Patent ID: 8303435

Claim:
A composite face plate for a club-head of a golf club, comprising: a composite lay-up comprising multiple prepreg layers, each prepreg layer comprising at least one resin-impregnated layer of longitudinally extending fibers at a respective orientation, the lay-up having an outer peripheral edge defining an overall size and shape of the lay-up; wherein at least a portion of the layers comprise a plurality of composite panels, each panel comprising a set of one or more prepreg layers, each prepreg layer in the panels having a size and shape that is the same as the overall size and shape of the lay-up; and wherein another portion of the layers comprise a plurality of sets of elongated strips, the strips extending continuously from respective first locations on the peripheral edge to respective second locations on the peripheral edge, the strips defining one or more areas of increased thickness of the lay-up where the strips overlap each other within the lay-up.