Patent ID: 7128663

Claim:
An iron-type golf club comprising a perimeter weighted golf club head comprising a club face which includes a hitting surface, a heel, a toe, and a sole extending generally between said heel and said toe, a frame that is located behind at least a portion of said club face, wherein at least a portion of said frame is at least partially tubular, and said at least partially tubular portion of said frame is substantially hollow in that it is free of any weighting material inside, wherein the cross-section of said at least partially tubular portion defines an arc that is greater than 180° and the substantially hollow inside of said at least partially tubular portion extends from a portion of said club head that lies between the heel and the toe of the club head toward the toe of said club head and terminates inwardly of the toe of said club head and comprises an at least partially tubular bottom portion which has an axis and a height, and said axis is oriented generally parallel to said club face and substantially all of the height of said at least partially tubular bottom portion is disposed vertically between a point on the back surface of the club head that corresponds with the center of the club face and the sole of the club head when the sole of the club head is placed on the ground.