Golf club
First Claim
1. A golf club head having a face, sole, crown, heel and toe, the club head comprising:
- a face component having surfaces defining the face, a sole return portion, a crown return portion, a toe return portion, and a heel return portion; and
a rear shell joined to the face component at the sole return portion, crown return portion, toe return portion and heel return portion, the rear shell comprising at least in part a polymeric material;
wherein the rear shell is joined to the face component by one or more of a crown insert, sole insert or skirt insert, the one or more inserts being overmolded by the rear shell and creating a discontinuity between the face component and rear shell to form a channel.
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Abstract
In one embodiment the golf club head includes three main components, a frame component, a rear cap component, and a striking plate.
In another embodiment the club head may also comprise a front component, which is manufactured as a single unitary piece, and a rear cap component. The front component may also be overmolded by a thermoplastic polymeric outer portion which may or may not cover the striking face and which provides additional reinforcement at the load bearing sections of the club head and allows a more facile connection to the rear cap component.
In another embodiment, a club head having a main body, crown insert, sole insert and metal face plate frame is formed by forming the sole insert and crown insert from a polymeric material using a thermoforming or thermosetting process and then injection molding the main body over the sole insert, crown insert and metal face plate frame.
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4 Claims
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1. A golf club head having a face, sole, crown, heel and toe, the club head comprising:
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a face component having surfaces defining the face, a sole return portion, a crown return portion, a toe return portion, and a heel return portion; and a rear shell joined to the face component at the sole return portion, crown return portion, toe return portion and heel return portion, the rear shell comprising at least in part a polymeric material; wherein the rear shell is joined to the face component by one or more of a crown insert, sole insert or skirt insert, the one or more inserts being overmolded by the rear shell and creating a discontinuity between the face component and rear shell to form a channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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