Ex Parte Shimazaki et al - Page 2

                Appeal 2007-1676                                                                                
                Application 10/439,183                                                                          
                                              INTRODUCTION                                                      
                       The claims are directed to a golf club head.  Claims 1 and 11 are                        
                illustrative:                                                                                   
                1. A golf club head comprising:                                                                 
                       a metal head body defining a hollow portion and an opening portion,                      
                       the metal head body comprising a sole portion and a back portion; and                    
                       a metal piece joined to the opening portion,                                             
                       wherein the metal piece includes tungsten alloy, and                                     
                       the following compositions based on the total weight of the metal                        
                       piece:                                                                                   
                       tungsten in a range of 28wt% - 32wt%;                                                    
                       iron in a range of 45wt% - 49wt%;                                                        
                       nickel in a range of 15wt% - 17wt%; and copper in a range of lwt% -                      
                       3wt%; and                                                                                
                       wherein the sum of amount of tungsten, iron, nickel and copper in the                    
                       metal piece is in a range of 93wt% to 98wt%,                                             
                       wherein the metal head body is made of stainless steel, and                              
                       wherein the metal piece is directly welded to the metal head body and                    
                       wherein the metal piece extends generally from a vicinity of a central                   
                       portion of the sole portion or from a vicinity of a rear of a center of                  
                       the sole portion or from a vicinity of the metal head body that is                       
                       rearward of the sole portion to a side wall of a back portion of the                     
                       metal head body.                                                                         





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