Claims
- 1. A golf club head formed of at least two pieces including: a golf club head insert and a golf club head body, said golf club head insert being held fast to said golf club head body by a mechanical interlock, said mechanical interlock being formed by applying pressure to a ridge of malleable material to force it into intimate contact with said golf club head insert along a recess thereon.
- 2. A golf club head of claim 1, said golf club head insert being formed of a metallic material in a forging process and said golf club head body being formed of a metallic material in a casting process.
- 3. A golf club head of claim 1, said ridge of malleable material being formed on said golf club head body.
- 4. A golf club head of claim 1, said golf club head insert being formed of a metallic material in a forging process, further being substantially planar or slightly curved having front and back surfaces and a closed loop periphery, and having a recess formed along the periphery of the front surface.
- 5. A golf club head of claim 1, said golf club head body of a metallic material formed in a casting process, further having a face portion which is partially open having an insert seat formed therein said face portion operable for receiving said golf club head insert therein.
- 6. A method of forming a golf club head formed of at least two pieces, a first piece being a golf club head insert and a second piece being a golf club head body, the two pieces being mechanically interlocked together, the method comprising the steps:
- a) forming a recess about a periphery of a golf club head insert;
- b) forming a ridge of malleable material along the edge of a golf club head body insert seat;
- c) placing the insert into the insert seat; and
- d) forcing the malleable material into the recess to hold fast the club head insert to the club head body.
- 7. A method of claim 6 having the additional step of grinding the mechanical interlock to form a smooth transition from the golf club head body to the golf club head insert.
- 8. A method of claim 6, the golf club head insert being a metallic material formed from a forging process and the golf club head body being a metallic material formed from a casting process.
CONTINUING INFORMATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of a previously filed application having a Ser. No. 259,624 and filing date of Jun. 14, 1994; which continues from application having Ser. No. 937,178 filed Aug. 31, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,255,918; which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 897,005, filed Jun. 11, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,261,664; which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 806,348, filed Dec. 13, 1991 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,261,664; which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 549,973, filed Jul. 9, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,383, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 492,973, filed Mar. 13, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,024,437, issued Jun. 18, 1991; which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 364,698, filed Jun. 12, 1989, now abandoned.
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