Patent ID: 6435980
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
A composite golf club head comprising:a face component composed of a plurality of pre-preg plies having fibers, the plurality of pre-preg plies ranging from 20 to 70 plies, the face component having a striking plate portion and a return portion, the striking plate portion having a thickness in the range of 0.0010 inch to 0.250 inch, and the return portion tapering in thickness rearward from a perimeter of the striking plate portion; a crown composed of a plurality of pre-preg plies ranging from 3 to 20 plies, the crown attached to the face component; a sole composed of a plurality of pre-preg plies ranging from 3 to 20 plies, the sole having a ribbon portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion of the sole attached to the return portion of the face component and the ribbon portion of the sole attached to the crown; a weighting member disposed within the plies of pre-preg of the ribbon portion of the sole; and a textured coating applied to the striking plate portion, the texture coating comprised of a plurality of polymer resin particles composed of a polyethylene material, a medium and a coupling agent, the plurality of polymer resin particles present in an amount ranging from 5% to 30% of the volume of the texture coating, the textured coating having a thickness of 0.0005 inch to 0.003 inch.