US1652404A - Golf club - Google Patents

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Dec. 13, 1927.

L. GRAVEURE GOLF CLUB Filed Sept. 21, 1927 Patented Dec. 13, 1927.

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LO UIS GRAVEUBE. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GOLF CLUB. 7

Application filed September 21, 1527. Serial No. 220,886.

The rules of the game of golf prohibit the use of a golf club of the mallet type, although a club of such type is particularly effective for certain kinds of strokes. In my improved golf club, I have endeavored to maintain the mallet principle, at the same time producing a club which shall be so shaped as to present a form which shall not be inadmissible under golfing rules.

These and many other objects are attained by my invention, a more particular description of which will appear hereinafter and be more definitely pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the head of my improved golf club;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

In the embodiment of my invention disclosed in the accompanying drawing, 1 indicates the golf club head which is provided with a blade 2. Said blade 2 is substantially wedge-shaped in cross-section with its widest edge 3 located at the bottom of the club and its narrower edge 4 at the top. Said blade is therefore rovided with the inclined faces 5 as is clearly shown in Figure 2.

At 6 is shown a pair of cylindrical projections which extend laterally from the inclined faces 5 of the blade-2. Said projections are preferably located at the center line of the blade 2 and their outer ends or faces 7, which are absolutely vertical may be suitably roughenedor serrated as at 8 to rovide a desirable striking surfacefor the all. It is desirable to make said projections 6 of a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of a; golf ball, and to provide the proper balance for the club, the pro'ections may be hollow and thus contain a chamber 9 into which a suitable weighting substance such as lead may be placed. In order to permit entrance to the chamber 9, openings 10 are provided through the striking faces 8, through which the lead may be poured.

At 11 is shown the haft-receiving boss which extends upwardly from the upper edge 4 of the blade, said boss 11 bein slightly inclined as shown and so locate that the center of the heads weight is at the tip of the central axis of the boss 11. Said boss is adapted to receive the usual haft 12 and it is reinforcedat its lower end by longi tudinal'ly-extending webs 13 which curve downwardly from the boss and connect to the upper edge 4 of the blade 2.

At 14 is shown a pair of similar reinforcmg webs which extend from the sides of the boss 11 and connect to the upper face of the cylindrical projections 1. Through the arrangement of reinforcing webs 13 and 14, the boss is very firmly connected to the head i so that the possibility of breakage is avoided. The arrangement of Webs permits the same to be used as a guide for holding the club in putting and enables the user of the club to properly sight and align the ball with the striking faces 7 so that the possibility of a' poor shot being made is avoided.

The club is preferably made of aluminum, duralumin, or aluminum alloys so that a very light club is provided which can be weighted to suit individual uses. The shape of the club is such as to provide the desirable mallet effect and create the tendency to cause the user to combine the three main excellent-ways of putting, that is, utilizing the pendulum, striking, and pushing actions. The shape of the club also, and its means of reinforcement render it capable of individual uses which will be readily apparent to the ardent golf enthusiast.

A distinct feature of the device is the extended or projected striking faces which are as heretofore described" projected out beyond the plane of the blade and these faces being truly vertical cause the ball to be struck solidly and uniformly, avoiding the possibility of erratic shots.

Having described one embodiment of my I to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the sec e of the annexed claims.

' aving described my mventlon, what I claim is:

1. A golf club having a head composed of a blade member, projections extending from the opposite faces of said blade member and striking surfaces on the ends of sai projections.

2. A golf club having a head composed of a blade member and a pair of cylindrical projections extending from said blade.

3. A golf club having a head composed of a blade member and a protuberance extending from one of the faces of said blade, said protuberance having a. flat outer end comprising a. ball-striking surface.

4. A golf club head having a blade, said blade having a pair of side faces, a cylindrical rojection extending outwardly from each opsaid side faces, each of said projections being provided with a flat outer termination forming a ball-striking face.

5. A golf club head having a blade, a pair of outwardly extending projections on said blade, each of said projections having a ball-striking surface at their outer terminations, a bait-receiving boss, webs exboss tending longitudinally of the blade and con nectin the hose with said blade and webs exten mitransverlel of the blade and connecting t e boss wi paid projections.

(LA golf club having; a heft-receiving ahead connected thereto,"webs extending longitudinally of the head and connecting the same with the boss, and other webs extending at right angles to the first mentioned webs for connecting the head with the boss, said various websico-operating to form an arrangement for sighting the ball when the club is being used. 7. A golf club head comprising a pair of cylindrical parts, ahaft-receivin boss extending upwardly therefrom, an a blade member extending forwardly from between said cylindrical parts, and also extending 1 to the rear of said boss.

8. A olf club head having a wedgesha ed ten ing from a point located substantially at the center of each of the side faces of lade, a. cylindrical projection ex said blade. and a striking face on the end of each of said projections.

Si ned at the city of New York, county of ew York and State of New York, this 20th day of September, 1927. v

' LOUIS GRAVEURE.

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