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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan Hocknell, Cardiff, CA (US);
J. Andrew Galloway, Escondido, CA (US);
Richard C. Helmstetter, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ronald C. Boyce, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 5/304 ; A63B 5/306 ; A63B 5/308 ; B21B 1/46 ; B21B 1/322 ; C22F 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 5/304 ; A63B 5/306 ; A63B 5/308 ; B21B 1/46 ; B21B 1/322 ; C22F 1/18 ;
Abstract
A method for producing a forged striking plate for a golf club is disclosed herein. The forging process involves multiple heating and pressing of a metal bar to obtain a final face member configuration. The heating of the metal bar is performed at temperatures below 1000° C. for less than twenty minutes. The final face member configuration has a striking plate with regions of variable thickness. The metal bar is preferably composed of a forged titanium material.