Putter head
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- BRIDGESTONE SPORTS
- Publication Date
- 2007-05-03
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a putter head with a face insert fitted in a face portion of a head body.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Conventionally, a putter head has been proposed in which a face insert made of a material different from that of a head body is fitted in a face portion of the head body. For example, JP-A-2004-236985 discloses a putter head in which a face insert having a layered structure integrally including a rubber elastic body layer, a sintered metal layer, and a fluororesin layer is fitted in the face portion of the head body. In addition, JP-A-2005-124730 discloses a putter head in which an elastic body-made face insert whose thickness increases gradually from the side of the vicinity of a sweet spot of the head toward a peripheral edge side is fitted in a face portion of a head body. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The above-described putter head with the face insert fitt...