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US 2018/0001161 A1Published application
Golf club heads with ribs and related methods
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsRyan M. Stokke, Martin R. Jertson
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Abstract
A golf club head comprising a ribbed region on at least one of a heel portion, a toe portion, sole, or crown. The ribbed region comprises a ribbed wall with an interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head, and a ribbed wall exterior facing an exterior of the golf club head. The ribbed region further comprises at least one rib protruding from the ribbed region. The first rib comprises a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib, a first rib interior section located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and a first rib exterior section located at the ribbed wall exterior surface.
Claims20
A golf club head comprising:
- a heel portion comprising a heel end;
- a toe portion comprising a toe end;
- a sole;
- a crown;
- and
- a ribbed region comprising at least part of at least one of the heel portion, the toe portion, the sole, or the crown;
- wherein:
- the ribbed region comprises:
- a ribbed wall comprising:
- a ribbed wall interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head;
- and
- a ribbed wall exterior surface facing an exterior of the golf club head opposite the ribbed wall interior surface;
- and
- one or more ribs protruding from the ribbed wall and comprising:
- a first rib comprising:
- a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib;
- a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length;
- wherein:
- the first rib interior section protrudes past the ribbed wall interior surface throughout the first rib length;
- and
- a first rib exterior section, located at the ribbed wall exterior surface, and extended along the first rib length opposite the first rib interior section;
- wherein:
- the first rib exterior section protrudes past the ribbed wall exterior surface throughout the first rib length;
- the first rib interior section comprises a first rib interior width;
- and
- the first rib exterior section comprises a first rib exterior width;
- wherein:
- the first rib interior width may be greater than the first rib exterior width;
- and
- the first rib exterior width may be greater than the first rib interior width.
27 more elements
A golf club head comprising:
- a heel portion comprising a heel end;
- a toe portion comprising a toe end;
- a sole;
- a crown;
- and
- a ribbed region comprising at least part of at least one of the heel portion, the toe portion, the sole, or the crown;
- wherein:
- the ribbed region comprises:
- a ribbed wall comprising:
- a ribbed wall interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head;
- and
- a ribbed wall exterior surface facing an exterior of the golf club head opposite the ribbed wall interior surface;
- one or more ribs protruding from the ribbed wall and comprising:
- at least a portion of the one or more ribs are arranged in at least one of:
- a parallelogram pattern;
- an isogrid pattern;
- or
- one or more polygonal shapes comprising:
- triangles;
- pentagrams;
- and
- hexagons;
- and
- a first rib comprising:
- a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib;
- a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length;
- wherein:
- the first rib interior section protrudes past the ribbed wall interior surface throughout the first rib length;
- and
- a first rib exterior section, located at the ribbed wall exterior surface, and extended along the first rib length opposite the first rib interior section;
- wherein:
- the first rib exterior section protrudes past the ribbed wall exterior surface throughout the first rib length.
29 more elements
A golf club head comprising:
- a heel portion comprising a heel end;
- a toe portion comprising a toe end;
- a sole;
- a crown;
- and
- a ribbed region comprising at least part of at least one of the heel portion, the toe portion, the sole, or the crown;
- wherein:
- the ribbed region comprises:
- a ribbed wall comprising:
- a ribbed wall interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head;
- and
- a ribbed wall exterior surface facing an exterior of the golf club head opposite the ribbed wall interior surface;
- and
- one or more ribs protruding from the ribbed wall and comprising:
- a first rib comprising:
- a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib;
- a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length;
- wherein:
- the first rib interior section protrudes past the ribbed wall interior surface throughout the first rib length;
- a first rib exterior section, located at the ribbed wall exterior surface, and extended along the first rib length opposite the first rib interior section;
- wherein:
- the first rib exterior section protrudes past the ribbed wall exterior surface throughout the first rib length;
- and
- the first rib interior sections and the first rib exterior sections can be collinear to each other, and
- the first rib interior sections and the first rib exterior sections can be offset from each other.
22 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.