US 2006/0079346 A1 · Multiple Material Golf Club Head

Abstract

A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72), a return portion (74), and a second layer (72b) attached to an interior surface of the striking plate portion (72). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a ribbon section (90). The club head (42) has a volume in the range of 290 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters, a weight in the range of 165 grams to 300 grams, and a striking plate portion (72) surface area in the range of 4.00 square inches to 7.50 square inches. The golf club head (42) has a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.81 under test conditions such as the USGA test conditions specified pursuant to Rule 4-1e, Appendix II, of the Rules of Golf for 1998-1999.

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Dependent claims

A golf club head comprising:

a face component having a mass ranging from 25 grams to 100 grams, the face component comprising a striking plate portion and a return portion, the return portion and an exterior surface of the striking plate portion being composed of a low-density material, the face component also comprising a second layer disposed on an interior surface of the striking plate portion, the second layer composed of a material having a density greater than the density of the low-density material;
and
an aft-body connected to the face component, the aft-body having a mass ranging from 10 grams to 60 grams,
wherein the golf club head has a mass ranging from 165 grams to 225 grams and a volume ranging from 290 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multiple Material Golf Club Head

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Multiple Material Golf Club Head

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