Claims
- 1. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a hollow interior and composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material, the body having a striking plate, a crown, a sole with a bottom portion and a ribbon, the body having a volume ranging from 200 cubic centimeters to 450 cubic centimeters and a mass ranging from 80 grams to 120 grams; and a plurality of weight members embedded between the plurality of plies of pre-preg material in the ribbon, each of the plurality of weight members is composed of a polymer material integrated with a metal material, each of the plurality of weight members having a density ranging from 5 grams per cubic centimeters to 20 grams per cubic centimeters, the plurality of weight members having a combined mass ranging from 40 grams to 70 grams; wherein the golf club head has a mass ranging from 170 grams to 250 grams.
- 2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of weight members comprises a toe weight member, a heel weight member and a center weight member.
- 3. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein each of the weight members is composed of a polyurethane material integrated with tungsten.
- 4. The golf club head according to claim 3 wherein each of the weight members is composed of from 60 to 95 volume percent polyurethane and from 40 to 5 volume percent tungsten.
- 5. The golf club head according to claim 3 wherein each of the weight members is composed of from 10 to 25 weight percent polyurethane and from 90 to 75 weight percent tungsten.
- 6. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein each of the weight members is composed of a polyurethane material integrated with copper.
- 7. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the club head has a volume ranging from 300 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters.
- 8. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of weight members comprises a plurality of parallel weight strips that extend from the toe end of the ribbon to the heel end of the ribbon.
- 9. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a hollow interior and composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material, the body having a striking plate, a crown, a sole with a bottom portion and a ribbon with an upper wall and a lower wall, the body having a volume ranging from 300 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters and a mass ranging from 90 grams to 115 grams; and a plurality of weight members embedded between the plurality of plies of pre-preg material in the upper wall of the ribbon, each of the plurality of weight members is composed of a polyurethane material integrated with tungsten, each of the plurality of weight members having a density ranging from 5 grams per cubic centimeter to 10 grams per cubic centimeter, the plurality of weight members having a combined mass ranging from 40 grams to 60 grams; wherein the golf club head has a mass ranging from 170 grams to 220 grams.
- 10. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a hollow interior and composed of a plurality plies of pre-preg material, the body having a striking plate, a crown, a sole with a bottom portion and a ribbon with an upper wall and a lower wall, the body having a volume ranging from 300 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters and a mass ranging from 90 grams to 115 grams; three weight members embedded between the plurality of plies of pre-preg material in the upper wall of the ribbon, each of the three weight members is composed of a polyurethane material integrated with tungsten, each of the three weight members has a density ranging from 5 grams per cubic centimeter to 10 grams per cubic centimeter, the three weight members having a combined mass ranging from 40 grams to 60 grams; a sole plate composed of a metal material attached to the bottom portion of the sole; and an internal tube disposed within the hollow interior of the body, the internal tube having a bore for receiving a shaft through an aperture in the crown; wherein the golf club head has a mass ranging from 170 grams to 220 grams.
- 11. A golf club head comprising:
a body having a hollow interior and composed of a plurality of layers of plies of pre-preg material, the body having a striking plate, a crown, a sole with a bottom portion and a ribbon with an upper wall and a lower wall, the body having a volume ranging from 300 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters and a mass ranging from 90 grams to 115 grams; and a plurality of weight members embedded between the plurality of plies of pre-preg material in the upper wall of the ribbon, each of the plurality of weight members is composed of a polyurethane material integrated with tungsten, each of the plurality of weight members having a density ranging from 5 grams per cubic centimeter to 10 grams per cubic centimeter, the plurality of weight members having a combined mass ranging from 40 grams to 60 grams; wherein the golf club head has a mass ranging from 170 grams to 220 grams and a moment of inertia ranging from 2500 grams-centimeter squared to 3500 grams-centimeter squared about the Izz axis through the center of gravity.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. NO. 09/474,688, filed on Dec. 29, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/958,723, filed on Oct. 23, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,010,411.
Continuation in Parts (2)
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09474688 |
Dec 1999 |
US |
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09947292 |
Sep 2001 |
US |
Parent |
08958723 |
Oct 1997 |
US |
Child |
09474688 |
Dec 1999 |
US |