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US 7,166,039 B2Granted
Putterhead with dual milled face pattern
AssigneeCalaway Golf Company
InventorsRonald K. Hettinger, Wayne H. Byrne, Lionel Poincenot
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Abstract
A putter-head (20) with a body (22) having a striking face (24) is disclosed herein. The striking face (24) has a dual milled pattern thereon. Preferably, a central area (40) has a first milled pattern and a periphery region (42) has a second milled pattern. The body (22) is composed of a metal material, preferably a stainless steel material.
Claims12
A putter-type golf club head comprising:
- a body composed of a metal material, the body having a striking face for impacting a golf ball, the striking face having a first milled pattern and a second milled pattern, the first milled pattern located in a central area of the striking face and the second milled pattern encompassing the central area, the second milled pattern different from the first milled pattern, wherein the first milled pattern comprises a plurality of milled parallel horizontal lines generally extending in a heel end to a toe end direction, and the second milled pattern comprises a plurality of milled curved lines.
A putter-type golf club head comprising:
- a body composed of a metal material, the body having a sole section, a crown section, and a striking face for impacting a golf ball, the striking face having a central area with a first milled pattern and a periphery area with a second milled pattern, the second milled pattern different from the first milled pattern, the striking face having a total surface area ranging from 2.5 square inches to 5.0 square inches, the central area ranging from 20% to 60% of the total surface area of the striking face.
A putter-type golf club head comprising:
- a body composed of a metal material, the body having a sole section, a crown section and a striking face for impacting a golf ball, the striking face having a central area with a first milled pattern and a periphery area with a second milled pattern, the second milled pattern different from the first milled pattern, the first milled pattern comprising a first plurality of milled lines having a depth ranging from 0.0005 inch to 0.010 inch, the second milled pattern comprising a second plurality of milled lines having a depth ranging from 0.0005 inch to 0.010 inch, the periphery area encompassing the central area, the striking face having a total surface area ranging from 2.5 square inches to 5.0 square inches, the central area ranging from 20% to 60% of the total surface area of the striking face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.