Patent ID: 6117023
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf club head comprising:a head main body with a front surface,the front surface suitable for receiving a face plate of thickness A, said front surface having three surfaces in a stepped relationship with each of said three surfaces successively recessed from the preceding surface, said three surfaces including,an outer surface forming the exterior surface of the front surface;an inner peripheral surface recessed a distance B from the outer surface andhaving a length S, the distance between the outer surface and said face plate,an inner brim surface, for contacting said face plate,recessed a distance A-B at a right angle from said inner peripheral surface;said face plate having thickness A inserted into said front surface and directly contacting said inner brim surface of said front surface; anda caulking member, made of a material which can be plastically deformed, contacting said inner peripheral surface and inserted between said outer surface of said front surface and said face plate so as to secure said face plate in said front surface;wherein said distance B, the distance which said inner peripheral surface is recessed from said outer surface, is within the range of 0.3 A to 0.7 A.