 36.5°.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A golf club according to claim 1, wherein the shaft axis forms a lie angle (a) of less than 62° with the lower edge (12) of the striking face (11).

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A golf club according to claim 3, wherein the lie angle (a) is at most equal to approximately 60°.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

A golf club according to claim 3, wherein the lie angle (a) is less than or equal to 59°.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A golf club according to claim 1, wherein the shaft (6) is made from metal, and the head mass is less than 0.255 kg.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A golf club according to claim 1, wherein the shaft (6) is made of composite material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A golf club according to claim 1, wherein the face angle (b) is greater than or equal to 36.5°.

### Claim 9

A collection of golf clubs belonging to the category of irons, including a specific golf club comprising a shaft (6) to one end of which a head (4) is fixed having a permanently defined face angle (b) greater than 35° between a striking face of said head and a plane (V) containing a longitudinal axis (7) of said shaft (6) and parallel to a lower edge (12) of the striking face (11), and wherein said specific club has along the axis (7) of the shaft (6) a length (L) greater than or equal to 0.99 m, and a head mass less than or equal to 0.260 kg.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

A collection according to claim 9, wherein the face angle (b) of said specific golf club is greater than or equal to 36.5°.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

A collection according to claim 9, wherein the shaft axis of said specific golf club forms a lie angle (a) of less than 62° with the lower edge of the striking face (11).

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

A collection according to claim 11, wherein the lie angle of said specific golf club is at most equal to approximately 59°.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

A collection according to claim 9, wherein the shaft (6) of said specific golf club is made from metal, and the head mass is less than 0.255 kg.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

A collection according to claim 9, wherein the shaft (6) of said specific golf club is made of composite material.

### Claim 15

A golf club belonging to the category of irons and comprising a shaft (6) to one end of which a head (4) is fixed having a permanently defined face angle (b) greater than 35° between a striking face of said head and a plane (V) containing a longitudinal axis (7) of said shaft (6) and parallel to a lower edge (12) of the striking face (11), wherein said club has along the axis (7) of the shaft (6) a length (L) greater than or equal to 0.99 m, and wherein the shaft axis forms a lie angle (a) of less than 62° with the lower edge (12) of the striking face (11).

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

A golf club according to claim 15, wherein said face angle (b) is greater than or equal to 36.5°.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

A golf club according to claim 15, wherein the lie angle (a) is at most equal to approximately 60°.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

A golf club according to claim 15, wherein the lie angle (a) is less than or equal to 59°.