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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1999
Hiroyuki Ezawa, Fuchu, JP;
Toshiki Oonaka, Shinminato, JP;
Sadayoshi Furusawa, Shinminato, JP;
Shingo Nomura, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Iihara, Tokyo, JP;
G.P.S. Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hollow golf club head made of a metallic material. The golf club head has a three piece structure of a main head body, face and crown. The main head body and the crown are formed by casting or press-forming, the face is formed by press-forming, and these are joined together by welding. The metallic material used is selected from a steel material group of martensite deposition hardening-type stainless steel, maraging steel, and maraging stainless steel. Only a material having a specific gravity of 7.07 or higher is used, and the head body has a volume of 280-320 cc and a weight of 180-205 g. The golf club head enables increasing the meet rate, has design freedom, exhibits excellent processability, and can be manufactured at a low cost.