Multiple material golf club head

US6575845B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Callaway Golf Company · US

Inventors

• J. Andrew Galloway · Escondido, US
• Richard C. Helmstetter · Carlsbad, US
• Matthew T. Cackett · San Diego, US
• Alan Hocknell · Carlsbad, US
• D. Clayton Evans · San Marcos, US
• Herbert Reyes · Laguna Niguel, US
• Garth W. Smith · Vista, US
• James M. Murphy · Oceanside, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 22, 2002
• Grant date: Jun 10, 2003
• Expiry date: Apr 22, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63B2209/023
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A fairway wood type golf club having a club head with a major body and a minor body is disclosed herein. The major body is composed of a metal material and has a striking plate section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge portion. The minor body is preferably composed of a composite material and has a crown section and a ribbon section. The striking plate section preferably has variable face thickness. The minor body is preferably attached by a liquid adhesive to the ledge section of the major body.