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Golf driver club head
Assignee: GREENIRONS Inc
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Filing: 1982-07-16
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Granted: 1984-04-24
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Expires: 2002-07-16
Abstract
Abstract An improved driver club head for the game of golf including an internal cavity which communicates with a shaped slot in the rear of the head to provide a short-term dynamic alleviation of the base aerodynamic drag of the head when it is being swung. The head can be manufactured from traditional materials such as wood, but in its preferred embodiments, it is constructed from metal or composite materials.
Inventors
- 👤 Clovis R. Duclos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:41
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B53/00; A63B53/04; A63B53/0466; A63B60/00; A63B60/006; A63B60/50; A63B2225/00; A63B2225/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A golf driver head having: a closed front impact surface adapted for striking a golf ball; a hosel adjacent one side of said front impact surface for engagement with a golf club shaft; a rear surface; an interior cavity isolated from said closed front impact surface; and a slot communicating said interior cavity through said rear surface whereby air entrapped within said internal cavity can flow through said slot to any area of reduced pressure adjacent said rear surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A golf driver head having: a closed front impact surface adapted for striking a golf ball; a hosel adjacent one side of said front impact surface for engagement with a golf club shaft; a rear surface; an interior cavity isolated from said closed front impact surface; and a slot communicating said interior cavity through said rear surface whereby air entrapped within said internal cavity can flow through said slot to any area of reduced pressure adjacent said rear surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The golf driver head defined in claim 1 wherein said slot has a relative narrow end adjacent said hosel and a relatively wide end spaced from said hosel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The golf driver head defined in claim 1 wherein said interior cavity has a sloped interior fron surface adjacent said hosel so that a triangular solid volume is defined between said front impact surface and said sloped interior front surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The golf driver head defined in claim 1 wherein said head is contructed from moldable material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
The golf driver head defined in claim 4 wherein said head is constructed from: first and second molded metal pieces, said first piece including said hosel, said slot, said front impact surface and a top opening above said interior cavity, and said second piece being shaped to nest in said top opening; and a weld bead connecting said first and second metal pieces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The golf driver head defined in claim 1 wherein said interior cavity has a volume that is at least one half the volume of the head.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
87 words
A golf driver head set of at least two different heads, each head in said set having: a closed front impact surface adapted for striking a golf ball, said front impact surface having a loft angle which is different for each head in said set; a hosel adjacent one side of said front impact surface for engagement with a golf club shaft; a rear surface; an interior cavity aerodynamically isolated from said closed front impact surface; and a slot communicating said interior cavity through said rear surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
87 words
A golf driver head set of at least two different heads, each head in said set having: a closed front impact surface adapted for striking a golf ball, said front impact surface having a loft angle which is different for each head in said set; a hosel adjacent one side of said front impact surface for engagement with a golf club shaft; a rear surface; an interior cavity aerodynamically isolated from said closed front impact surface; and a slot communicating said interior cavity through said rear surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The golf driver head set defined in claim 7 wherein each of said slots has a relative narrow end adjacent said hosel and a relatively wide end spaced from hosel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The golf driver head set defined in claim 7 wherein each of said interior cavities defines different volumes so that heads having higher loft angles have smaller defined cavity volumes.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-04-24 | 1991-10-24 | 1992-04-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-04-24 | 1995-10-24 | 1996-04-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |