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Nanocrystalline plated putter hosel

Nanocrystalline plated putter hosel description/claims

The Present Application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/871,526, filed on Dec. 22, 2006.

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1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a low mass hosel for a putter. More specifically, the present invention relates to a putter hosel composed of a low-mass internal layer and a nanocrystalline plated external layer.

2. Description of the Related Art

Weight that is locked in a putter's hosel hiders the efforts of designers to position the center of gravity (CG) location of the putter low and deep in the head. The positioning of the CG in this position helps to reduce backspin imparted on a ball at impact due to the loft of the putter. Reducing the backspin on the putt cause to ball to have less skid off of the putter face and, thus, help to produce a truer and purer roll.

Reducing the mass of the putter's hosel also enables designer to position mass in the design in positions to help increase the moment of inertia (MOI) of the putter head. This increased MOI helps to stabilize the putter head during the stroke and through impact.

Nanocrystalline or nanophase technology originated a number of decades ago. The technology has progressed since its origin and application of the technology to various goods have been explored and documented by numerous individuals.

One of the earliest patents for this technology is U.S. Pat. No. 5,433,797 to Erb et al.,for a Nanocrystalline Metals. This patent discloses a process for producing nickel-iron alloy nanocrystalline metals having a grain size of less than eleven nanometers.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,051,046 to Schulz et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 6,277,170 to Schulz et al., both for Nanocrystalline Ni-Based Alloys, disclose nanocrystalline nickel based alloys having grain sizes less than 100 nanometers.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,200,450 to Hui, for a Method and Apparatus for Depositing Ni—Fe—W—P alloys, discloses electrodepositing a nickel-iron-tungsten phosphorous alloy to promote wear resistance.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,080,504 to Taylor et al., for Electrodeposition of Catalytic Metals Using Pulsed Electric Fields, discloses a method for forming nanocrystalline metals on a substrate.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,589,011 to Gonsalves for a Nanostructured Steel Alloy, discloses a steel powder having a grain size in the nanometer range, specifically in the 50 nanometer size, and the steel power is an alloy composed of iron, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium and carbon.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,984,996 to Gonsalves et al., for Nanostructured Metals, Metal Carbides, and Metal Alloys, discloses nanostructured steel, aluminum, aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, and other metals having crystallite size ranging from 45 nanometers to 75 nanometers.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,033,624 to Gonsalves et al., for Methods for the Manufacturing of Nanostructured Metals, Metal Carbides, and Metal Alloys, discloses a chemical synthesis method for producing nanostructured metals.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,603,667 to Ezaki et al., discloses an iron with a striking face composed of copper or a copper alloy and nickel plated.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,207,427 to Saeki discloses an iron with an non-electrolytic nickel-boron plating and a chromate film, and a method for manufacturing such an iron.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,792,004 to Nagamoto discloses an iron composed of a soft-iron material with a carbonized surface layer.

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