Golf club head
OwnerRichard L. Cleghorn, Kyle A. Carr +4inventors
InventorsRichard L. Cleghorn, Kyle A. Carr, Daniel G. Chelius, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen, Doug M. Takehara
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Abstract
A golf club head, includes a toe; a heel; a hosel disposed at the heel and configured to couple to a shaft; a multi-material striking face, including a first carbon fiber composite layer, a second carbon fiber composite layer, and a base layer between the first and second carbon fiber composite layers and including a different material than the first and second carbon fiber composite layers; and a sole forming a bottom portion of the golf club head.
Claims20
A golf club head, comprising:
- a toe;
- a heel;
- a hosel disposed at the heel and configured to couple to a shaft;
- a multi-material striking face, comprising:
- a first carbon fiber composite layer,
- a second carbon fiber composite layer, and
- a base layer between the first and second carbon fiber composite layers and comprising a different material than the first and second carbon fiber composite layers;
- and
- a sole forming a bottom portion of the golf club head.
A golf club head, comprising:
- a toe;
- a heel;
- a hosel disposed at the heel and configured to couple to a shaft;
- a striking face having a thickness, as measured along a direction normal to a front surface of the striking face, that is variable, the striking face comprising:
- a base layer comprising a metal, and
- a first carbon fiber composite layer on the base layer and having a thickness, as measured along a direction normal to a front surface of the first carbon fiber composite layer, that is substantially uniform;
- and
- a sole forming a bottom portion of the golf club head.
A golf club head, comprising:
- a toe;
- a heel;
- a hosel disposed at the heel and configured to couple to a shaft;
- a multi-material striking face comprising:
- a base layer having a thickness, as measured along a direction normal to a front surface of the base layer, that is variable, and
- a first carbon fiber composite layer on a first surface of the base layer, the first carbon fiber composite layer and the base layer being different in material;
- and
- a sole forming a bottom portion of the golf club head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.