Golf Club Head

Abstract

A golf club head with a central body component is disclosed herein. The central body component includes a crown portion and a sole portion. The crown portion is composed of a continuous carbon fiber reinforced epoxy material. The sole portion is composed of a chopped carbon fiber reinforced vinyl ester sheet molding compound material. The central body component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior

We claim as our invention the following: 
     
         1 . A golf club head comprising:
 a face component comprising a return portion that extends laterally rearward from the perimeter of a front wall, wherein the return portion comprises an upper lateral section, a lower lateral section, a heel lateral section and a toe lateral section;   a stiffening member completely located within 1 inch of the front wall, the stiffening member is a wishbone structure;   a central body component comprising
 a crown portion composed of a continuous carbon fiber reinforced epoxy material, wherein the crown portion has a thickness ranging from 0.025 inch to 0.040 inch, 
 a sole portion composed of a chopped carbon fiber reinforced vinyl ester sheet molding compound material, the sole portion having a thickness ranging from 0.040 inch to 0.240 inch, 
 wherein the crown portion is attached to the sole portion, 
 wherein the component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior; 
   an aft-component;   wherein the face component is attached to a front opening of the central body and the aft component is attached to a rear opening of the central body.   
     
     
         2 . The golf club head according to  claim 1  wherein the face component is composed of a metal material. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club head according to  claim 1  wherein the face component is composed of a titanium alloy material. 
     
     
         4 . The golf club head according to  claim 1  wherein the aft-component is composed of a metal material.