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Golf club head having a tensile pre-stressed face plate

  • US 5,931,746 A
  • Filed: 04/20/1998
  • Issued: 08/03/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A golf club head for use with a golf club comprising a body, a planar face element engaged to said body and spaced therefrom, and a rim formed about an exterior surface of said body adjacent a portion thereof, and adapted to engage said face element, wherein said face element, at least in its central area, is in a substantially, tensile, pre-stressed condition engaging said body, adapted to stiffen said face element and reduce the indentation of the same during its impact with a ball during play.

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