Offset Golf Club Head

Abstract

A golf club head or gold club, the club including a shaft, a body, a front face, a back face, and a connecting member. The connecting member attached to the center of the back face and extending away from the back face of the club head and turning at an angle, and wherein the front face of the club head forms a rectangular shape.

Claims

1. A golf club comprising: a shaft; and a club head, the club head having a body, a front face, and a back face, the shaft connected to the club head at the center of the back face by a connecting member, the connecting member extending away from the back face of the club head and turning to connect to the shaft; and wherein the front face of the club head forms a rectangular shape.

2. The golf club of claim 1 wherein: the front face of the club head forms a square shape.

3. The golf club of claim 1 wherein: the golf club is an iron, the club head further comprising a contoured top side, the top side appearing substantially similar to a curved, E-shape.

4. The golf club of claim 3 wherein: the shaft passes between two prongs of the E-shape of the countoured top side.

5. The golf club of claim 1 wherein: the golf club is a putter, the club head further comprising a weight assembly supported by the club head body, the weight assembly angling from the top of the backside of the club head towards connection point.

6. The golf club of claim 5 wherein: the weight assembly engulfs the connection point on at least three (3) sides and forms a triangle on the back face of the club head.

7. The golf club of claim 6 wherein: the connection point is tapered as it extends away from the back face of the club head.

8. The golf club of claim 6 wherein: the weight assembly forms a curved triangle from a topside view with said triangle's vortices being defined by the edges of the back side of the club head and the connection point.

9. The golf club of claim 1 wherein: the golf club is a wood, the club head further comprising a weight assembly supported by the club head body, the weight assembly encompassing the connection point at all sides and extending away from the back side towards the shaft.

10. The golf club of claim 9 wherein: the connection point is tapered as it extends away from the back face of the club head.

11. A golf club head comprising: a body, a front face, a back face, and a connecting member; the connecting member attached to the center of the back face and extending away from the back face of the club head and turning at an angle; and wherein the front face of the club head forms a rectangular shape.

12. The golf club head of claim 11 wherein: the front face of the club head forms a square shape.

13. The golf club head of claim 11 further comprising: a contoured top side, the top side appearing substantially similar to a curved, E-shape, the connecting member passing between two prongs of the E-shape of the contoured top side.

14. The golf club head of claim 11 further comprising: a weight assembly supported by the club head body, the weight assembly angling from the top of the backside of the club head towards connection point; the weight assembly surrounding the connection point on at least three (3) sides, forming a triangle on the back face of the club head, and the weight assembly forming a curved triangle from a topside view with said triangle's vortices being defined by the edges of the back side of the club head and the connection point.

15. The golf club head of claim 14 wherein: the connection point is tapered as it extends away from the back face of the club head.

16. The golf club head of claim 11 further comprising a weight assembly supported by the club head body, the weight assembly encompassing the connection point at all sides and extending away from the back side towards the shaft; and wherein the connection point is tapered as it extends away from the back face of the club head.

17. A golf club, comprising: a shaft; and a body including: a ball striking face; a back face defined in the body at a location behind the ball striking face; a connection point extending in a direction away from the back face, wherein the connection point is connected to the center of mass of the body; wherein the connection point turns upwards and connects to the shaft; the striking face adapted for striking a ball.

18. The golf club of claim 17 wherein: the ball striking face forms a rectangular shape.

19. The golf club of claim 18 further comprising: a weight assembly supported by the body, the weight assembly surrounding the connection point on at least three (3) sides; and wherein the connection point is tapered as it extends away from the back face.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The present invention may be better understood, and its numerous objects, features, and advantages made apparent to those skilled in the art by referencing the accompanying drawings.

[0020] FIG. 1 is a front view of a club head and connection of the golf club head to the shaft.

[0021] FIG. 2 is an angled view of the club head of FIG. 1.

[0022] FIG. 3 is a front view of a rectangular golf club head as described in the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a top angled view of a golf club head of FIG. 3 as described in the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 5 is front perspective view of a second embodiment of a rectangular golf club head as described in the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 6 is a back side perspective view of the golf club head of FIG. 5.

[0026] FIG. 7 is a top view of another embodiment of a golf club head according to this disclosure.

[0027] FIG. 8 is a back view of the club head of FIG. 7.

[0028] FIG. 9 is a side on view of the golf club head of FIGS. 7 &8.

[0029] FIG. 10 is a side on, semi-transparent view of another embodiment of a golf club head according to the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG. 11 is a front view of the golf club head of FIG. 10.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Referring now the drawings with more specificity, the present invention essentially provides an improved golf club and golf club heads. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1-11 of the drawings. Variations and embodiments contained herein will become apparent in light of the following descriptions.

