# US 10,245,483 B2 · Golf club head

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- Number: US 10,245,483 B2
- Document ID: US10245483B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/896,467
- Filed: 2018-02-14
- Published: 2018-09-20
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2017-03-16
- Assignees: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Tomonori Kitagawa; Wataru Ban
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245483B2

## CPC

- A63B 53/0466: {wood-type}
- A63B 53/04: Heads
- A63B 53/0433: {with special sole configurations}
- A63B 53/045: {Strengthening ribs}
- A63B 53/0454: {Strengthening ribs on the rear surface of the impact face plate}
- A63B 53/08: with special arrangements for obtaining a variable impact
- A63B 2053/0491: {with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable}
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

A golf club head includes a face, a sole, an attachment member, an attachment part, and a rib. The face includes a ball-striking surface. The sole defines the bottom of the golf club head. The attachment member is attachable to the attachment part. The rib is formed on the internal surface of the golf club head, and at least partially surrounds the attachment part.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A golf club head comprising:
a face including a ball-striking surface;
a sole defining a bottom of the golf club head;
an attachment member;
an attachment part to which the attachment member is attachable; and
a rib formed on an internal surface of the golf club head,
wherein the rib is spaced apart from the attachment part, and
wherein the rib extends so as to wholly surround the attachment part.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rib includes a portion that extends beyond a vibration region of a first-order vibration mode of the golf club head.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rib includes a first portion that wholly surrounds the attachment part and a second portion that extends from the first portion in a direction away from the attachment part.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rib includes a plurality of ribs.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The golf club head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rib is shaped as any one of an ellipse, a teardrop and a polygon.

### Claim 6

A golf club head comprising:
a face including a ball-striking surface;
a sole defining a bottom of the golf club head;
an attachment member;
an attachment part to which the attachment member is attachable; and
a rib formed on an internal surface of the golf club head, the rib at least partially surrounding the attachment part,
wherein the rib includes a first rib and a second rib that are arranged so as to be parallel to each other with a predetermined space between the first and second ribs.