Patent ID: 7041005

Claim:
A golf club head, comprising: a strike plate comprised of titanium; a sole plate comprised of titanium and coupled to the strike plate; a crown portion comprised of titanium and coupled to the strike plate, the crown portion having an outer surface, an inner surface, an outwardly facing attachment surface generally parallel to and disposed between the inner and outer surfaces of the crown portion, and a first abutment surface extending between the attachment surface and the outer surface of the crown portion, wherein the first abutment surface is substantially normal to the outer surface of the crown portion; and a shell comprised of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy and coupled to the crown portion, the shell having an outer surface, an inner facing surface, and a second abutment surface extending between the outer and inner facing surfaces of the shell, wherein the second abutment surface is substantially normal to the outer surface of the shell; wherein the attachment surface extends along an entire periphery of the shell, the attachment surface is bonded to the inner facing surface of the shell, the first abutment surface is connected to the second abutment surface, and the attachment surface is at least four times as wide as a thickness of the shell.