Multiple material golf club head

US6994637B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Callaway Golf Company · US

Inventors

• James M. Murphy · Oceanside, US
• Herbert Reyes · Laguna Niguel, US
• Peter L. Soracco · Carlsbad, US
• Matthew T. Cackett · San Diego, US
• J. Andrew Galloway · Escondido, US
• Richard C. Helmstetter · Carlsbad, US
• Augustin W. Rollinson · Carlsbad, US
• Alan Hocknell · Carlsbad, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 18, 2004
• Grant date: Feb 7, 2006
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2024

Classification

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

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) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a ribbon section (90). The face component (60) is composed of a metal material, and the aft-body (61) is composed of a non-metal material such as a composite material or a thermoplastic material. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has concentric regions of thickness with the thickness portion in the center (102).