Golf club head
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1. A golf club head having a volume of at least 200 cc, comprising:
- a body having a crown, a skirt, and a sole, the body defining a front opening;
a face insert having at least a portion comprising prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight of less than 100 g/m2, the face insert closing the front opening of the body; and
a metallic cap adhesively attached to the prepreg plies;
wherein the face insert'"'"'s total thickness is within a range of about 1 mm to about 8 mm, the golf club head having a coefficient of restitution of at least 0.79; and
wherein the thickness of the prepreg plies is about 3.5 mm or less and the metallic cap'"'"'s thickness is about 0.5 mm or less.
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Abstract
A golf club head comprising a body and a face insert is provided. The body defines a front opening, and the face insert is attached at and closes the front opening. The face insert comprises prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight of less than 100 g/m2. The face insert further includes a layer of textured film that is co-cured with the prepreg plies to form a front surface of the face insert. The face insert may alternatively include a metallic cap on the front surface of the face insert instead of the layer of textured film. The face insert'"'"'s total thickness is within a range of about 1 mm to about 8 mm.
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1. A golf club head having a volume of at least 200 cc, comprising:
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a body having a crown, a skirt, and a sole, the body defining a front opening; a face insert having at least a portion comprising prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight of less than 100 g/m2, the face insert closing the front opening of the body; and a metallic cap adhesively attached to the prepreg plies; wherein the face insert'"'"'s total thickness is within a range of about 1 mm to about 8 mm, the golf club head having a coefficient of restitution of at least 0.79; and wherein the thickness of the prepreg plies is about 3.5 mm or less and the metallic cap'"'"'s thickness is about 0.5 mm or less.
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2. A golf club head having a volume of at least 200 cc, comprising:
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a body having a crown, a skirt, and a sole the body defining a front opening; a face insert having at least a portion comprising prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight of less than 100 g/m2, the face insert closing the front opening of the body; and a layer of textured film co-cured with the prepreg plies, the layer of textured film thereby forming a front surface of the face insert; wherein the face insert'"'"'s total thickness is within a range of about 1 mm to about 8 mm, the golf club head having a coefficient of restitution of at least 0.79. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A golf club head comprising:
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a body defining a front opening; a face insert comprising prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight of less than 100 g/m2, the face insert attached at and closing the front opening of the body; and a layer of textured film co-cured with the prepreg plies, the layer of textured film forming a front surface of the face insert; wherein the face insert'"'"'s total thickness is within a range of about 1 mm to about 8 mm. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining a front opening; a face insert comprising a front surface, a side edge, and prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight of less than 100 g/m2, the face insert attached at and closing the front opening of the body; and a cap covering at least a portion of the face insert and extending across a substantial portion of the front surface; wherein the face insert'"'"'s total thickness is within a range of about 1 mm to about 8 mm.
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7. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining a front opening; a face insert comprising a front surface, a side edge, and prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight of less than 100 g/m2, the face insert attached at and closing the front opening of the body; and a cap covering at least a portion of the face insert and extending across at least a portion of the front surface; wherein the face insert'"'"'s total thickness is within a range of about 1 mm to about 8 mm; and wherein the cap is comprised of a metallic material and has a thickness of less than 0.5 mm.
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8. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining a front opening; a face insert comprising a front surface, a side edge, and prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight of less than 100 g/m2, the face insert attached at and closing the front opening of the body; and a cap covering at least a portion of the face insert and extending across at least a portion of the front surface; wherein the face insert'"'"'s total thickness is within a range of about 1 mm to about 8 mm; and wherein the cap is comprised of a metallic material and has a thickness of less than 0.3 mm.
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9. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining a front opening and comprising an annular ledge extending around a periphery of the front opening; and a face insert comprising prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight of less than 100 g/m2, the face insert coupled to the annular ledge and closing the front opening of the body; wherein the annular ledge has a width extending towards the center of the front opening, and wherein the width is within a range of about 3 mm to about 6 mm; and wherein the face insert'"'"'s total thickness is within a range of about 1 mm to about 8 mm.
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