Title:
GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING IMPACT-INFLUENCING BODY FEATURES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/103340
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having an outer surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, an elongated, inwardly recessed channel located on the body and extending across a portion of the body, and an insert mounted within the channel. The insert includes a resiliently deflectable base member that engages the channel to retain the insert within the channel and a rigid outer member connected to the base member and forming at least a portion of the outer surface of the insert, where the outer member is made from a different material than the base member. Additionally, the insert has an outer surface that is substantially flush with at least one immediately adjacent surface of the body.
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Inventors:
STITES JOHN T (US)
OLDKNOW ANDREW G V (US)
BOYD ROBERT (US)
OLDKNOW ANDREW G V (US)
BOYD ROBERT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/022731
Publication Date:
October 04, 2012
Filing Date:
January 26, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIKE INTERNATIONAL LTD (US)
STITES JOHN T (US)
OLDKNOW ANDREW G V (US)
BOYD ROBERT (US)
STITES JOHN T (US)
OLDKNOW ANDREW G V (US)
BOYD ROBERT (US)
International Classes:
A63B53/00; A63B53/04; A63B53/06
Foreign References:
| JP2008200118A | 2008-09-04 | |||
| JP2003093554A | 2003-04-02 | |||
| US20060052177A1 | 2006-03-09 | |||
| US20060084525A1 | 2006-04-20 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCHLENZ, Gregory G. (1100 13th Street NW,Suite 120, Washington District of Columbia, US)
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