Patent ID: 6676536
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A wood-type golf club head comprising:a face component having a return portion and a striking plate portion, the return portion extending a distance ranging 0.25 inch to 1.5 inches from a perimeter of the striking plate portion, the face component composed of a metal material; and the aft-body having a crown portion and a sole portion, the crown portion having a crown undercut portion with a leading edge and the sole portion having an undercut portion with a leading edge, the leading edge of the crown undercut portion positioned from an interior surface of the striking plate of the face component a distance ranging from 0.100 inch to 0.500 inch, the leading edge of the sole undercut portion positioned from an interior surface of the striking plate of the face component a distance ranging from 0.100 inch to 0.550 inch, the return portion of the face component overlapping a section of the crown undercut portion for attachment of the face component to the aft-body, and the leading edge of the crown undercut portion positioned under the return portion, the return portion of the face component overlapping a section of the sole undercut portion for attachment of the face component to the aft-body, and the leading edge of the sole undercut portion positioned under the return portion.