Patent ID: 7112147
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a golf club comprising: providing a club head body composed of a first material, the club head body having a rear surface and a front face with a cavity formed therein, the cavity being defined by a bottom wall and a side wall, the club head body further comprising a plurality of apertures passing from the cavity through the bottom wall thereof to the rear surface; providing a face insert composed of a second material, the face insert comprising a body having a front surface, a back surface and a lateral surface; applying an adhesive layer to one of the bottom wall of the cavity and the back surface of the face insert; pressing the face insert into the cavity so that the adhesive layer contacts the bottom wall of the cavity and the back surface of the face insert further pressing the face insert into the cavity so that the adhesive layer is extruded through said plurality of apertures and any air trapped between the face insert and the bottom wall of the cavity escapes through said plurality of apertures and said face insert is attached to said club head body solely by the adhesive and without the use of mechanical fasteners; wherein the face insert has a second cavity formed in the back surface thereof, said second cavity being defined by a perimeter surface and a planar bottom surface, and further comprising installing a cavity insert in the second cavity.