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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
James M. Murphy, Oceanside, CA (US);
Herbert Reyes, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Robert S. Gonczi, Oceanside, CA (US);
Donald A. Bistline, Vista, CA (US);
Andrew J. Goodjohn, Vista, CA (US);
James C. Wenck, Carlsbad, CA (US);
James A. Nycum, San Marcos, CA (US);
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a preform component for a golf club head composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material is disclosed herein. The preform component is preferably a face component, a crown component or a sole component, composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material. The apparatus preferably has a plunger head attached to a pneumatic cylinder for compressing the plies of pre-preg sheets within a mold cavity configured to define a preform component.