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US 9,314,676 B2Granted
Golf club heads with ribs and related methods
AssigneeKarsten Manufacutring Corporation
InventorsEric V. Cole, Martin R. Jertson
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Abstract
A golf club head including a first rib protruding from a rib surface of the body. The first rib comprises a first and second rib end and a first, second, and third rib portion. The third rib portion is located between the first rib portion and the second rib portion. The first, second and third rib portions include a first, second and third rib portion dimension, where the first and second rib portion dimensions are greater than the third rib portion dimension.
Claims21
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a heel end, a toe end, a crown, a sole, a front end, and a rear end;
- and
- at least one of a skirt or a hosel;
- and
- a first rib protruding from a rib surface of the body;
- wherein:
- the first rib comprises:
- first and second first-rib ends opposite each other;
- and
- first, second, and third first-rib portions protruded from the rib surface of the body;
- the first first-rib portion is located between the first first-rib end and the third first-rib portion;
- the second first-rib portion is located between the second first-rib end and the third first-rib portion;
- the first first-rib portion comprises a first first-rib dimension comprising one of:
- a first first-rib height substantially orthogonal to the rib surface when the first first-rib dimension comprises the first first-rib height;
- or
- a first first-rib thickness substantially orthogonal to the first first-rib height;
- the second first-rib portion comprises a second first-rib dimension comprising one of:
- a second first-rib height substantially orthogonal to the rib surface when the first first-rib dimension comprises the first first-rib height;
- or
- a second first-rib thickness substantially orthogonal to the second first-rib height when the first first-rib dimension comprises the first first-rib thicknesses;
- the third first-rib portion comprises a third first-rib dimension comprising one of:
- a third first-rib height substantially orthogonal to the rib surface when the first first-rib dimension comprises the first first-rib height;
- or
- a third first-rib thickness substantially orthogonal to the third first-rib height when the first first-rib dimension comprises the first first-rib thicknesses;
- the rib surface comprises a first high amplitude zone at a first one of the crown, the sole, or the skirt;
- the third first-rib dimension is located at the first high amplitude zone;
- the first and second first-rib dimensions are located outside the first high amplitude zone;
- and
- the first and second first-rib dimensions are greater than the third first-rib dimension.
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A method comprising:
- providing a body of a golf club head, the body comprising:
- a heel end, a toe end, a crown, a sole, a front end, and a rear end;
- and
- at least one of a skirt or a hosel;
- and
- providing a first rib protruding from a rib surface of the body;
- wherein:
- the first rib comprises:
- first and second first-rib ends opposite each other;
- and
- first, second, and third first-rib portions protruded from the rib surface of the body;
- the first first-rib portion is located between the first first-rib end and the third first-rib portion;
- the second first-rib portion is located between the second first-rib end and the third first-rib portion;
- the first first-rib portion comprises a first first-rib dimension comprising one of:
- a first first-rib height substantially orthogonal to the rib surface;
- or
- a first first-rib thickness substantially orthogonal to the first first-rib height;
- the second first-rib portion comprises a second first-rib dimension comprising:
- a second first-rib height substantially orthogonal to the rib surface when the first first-rib dimension comprises the first first-rib height;
- or
- a second first-rib thickness substantially orthogonal to the second first-rib height when the first first-rib dimension comprises the first first-rib thickness;
- the third first-rib portion comprises a third first-rib dimension comprising:
- a third first-rib height substantially orthogonal to the rib surface when the first first-rib dimension comprises the first first-rib height;
- or
- a third first-rib thickness substantially orthogonal to the third first-rib height when the first first-rib dimension comprises the first first-rib thickness;
- the rib surface comprises a first high amplitude zone at a first one of the crown, the sole, or the skirt.
- the third first-rib dimension is located at the first high amplitude zone;
- the first and second first-rib dimensions are located outside the first high amplitude zone;
- and
- the first and second first-rib dimensions are greater than the third first-rib dimension.
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