US 2002/0055393 A1 · COMPOSITE GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH INTEGRAL WEIGHT STRIP

Abstract

A golf club head composed of a composite material and having a metal weight strip in a ribbon section is disclosed herein. The metal strip may be composed of copper, tungsten or a similar metal. The composite golf club head may also have a sole plate composed of stainless steel attached to a sole of the golf club head. The golf club head is preferably composed of plies of pre-peg sheets. A method for fabricating the golf club head is also disclosed herein. The method uses a three-piece mold and bladder to produce a composite golf club head with a metal weight strip embedded in the ribbon.

Claims25

Dependent claims

A golf club head comprising:

a body having a hollow interior and composed of a composite material, the body having a face, a sole, a crown, a ribbon juxtaposed by the sole and the crown, a heel end and a toe end;
and
at least one weight strip composed of a material having a density greater than the composite material, the weight strip disposed on the ribbon.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/474,688Filed 29 Dec 1999

Priority

23 Oct 1997

Published

9 May 2002

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

B29C 70/342
And shaping or impregnating by compression , i.e. combined with compressing after the lay-up operation: using isostatic pressure
A63B 53/02
Golf clubs: joint structures between the head and the shaft
A63B 53/04
Golf clubs: heads
A63B 53/0466
Heads: wood-type

Composite golf club head with integral weight strip

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Composite golf club head with integral weight strip

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Abstract

Claims25