Patent ID: 8337325

Claim:
An iron golf club head, comprising: a ball striking face including a front ball striking surface and a single rear surface directly opposite and substantially parallel to the ball striking surface, wherein the rear surface comprises an area contiguous with a perimeter of the golf club head; a sole portion extending rearward from the ball striking face and forming a bottom of the club head, and extending upward from the bottom of the club head to form a lowermost portion of a perimeter weight member and a portion of the rear of the club head, the sole portion and at least a portion of the rear surface defining a cavity that has an open upper portion; an insert element mounted in the cavity, wherein the insert element includes a side surface, wherein at least a portion of the side surface lies immediately adjacent to and contacts the rear surface, an upper surface exposed at the open upper portion of the cavity and an opposite lower surface, wherein the lower surface includes at least a first weight port therein; and a first weight member mounted in the first weight port, wherein the insert element includes a first polymer member in which the first weight port is formed and a second polymer member from which the upper surface formed, wherein the first polymer member is softer than the second polymer member, wherein the second polymer member includes a continuous cover layer which completely covers an upper surface of the first polymer member and prevents exposure of the first polymer member, wherein the side surface has at least a first portion formed by a first side surface of the first polymer member and a second portion formed by a second side surface of the second polymer member, such that the first and second side surfaces combine contiguously to form the side surface of the insert element, and wherein at least a portion of the first side surface and at least a portion of the second side surface lies immediately adjacent to or contacts the rear surface wherein the first polymer member of the insert member is L-shaped and defines a tail portion which is positioned in an upper half of the insert element and below the second polymer member of the insert member, wherein the tail portion extends rearwardly away from the side surface of the insert member that lies immediately adjacent to and contacts the rear surface of the ball striking face, wherein a recess is defined in a top of the lowermost portion of the perimeter weight member, rearward of the cavity, wherein the tail portion is configured to extend over the perimeter weight member and fill the recess defined in the top of the lowermost portion of the perimeter weight member.