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US 2001/0041628 A1Published application
Method of making a titanium-containing golf club head and such head
OwnerJohn K. Thorne, David L. Brandtinventors
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Abstract
A method of making a golf club head and the head itself which club head has two or more portions. Each portion comprises metals of differing characteristics. One portion may be made of ductile metal to facilitate bending.
Claims18
A method of forming a golf club head comprising
- forming a first portion of the head including a hosel by casting such portion from a ductile metal, said first portion having a first connection surface;
- forming a second portion of the head by casting such portion from a strong alloy, which second portion has a ball-striking surface and, a back surface and a second connecting surface between the ball-striking and back surfaces and thereafter
- joining the two connecting surfaces of the two portions together to form such club head.
A method of forming a golf club head which head includes a hosel portion and a body portion comprising
- casting the hosel portion of material including titanium which material is ductile after casting,
- casting the body portion of material including material which is strong after casting, and
- positioning the two portions in abutting positions, and therefore joining such portions together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.