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Golf clubRelated Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Golf, Club Or Club Support, Head, Reduced Ground ResistanceGolf club description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070142120, Golf club. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to golf clubs, and, more particularly, to sand wedge golf club having grooved channels for enabling easy movement of golf clubs in sand and like medium thereby providing relief to the golfers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The game of golf is one of the leading leisure time outdoor sporting activities which enlist participants of all ages. In hitting the links, golfers not only enjoy the satisfaction of getting out in the fresh air and playing the game, they also gain the benefit of exercise in swinging the clubs and walking to several miles. Mediums on the golf course, like sand, grass and the like pose some of the most difficult circumstances to the golfers during strokes. During the explosion stroke, which is used to lift out the golf ball out of the sand trap, sand is lifted alongwith the golf ball and hinders the movement of the golf club. This is the major problem which troubles golfers while executing the explosion stroke effectively. Due to these obstructions, a golfer may not execute strokes properly and as a result, the golf ball does not always reach the destination aimed at. [0003] A number of golf clubs have been developed to deal with the above mentioned situations faced by golfers on a golf course. Conventional sand wedge golf clubs rely on weight to "push" their way through the sand. These conventional wedges have flat surfaces on the bottom flange section where they make contact with the medium. [0004] U.S. Patent Publication No. 20050064953 discloses a golf club head having a face, a toe, a sole and a neck. A plurality of slots is spaced apart with each of the slots extending from the sole upwardly medially within the head. The slots are in parallel correspondence, having flat side walls that terminate upwardly with a circular surface, and diverge in width from the face to the back of the club, so that they present the least resistance when the club moves through sand. The slots of the present invention also extend across the face of the golf club head thereby reducing the surface of contact of the face with the golf ball. [0005] U.S. patent publication number 20020173375 discloses a slotted golf club head for reducing the obstruction of an obstacle such as sand, water, or grass when striking a golf ball. The slotted golf club head having: a wide club sole that prevents the golf club head from being encumbered by the hazard or obstacle, a club face having an un-slotted upper portion adapted to provide an un-slotted striking surface for the golf ball, and a slotted lower portion having a plurality of slots for allowing an obstacle to pass through the golf club head. The slots extend from the club face through the club body. The slot bottoms extend through the sole allowing the slot bottoms to be straight and substantially level with the club sole. The slots of the present invention also extend across the face of the golf club head and reduces the surface of contact of the face with the golf ball. [0006] U.S. Pat. No. 5,603,668 discloses an iron type golf club head with an improved sole construction including cavities and/or projections in various shapes. The cavities and projections on the sole are spaced behind the leading edge of the club head and include a substantially vertical wall facing the leading edge of the golf club head. The configuration of the golf club head does not effectively serve in providing an easier movement of the golf club through sand. [0007] The conventional golf clubs are inconvenient and inefficient. None of the prior art particularly discusses the use of sand wedge golf clubs that permit the sand to pass through the bottom surface of the golf club head in a quick, easy, and effective manner. Due to this, there is a resistance to the motion of the golf club through sand. Further, these golf clubs do not allow the golfer to have the club glide or swing through the sand easily. [0008] Accordingly, there remains a need for a sand wedge golf club that enables the club to glide or swing through the sand easily, to stay straight through the shot so that the ball goes where it is aimed at, and to provide relief to the golfer. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the above-mentioned prior arts, the general purpose of the present invention is to provide a golf club, to include all the advantages of the prior art, and to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages/drawbacks inherent therein. [0010] In an aspect, the present invention provides a golf club comprising a shaft and a golf club head disposed at one end of the shaft. The gold club head has a face on a front of the golf club head, a cavity surface on a back of the golf club head, and a bottom flange extending from a bottom edge of the face to a bottom edge of the cavity. The bottom flange has a plurality of grooved channels extending across a width of the bottom flange of the golf club head. [0011] In another aspect, the present invention provides a golf club head comprising a face on a front of the golf club head, a cavity surface on a back of the golf club head, and a bottom flange extending from a bottom edge of the face to a bottom edge of the cavity. The bottom flange has a plurality of grooved channels extending across a width of the bottom flange of the golf club head, such that, the golf club head provides a flow path, permitting a medium to flow through the grooved channels, thereby reducing resistance to motion of the golf club head during play. [0012] These together with other aspects of the present invention, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated exemplary embodiments of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0013] The advantages and features of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following more detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like elements are identified with like symbols, and in which: [0014] FIG. 1 is a front bottom perspective view of a golf club 10, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [0015] FIG. 2 is a back perspective view of the golf club 10, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [0016] FIG.3 is a back bottom perspective view of the golf club 10, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and [0017] FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the golf club 10, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0018] Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout several views of the drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0019] The exemplary embodiments described herein detail for illustrative purposes are subject to many variations in structure and design. It should be emphasized, however that the present invention is not limited to a particular golf club as shown and described. It is understood that various omissions, substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but is intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present invention. Continue reading about Golf club... Full patent description for Golf club Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Golf club patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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