Patent ID: 7815519

Claim:
An insert for temporary attachment to a body portion of a golf club head, the body portion composed of a first material having a heel end, a toe end, a sole, a forward surface, an upper surface, and a rear surface, wherein the forward surface of the body portion includes raised portions proximal the heel and toe ends and a first recessed portion intermediate the heel and toe ends, the first recessed portion being defined by a first near side wall adjacent the heel end, a first far side wall adjacent the toe end and a first recessed surface extending between the first near side wall and the first far side wall, the upper surface of the body portion comprising raised portions proximal the heel and toe ends and a second recessed portion intermediate the heel and toe ends, the second recessed portion being defined by a second near side wall adjacent the heel end, a second far side wall adjacent the toe end and a second recessed surface extending between the second near side wall and the second far side wall; the insert comprising: an insert body member formed of a second material, the insert body member being temporarily attached to the body portion with an inner surface of the insert body member disposed adjacent the first and second recessed surfaces, the insert body member having a vertical flange portion with an outer surface extending between the raised portions of the forward surface and a horizontal flange portion extending between the raised portions of the upper surface of the body portion, the insert body member cooperating with the body portion to form a substantially continuous, substantially flat front striking surface and a substantially continuous top rail surface.