Patent ID: RE42544

Claim:
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 at least one of 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.