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US 2002/0160856 A1Published application
Golf club striking plate with variable thickness
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsD. Clayton Evans, J. Andrew Galloway
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Abstract
A golf club head having a striking plate with regions of varying thickness is disclosed herein. A central region has a first thickness range that is thicker than the thickness range of any of the other regions. The thickness of the regions decreases outward from the center. The striking plate may be used on a fairway wood-type golf club head or a driver-type golf club head. The striking plate is preferably composed of steel or titanium.
Claims6
A golf club head comprising:
- a body composed of a metal material having a crown, a sole, and a striking plate comprising a central region, a transition region and a first peripheral region, the central region having a first thickness and occupying 5% to 15% of the exterior surface of a core face area, the central region having a thickness of 0.200 inch to 0.060 inch, the transition region encompassing the central region and occupying 35% to 50% of the exterior surface of a core face area, the first peripheral region encompassing the transition region and occupying 40% to 55% of the exterior surface of the core face, the first peripheral region having a thickness less than the first thickness, the transition region having a thickness that transitions from the first thickness to the second thickness;
- wherein the core face area of the striking plate has an area of at least 4.80 square inches and wherein the golf club head has a volume greater than 300 cubic centimeters.
A striking plate for a golf club head, the striking plate comprising:
- a central region, a transition region, a first peripheral region and a second peripheral region, the central region having a first thickness ranging from 0.125 inch to 0.145 inch and occupying 5% to 15% of the exterior surface of a core face area, the transition region encompassing the central region and occupying 35% to 50% of the exterior surface of a core face area, the first peripheral region encompassing the transition region and occupying 40% to 55% of the exterior surface of the core face, the first peripheral region having a second thickness less than the first thickness and ranging from 0.075 inch to 0.110 inch, the transition region having a thickness that transitions from the first thickness to the second thickness, the second peripheral region encompassing the first peripheral region and having a third thickness that ranges from 0.045 inch to 0.080 inch;
- wherein the striking plate is composed of a titanium alloy material and wherein the core face area ranges from 4.80 inches to 5.40 inches.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a crown, a sole, a heel end and a toe end;
- and a unitary striking plate comprising a central region, a transition region, a first peripheral region and a second peripheral region, the central region having a first thickness ranging from 0.090 inch to 0.145 inch and occupying 5% to 15% of the exterior surface of a core face area, the transition region encompassing the central region and occupying 35% to 50% of the exterior surface of a core face area, the first peripheral region encompassing the transition region and occupying 40% to 55% of the exterior surface of the core face, the first peripheral region having a second thickness less than the first thickness and ranging from 0.040 inch to 0.110 inch, the transition region having a thickness that transitions from the first thickness to the second thickness, the second peripheral region encompassing the first peripheral region and having a third thickness that ranges from 0.010 inch to 0.085 inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.