Patent ID: 6440008
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A fairway wood or driver golf club head comprising:a hollow body having a crown, a sole a striking plate and a ribbon extending from a toe to a heel end of the club head, a hollow interior of the hollow body defined by the crown, the sole, the striking plate and the ribbon, the hollow body composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg sheets containing fibers, wherein the hollow body has a volume ranging from 175 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters, wherein the striking plate has a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch; one or more weight strips being embedded in the ribbon, the one or more weight strips composed of a material having a density greater than the plies of pre-preg sheets containing fibers; and a return disposed between the striking plate and the crown directly rearward of the striking plate, the return having a thickness in the range of 0.100 inch to 0.200 inch, and the return having a thickness greater than the thickness of the crown; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution of 0.8 to 0.9.