Patent ID: 6371868
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A63B,B21J,B21K,C22F,C23F,Y10T

Abstract:
A golf club head comprising:a face member comprising a striking plate for striking a golf ball having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a perimeter, the striking plate extending from a heel section of the golf club head to a toe section of the golf club head, a face extension extending laterally inward along the entire perimeter of the striking plate, the face extension having an upper portion, a lower portion opposite the upper portion, a heel wall in the heel section of the golf club head and substantially perpendicular to the face plate, and a toe wall in the toe section of the golf club head; an interior hosel for receiving a shaft therethrough, the interior hosel attached to the upper portion of the face extension and the lower portion of the face extension, the entire interior hosel unattached to the striking plate and disposed inward from the striking plate from about 0.05 inch to 0.5 inch at a bottom end thereby allowing for greater flexibility of the striking plate during impact with a golf ball; a crown member secured to the upper portion of the face extension along a substantially horizontal plane at a distance from about 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the striking plate; and a sole member secured to the lower portion of the face extension along a substantially horizontal plane at a distance from about 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the face plate.