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US 8,409,030 B2Granted
Golf club head having ribs
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Henry Hoffman, Matthew David Johnson, Joshua J. Dipert
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Abstract
Described herein are embodiments of a golf club head having at least one rib with an external portion. For example, according to one embodiment, a wood-type golf club head includes a body that has at least one wall defining an interior cavity. The golf club head further includes at least one rib projecting from the at least one wall. The at least one rib can include an internal portion located within the interior cavity and an external portion located without the interior cavity.
Claims19
A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
- a body comprising at least one of a crown portion, a sole portion and a skirt portion, the body defining an interior cavity;
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- at least one rib projecting from one or more of the crown portion, the sole portion and the skirt portion, the at least one rib comprising an internal portion located within the interior cavity and an external portion located outside of the interior cavity, the internal portion of the at least one rib comprises at least a first internal portion located entirely within the interior cavity and the external portion having a region being located only entirely outside of the interior cavity,
- wherein the body comprises an internal surface and an external surface, the external surface defining at least one curved portion, and wherein the external portion of the at least one rib projects from the curved portion.
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A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
- a body comprising at least one of a crown portion, a sole portion and a skirt portion and having an interior surface defining an interior cavity and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, the exterior surface having at least one recessed area;
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- at least one rib projecting from one or more of the crown portion, the sole portion and the skirt portion and extending from the exterior surface outwardly away from the interior surface,
- wherein at least one external portion of the at least one rib is positioned within the at least one recessed area and an internal portion of the at least one rib is positioned within an interior cavity and extending from the interior surface inwardly away from the exterior surface toward the interior cavity, wherein each exterior portion positioned within the recessed area defines a curved profile smoothly adjoined with adjacent external surface areas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.