Patent ID: 7140974
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club head, comprising: a body having a top, a sole, a toe end, a heel end, and a forward wall, the forward wall defining a front opening, the body further having a face support disposed about the front opening, the face support having portions proximate to the top, the toe end, and the heel end, the face support including a peripheral member extending rearward from the forward wall for a length between about 3 mm and 30 mm, measured from a forward surface of the forward wall, the peripheral member having a thickness between about 0.5 mm and 2.5 mm, and a rear member extending inward from the peripheral member, with respect to the front opening, for a length of at least about 2 mm and no more than about 25 mm, the rear member having a thickness between about 0.5 mm and 2.5 mm; and a face plate received by the face support.