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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2009
Applicant:
Helene Rick, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Helene Rick, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wedge type golf club head with improved performance characteristic is disclosed herein where at least a striking surface of the wedge type golf club head is coated with a polymer coating to decrease the coefficient of friction as well as create a hydrophobic surface to remove dirt and debris. More specifically, the present invention discloses a wedge type golf club head with a hydrophobic polymer coating that creates a contact angle of greater than about 90 degrees as well as decreases the coefficient of friction to be less than about 0.1.