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Title:
GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING IMPACT-INFLUENCING BODY FEATURES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/181551
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A golf club head or other ball striking device includes a face having a striking surface and being defined by an outer periphery, a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the outer periphery, the body having a sole configured to face a playing surface and a crown opposite the sole, and an inwardly recessed channel extending across at least a portion of the sole of the body, where the channel is elongated between a heel portion and a toe portion. The heel portion and the toe portion of the channel are spaced rearwardly approximately equal distances from the outer periphery of the face, and a center portion of the channel is spaced a greater distance from the outer periphery of the face than the heel portion and the toe portion. The channel may be bowed or curved away from the face.

Inventors:
BOYD ROBERT (US)
AKIYAMA HIROMITSU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/043641
Publication Date:
May 08, 2014
Filing Date:
May 31, 2013
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Assignee:
NIKE INTERNATIONAL LTD (US)
NIKE INC (US)
International Classes:
A63B53/04; A63B53/02; A63B59/00; A63B60/52
Foreign References:
US5735754A1998-04-07
USD523498S2006-06-20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCHLENZ, Gregory G. (1100 13th Street, N.W.,Suite 120, Washington District of Columbia, US)
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