Patent ID: 6623378
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
A golf club head, comprising:a shell made of composite material having an inner surface and an outer surface, a strike plate/sole plate combination made of metallic material attached to said shell, said strike plate defining an inner surface and an outer surface and forming at least a portion of a crown of the golf club head, said strike plate/sole plate combination defining an outwardly facing first attachment surface generally parallel to and spaced outward from a corresponding portion of said inner surface of said strike plate, at least a portion of the first attachment surface being formed on the crown; said shell defining an inwardly facing second attachment surface generally parallel to and spaced inward from a corresponding portion of said outer surface of said shell, at a portion of said second attachment surface being formed on the crown; said shell further defining a first abutment surface transverse to said outer surface and said inner surface of said shell, said first abutment surface abutting a second abutment surface defined by said strike plate, said second abutment surface transverse to said outer surface and said inner surface of said strike plate.