Internally pressurized golf club face

Abstract

A golf club head having a dual wall internally pressurized face plate and an apparatus for varying the pressurization thereof.

1 . A golf club head comprising: 
 a sole plate secured to a dual wall faceplate having a strike wall and a back wall separated by an internally pressurizable cavity.    
   
   
       2 . The golf club head of  claim 1  wherein said golf club head further comprises: 
 a valve providing access to pressurize the cavity between said strike wall and said back wall of said face plate.    
   
   
       3 . The golf club head of  claim 1  wherein said valve is positioned at the toe of said golf club head.  
   
   
       4 . The golf club head of  claim 1  further comprising a hozel secured to said back wall of said faceplate, said hozel including a valve interconnecting said hozel and the cavity.  
   
   
       5 . The golf club head of  claim 1  wherein said dual wall faceplate is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of steel, stainless steel, titanium, and similar metallic materials.  
   
   
       6 . The golf club head of  claim 1  wherein said dual wall faceplate is secured to a sole plate, said dual wall faceplate and said sole plate are formed from a material selected from the group consisting of steel, stainless steel, titanium, and similar metallic materials.  
   
   
       7 . The golf club head of  claim 1  wherein said strike wall has a thickness of between 0.1 mm to 6.0 mm.  
   
   
       8 . The golf club head of  claim 7  wherein back wall is thicker than said strike wall.  
   
   
       9 . The golf club head of  claim 7  wherein said metallic assembly is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of steel, stainless steel, titanium, and similar metallic materials.  
   
   
       10 . The golf club head of  claim 1  wherein said back wall has a thickness of between 0.1 mm to 6.0 mm.  
   
   
       11 . The golf club head of  claim 1  wherein said internally pressurizable cavity has a thickness of between 0.1 mm to 6.0 mm.  
   
   
       12 . A golf club head comprising: 
 a dual wall faceplate, having a strike wall having a thickness of between 0.1 mm to 6.0 mm and a back wall having a thickness of between 0.1 mm to 6.0 mm, said strike wall and back wall separated by an internal cavity having a cross sectional thickness of between 0.1 mm to 6.0 mm;    a sole plate;    a hozel; and    a top, wherein said sole plate, hozel and said top are secured to said dual wall faceplate.    
   
   
       13 . The golf club head of  claim 12  wherein said sole plate, hozel, dual wall faceplate are formed from a material selected from the group consisting of steel, stainless steel and titanium.  
   
   
       14 . The golf club head of  claim 12  wherein said golf club head further comprises: 
 a valve providing access to pressurize said cavity between said strike wall and said back wall of said face plate.