Patent ID: 7066832

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a body having a toe portion, a heel portion, a sole portion, and a crown portion, together defining an opening; a striking plate disposed at the opening, the striking plate having a striking surface, a rear surface opposed to the striking surface and defining a thickness therebetween, and a periphery; wherein the periphery has a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge; a balance point disposed in a central region of the striking surface, a first thickness profile extending between the balance point and the first edge, a second thickness profile extending between the balance point and the second edge, a third thickness profile extending between the balance point and the third edge, and a fourth thickness profile extending between the balance point and the fourth edge; wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth thickness profiles includes a first region encompassing the periphery of the striking plate, a second region disposed between the first region and the balance point, and a third region disposed between the second region and the balance point; wherein each of the third and fourth thickness profiles has a maximum second region thickness at least 1.5 times greater than a minimum first region thickness; wherein each of the first and second thickness profiles has a second region thickness that is less than the maximum second region thickness of the third and fourth thickness profiles and greater than or equal to the minimum first region thickness; and wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth thickness profiles has a third region thickness that is less than the maximum second region thickness of the third and fourth thickness profiles and greater than the minimum first region thickness.