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EP 0294107 A3 19890802 - GOLF CLUB

Title (en)

GOLF CLUB

Publication

EP 0294107 A3 19890802 (EN)

Application

EP 88304794 A 19880526

Priority

JP 8324687 U 19870530

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0294107A2] Disclosed is a novel balanced golf club wherein the center of gravity in a direction transverse to the club shaft (1) is located substantially on the club shaft by providing an eccentric weight (4) at a larger end of the club shaft (1) to cancel a weight eccentricity in the direction.

IPC 1-7

A63B 53/14; A63B 49/04

IPC 8 full level

A63B 53/14 (2006.01); A63B 60/24 (2015.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A63B 53/00 (2013.01 - KR); A63B 60/24 (2015.10 - EP)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 4203598 A 19800520 - PELLIZZI ANTHONY [US], et al
[A] US 4461479 A 19840724 - MITCHELL MICHAEL D [US]
[A] US 4153249 A 19790508 - PLAGENHOEF STANLEY C

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0294107 A2 19881207; EP 0294107 A3 19890802; BR 8802150 A 19881206; JP S63193065 U 19881213; KR 880013591 A 19881221

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88304794 A 19880526; BR 8802150 A 19880503; JP 8324687 U 19870530; KR 880004744 A 19880427