Claims
- 1. A golf club head, comprising:a body having a strike surface and a cavity therein, said cavity defined within said strike surface; a strike face insert having a first layer and a second layer mated together; and at least one projection extending from said first layer, wherein said at least one projection includes a raised border extending around an outside edge of said first layer and surrounding said second layer, and wherein said strike face insert is secured into said cavity such that said at least one projection and said second layer are substantially flush with said strike surface and define at least a portion of said strike surface.
- 2. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein an inside periphery of said raised border defines a recess within said first layer configured to receive said second layer, and wherein an outside periphery of said raised border is configured to substantially abut the body within said cavity.
- 3. The golf club head according to claim 2, wherein said strike face insert is secured into said cavity with an adhesive.
- 4. The golf club head according to claim 3, wherein the first and second layers are of different colors and the color of said adhesive is substantially the same as the color of said first layer such that the color of said first layer substantially masks any adhesive that lies between said cavity and strike face insert along the strike surface.
- 5. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein said at least one projection further includes raised indicia extending from the first layer into the second layer.
- 6. The golf club head according to claim 5, wherein an inside periphery of said raised border defines a recess within said first layer configured to receive said second layer and into which said indicia extend, and wherein an outside periphery of said raised border is configured to substantially abut said body within said cavity.
- 7. A golf club head, comprising:a body having a strike surface and a cavity with a sidewall formed therein; a strike face insert having a first layer and a second layer mated together disposed in said cavity, wherein said first and second layers are of different colors; a raised border extending around an outside edge of said first layer, wherein an inside periphery of said raised border defines a recess within said first layer configured to receive said second layer, and wherein an outside periphery of said raised border is configured to substantially abut the side wall of said cavity; and raised indicia formed on said first layer extending into said recess and being received in said second layer, wherein said strike face insert is secured into said cavity such that said indicia and border and said second layer are exposed at the strike surface.
- 8. The golf club head according to claim 7, wherein said indica, border and second layer are substantially flush with said strike surface and define at least a portion of said strike surface.
- 9. The golf club head according to claim 7, wherein said strike face insert is secured into said cavity with an adhesive.
- 10. The golf club head according to claim 9, wherein the color of said adhesive is substantially the same color as said first layer, such that the color of said first layer substantially masks any adhesive that fills between said cavity and the outer periphery of said border at the strike surface.
- 11. The golf club head according to claim 7, wherein said first layer and said second layer are mated together with an adhesive to form said strike face insert.
- 12. The golf club head according to claim 11, wherein the color of said adhesive is substantially the same color as the color of one of said layers such that the color of one of said layers substantially masks any adhesive that fills between said first layer and said second layer at the strike surface.
- 13. The golf club head according to claim 11, wherein the color of said adhesive is substantially the same color as said first layer, such that the color of said first layer substantially masks any adhesive that fills between said first layer and said second layer.
- 14. The golf club head according to claim 7, wherein said first layer and said second layer are mated together by molding said second layer into said recess of said first layer.
- 15. The golf club head according to claim 7, wherein said first layer and said second layer are mated together with a heat weld.
- 16. A golf club head, comprising:a body having a strike surface and a cavity therein, said cavity defined within said strike surface; a strike face insert having a first layer and a second layer mated together, wherein said first and second layers are of different colors, said strike face insert being secured in said cavity with both said first and second layers having exposed surfaces that are flush with said strike surface and present at least one seam between said first layer, second layer and body at said strike surface; and an adhesive securing said second layer to at least one of said first layer and said body, said adhesive extending to and being exposed at said at least one seam, said adhesive having a color the same as one of said layers such that said adhesive exposed at said at least one seam blends in appearance with one of said layers.
- 17. The golf club head according to claim 16, including:a raised border extending around an outside edge of said first layer, wherein an inside periphery of said raised border defines a recess within said first layer configured and dimensioned to receive said second layer, and wherein an outside periphery of said raised boarder is configured to substantially abut said body in the cavity; and raised indicia extending into said recess, wherein said strike face insert is secured into said cavity such that said indicia, boarder and second layer are substantially flush with said strike surface and define at least a portion of said strike surface.
- 18. A method of making a golf club head with a strike face insert, said method comprising:forming a first layer with at least one projection extending therefrom including a border formed around one side of said first layer; forming a second layer configured to mate with said first layer; applying adhesive between the first and second layers; and placing the second layer within the border of the first layer; mating said first and said second layer together, thereby forming said strike face insert; securing said strike face insert into a cavity in the golf club head; machining off the strike face including the insert to reveal said at least one projection such that said at least one projection, said second layer and said strike surface are all substantially flush.
- 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein said applying step comprises applying adhesive up to the edges of at least one said layer.
- 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein said first layer is a first color, said second layer is a second color and said adhesive is a color substantially the same as said first color, such that said border masks adhesive which moves out between the first and second layers.
- 21. The method according to claim 18, wherein the step of securing comprises applying adhesive between said first layer and said club head.
- 22. The method according to claim 18, said at least one projection includes indicia formed within said border.
- 23. The golf club head according to claim 16, wherein said first layer comprises a raised indicia that extends into said second layer.
- 24. The golf club head according to claim 23, wherein said second layer comprises a recess having a thin portion to receive said raised indicia of said first layer with said raised indicia abutting said thin portion when said strike face insert is secured into said cavity.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation in part of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/001,812, filed Dec. 31, 1997 issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,924,939 and titled “Golf Club Head With A Strike Face Having A First Insert Within A Second Insert,” which is a continuation in part of co-pending application Ser. No. 08/711,974, filed Sep. 10, 1996 now abandoned, and titled “Rubber Composition For Golf Putter Face Insert And Golf Putter Comprising Said Rubber Insert.”
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