Golf club head
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a face plate made of a first metal material and having a front side which serves as a hitting surface, and a rear side which is provided with a plurality of angularly spaced positioning pieces that extend radially outward from a peripheral edge of said face plate, said rear side of said face plate being further provided with a plurality of elongated reinforcing strips, each of which has a rearwardly protruding intermediate curved portion; and
a head body made of a second metal material which has a melting point lower than that of said first metal material, said head body having a front portion with a front surface, said face plate being embedded in said front portion of said head body such that said hitting surface of said face plate is flush with said front surface of said front portion;
whereby, said head body encloses each of said positioning pieces and said reinforcing strips during molding of said head body to result in a durable connection between said head body and said face plate.
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a face plate and a head body. The face plate is made of a first metal material and has a front side which serves as a hitting surface, and a rear side which is provided with a plurality of angularly spaced positioning pieces that extend radially outward from a peripheral edge of the face plate. The rear side of the face plate is further provided with a plurality of elongated reinforcing strips, each of which has a rearwardly protruding intermediate curved portion. The head body is made of a second metal material which has a melting point that is lower than that of the first metal material. The head body has a front portion with a front surface. The face plate is embedded in the front portion of the head body such that the hitting surface of the face plate is flush with the front surface of the front portion. The head body encloses each of the positioning pieces and the reinforcing strips during molding of the head body to result in a durable connection between the head body and the face plate.
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5 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a face plate made of a first metal material and having a front side which serves as a hitting surface, and a rear side which is provided with a plurality of angularly spaced positioning pieces that extend radially outward from a peripheral edge of said face plate, said rear side of said face plate being further provided with a plurality of elongated reinforcing strips, each of which has a rearwardly protruding intermediate curved portion; and a head body made of a second metal material which has a melting point lower than that of said first metal material, said head body having a front portion with a front surface, said face plate being embedded in said front portion of said head body such that said hitting surface of said face plate is flush with said front surface of said front portion; whereby, said head body encloses each of said positioning pieces and said reinforcing strips during molding of said head body to result in a durable connection between said head body and said face plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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