Patent ID: 9579549
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A63B,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A golf club head comprising: a shell made of a composite material that is attached to a strike plate formed of a metallic material, the shell including a first mating section and the strike plate including a second mating section configured to mate with the first mating section and a hosel formed of a metallic material extends outward from the strike plate; wherein the first mating section defines an opening at a front and bottom of the shell, the opening extending rearwardly along a perimeter of the club head adjacent to a rear of the club head, and the second mating section is at least four times as wide as a thickness of the shell; wherein the first mating section overlaps the second mating section along a perimeter of the club head adjacent to the rear of the club head; wherein the first mating section includes a first attachment surface that faces inward and the second mating section includes a second attachment surface that faces outward; and wherein the shell has an inner surface that is smooth.