[0032] Looking now to FIGS. 1 & 2 a more traditional form of golf club is depicted. In most instances as a golfer addresses the golf ball, his endeavor is to locate the strike zone of the club head and golf ball as close to the bulge of the club shaft connection as possible in order to gain as much benefit if the golfer's swing as possible. Any slight modification of the golfer's swing will result in the golf ball striking the club shaft mounting as (at circles A) or striking the ball at the flag end of the club head (circles B). Striking the golf ball at either circle A or circle B will result in ball flight off-course of landing in a less desirable location. Striking the golf ball at circle B, the flag end of the club head, causes off-course direction because the flag end of the club head is remote from the club shaft mount and the force of the gold ball strike causes the flag end, circle B, to deflect thereby directing the ball flight off course to land in a less desirable location.

[0033] Turning now to FIGS. 3. & 4. a first embodiment of a club 10 according to the present disclosure is show. Club 10 is a replacement for traditional irons used by golfers. This club 10 connects club head 20 to shaft 30 at the center of the club head 21 at connection point 31. This results in the full power of the golfer's swing being transmitted directly to a golf ball resulting in a longer flight. Because this new design results in the club head (20) taking the shape of a rectangle as shown in FIG. 3 connecting the club shaft 30 to the center of the rear (at 31) of the club head 20, results in a club face 22 without any obstruction allowing the ball flight direction to be more in the control of the golfer. The top face 40 of the embodiment is contoured to improve performance, by shifting the center of mass and changing the total mass of the club head 20. This shape is substantially similar to a curved E as depicted with the club shaft passing between two of the E's prongs.

[0034] Turning now to FIGS. 5. & 6. a second embodiment of a club 100, according to the present disclosure, is show. Club 100 is a similar to club 10 in that it also is a replacement for traditional irons used by golfers. This club 100 connects club head 120 to shaft 130 at the center of the club head 121 at connection point 131. This results in the full power of the golfer's swing being transmitted directly to a golf ball resulting in a longer flight. However, unlike in club 10 this new design results in the club head 120 taking the shape of a square as shown in FIG. 5 connecting the club shaft 130 to the center of the rear (at 131) of the club head 120, results in a club face 122 without any obstruction allowing the ball flight direction to be more in the control of the golfer. It should be noted that while club 10 is shown as a rectangle and club 100 as a square, both can be adapted to use either a square or rectangular clubface, depending on the desired performance of the club.

[0035] Turning now to FIGS. 7, 8, & 9. a club 200, according to the present disclosure, is show. Club 200 is a replacement for traditional putters used by golfers. This club 200 connects club head 220 to shaft 230 at the center of the club head 221 at connection point 231. In this application, it typically will provide greater control and stability when striking the ball compared to traditional putters. In this way clubface 222 is less likely to turn on impact unless so directed by the golfer. Club 200 is typically constructed as a rectangle, with supportive backing or weight assembly 240. Said weight assembly angles from the top of the backside of the club head 220 towards connection point 231 and forms a triangle from both the topside and backside views (as seed in FIGS. 7 & 8).

[0036] Turning finally to FIGS. 10 & 11. an embodiment of a club 300, according to the present disclosure, is show. Club 300 is a replacement for traditional woods used by golfers. This club 300 connects club head 320 to shaft 330 at the center of the club head 321 at connection point 331. As with the irons presented above, this results in the full power of the golfer's swing being transmitted directly to a golf ball resulting in a longer flight, along with greater stability on impact. However, unlike in club 10 this new design results in the club head 120being supported by additional support or weight assembly 340. The weight assembly 340 encompassing the connection point 331 at all sides and extending away from the back side towards the shaft 330. The club shaft 330 remains connected to the center of the rear (at 331) of the club head 320. It should be noted that while club 10 is shown as a rounded rectangle it can be adapted to both square and rectangle configurations.

[0037] As shown in FIGS. 7-11 the connection point (231, 331) may be substantially tapered, or it may be more uniform in thickness as shown in FIGS. 4 & 6 tapering of connection points can provide additional strength, but is not desirable in every application.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0038] A review of the benefits of the novel golf clubs (10, 100, 200, 300) contained herein follows. 1. The full power of the golfer's swing is directed immediately to the golf ball contributing to additional yards of flight of the golf ball. 2. There is no change in the golfer's stance as he addresses the gold ball to drive, approach, chip or putt. 3. This new design of club head eliminates the two existing problems now a part of the tear shaped golf club, presently the only shaped golf club available.

[0039] The newly designed club heads (20, 120, 230, 330) result in a flat faced club head which does not have a protrusion on one end near where the golf ball is struck or the end remote from the source of power of the golfer's swing, all affecting the direction of the golf ball flight head strike. Also, when a golf ball has landed in the rough, the grasses are higher than the golf ball, to very high resulting in a very difficult shot. This hazard, the rough, provides great resistance to current club designs. This resistance from the taller grasses causes the flag end of the golf club to retreat, thereby affecting the flight direction of the golf ball. However, this problem can be at least partially overcome by the greater force and stability provided by the clubs disclosed herein.

[0040] Accordingly, although the invention has been described by reference to certain preferred and alternative embodiments, it is not intended that the novel arrangements be limited thereby, but that modifications thereof are intended to be included as falling within the broad scope and spirit of the foregoing disclosures and the appended drawings.