| US 7,507,168 B2 | ||
| Golf club head | ||
| I-Nan Chou, Kaohsiung Hsien (Taiwan); Tai-Kung Liu, Kaohsiung (Taiwan); Chieh-Fu Tseng, Kaohsiung (Taiwan); Chang-Horng Lai, Kaohsiung (Taiwan); and Yuan-Jen Hou, Faohsiung Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Assigned to Advanced International Multitech Co., Ltd., Kaohsiung (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 01, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/680,734. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0214322 A1, Sep. 04, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 473—346 [473/348; 473/349] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A golf club head comprising:
a metallic hollow head body having a front striking face, a rear side opposite to said front striking face, a top side, and
an opening formed at said top side;
a metal plate formed as a separate piece from said hollow head body, said metal plate being fixed to said hollow head body
and covering said opening; and
a compression resistant plate glued to an inner surface of said metal plate and spanning said opening, said compression resistant
plate having a specific gravity less than that of said hollow head body,
whereby a center of gravity of the golf club head is lowered,
wherein said compression resistant plate has a rib projecting inwardly from said compression resistant plate, spanning said
opening, and extending in a front-to-rear direction.
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