Forged iron head and golf club having the same
OwnerSeok Jin Mooninventor
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Abstract
A forged iron head for a golf club has a face for hitting a golf ball, a top and a sole extending to upper and lower parts of a rear side of the face, a heel and a toe disposed between the sole and the top, a cavity disposed in the rear side of the face and surrounded by the sole, the top, the heel and the toe and a hosel coupled with a shaft extending from a first side of the face and having a handle part to be gripped by a player. The head comprises a hollow part with an opening formed from the sole toward a first side of the cavity, and a sole cover which closes the opening. The formation of the hollow part lowers the centroid of the iron head, thereby improving flight distances and direction of a golf ball.
Claims11
A forged iron head for use in a golf club, the head comprising:
- a face having a surface for hitting a golf ball,
- a top and a sole extending to an upper part and a lower part of a rear side of the face, respectively,
- a heel and a toe disposed between the sole and the top and extending to the rear side of the face,
- a cavity disposed in the rear side of the face and surrounded by the sole, the top, the heel and the toe,
- a hosel coupled with a shaft extending from a first side of the face and having a handle part to be gripped by a player;
- a hollow part which has an opening formed from the sole toward a first side of the cavity, wherein the hollow part is formed by milling a first volume of material having a first weight from the forged iron head;
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- a sole cover which closes the opening, wherein the sole cover has a second weight as much as the first weight,
- wherein the sole cover has a second volume smaller than the first volume;
- the sole cover has a density higher than the density of the sole or the face;
- the hollow part has an irregular depth when measured from the sole;
- the hollow part has a depth which increases linearly before decreasing linearly in a direction away from the hosel;
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- the hollow part has a width larger than a distance from the face surface to the cavity, wherein the width is measured in a direction orthogonal to the face surface.
A golf club which has a forged iron head, the golf club comprising:
- a handle part which is provided to be gripped by a player;
- a shaft whose upper side is coupled with the handle part;
- a forged head comprising:
- a face having a surface for hitting a golf ball,
- a top and a sole extending to an upper part and a lower part of a rear side of the face, respectively,
- a heel and a toe disposed between the sole and the top and extending to the rear side of the face,
- a cavity disposed in the rear side of the face and surrounded by the sole, the top, the heel and the toe,
- a hosel coupled with the shaft extending from a first side of the face and having the handle part;
- a hollow part which has an opening formed from the sole toward a first side of the cavity;
- a projection formed in a central part of the hollow part;
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- a sole cover which closes the opening and contacts with an end of the projection such that the projection acts as a stopper and a hollow cavity is formed around the projection in the hollow part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.