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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2009
Applicant:
Hideo Shimazaki, Covington, GA (US);
Inventor:
Hideo Shimazaki, Covington, GA (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An iron head is provided with a recess portion provided in an upper portion of a backside surface thereof, and a protruding portion provided at a lower portion of the backside surface. A first hollow portion is provided on a heel side from a bottom surface of a recess portion to a sole surface; and a second hollow portion is disposed on a toe side. The first hollow portion and the second hollow portion do not exist behind a sweet area. The first hollow portion and the second hollow portion may be filled with a shock absorber formed of a rubber or an elastomer.