Golf club head with open crown and related methods
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a front end having a bottom rail, a top rail, and a strikeface, the strikeface including;
a striking surface;
a back surface; and
a reinforcement element comprising a looped rib extending from the back surface of the strikeface, the looped rib having an outer perimeter surface and an inner perimeter surface, wherein;
the outer perimeter surface is filleted with the back surface of the strikeface; and
a largest rib span of the inner perimeter surface is 0.609 cm to 1.88 cm;
a rear end opposite the front end;
a heel portion;
a toe portion opposite the heel potion;
a sole coupled to the front end along the bottom rail at a sole transition region, the sole extending toward the rear end of the golf club head and including;
a sole thickness;
a perimeter wall extending from the front end near the heel portion to the front end near the toe portion along the rear end of the club head, wherein the perimeter wall includes a perimeter wall thickness and a perimeter wall height that decreases from the front end toward the rear end of the club head;
wherein,the club head is devoid of a crown; and
the back surface of the strikeface and a top surface of the sole are exposed.
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Abstract
Described herein is a golf club head devoid of a crown, the club head comprising: a front end having a bottom rail, a top rail, and a strikeface, the strikeface including a striking surface, a back surface, and a reinforcement element extending from the back surface of the strikeface; a rear end opposite the front end; a heel portion; a toe portion opposite the heel potion; a sole coupled to the front end along the bottom rail at a sole transition region, the sole extending toward the rear end of the golf club head and including a sole thickness, at least one weight member, and a perimeter wall extending from the front end near the heel portion to the front end near the toe portion along the rear end of the club head, wherein the perimeter wall decreases in height from the front end toward the rear end of the club head.
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15 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a front end having a bottom rail, a top rail, and a strikeface, the strikeface including; a striking surface; a back surface; and a reinforcement element comprising a looped rib extending from the back surface of the strikeface, the looped rib having an outer perimeter surface and an inner perimeter surface, wherein; the outer perimeter surface is filleted with the back surface of the strikeface; and a largest rib span of the inner perimeter surface is 0.609 cm to 1.88 cm; a rear end opposite the front end; a heel portion; a toe portion opposite the heel potion; a sole coupled to the front end along the bottom rail at a sole transition region, the sole extending toward the rear end of the golf club head and including; a sole thickness; a perimeter wall extending from the front end near the heel portion to the front end near the toe portion along the rear end of the club head, wherein the perimeter wall includes a perimeter wall thickness and a perimeter wall height that decreases from the front end toward the rear end of the club head;
wherein,the club head is devoid of a crown; and the back surface of the strikeface and a top surface of the sole are exposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of manufacturing a golf club head, comprising:
forming a club head devoid of a crown, the club head having; a front end having a bottom rail, a top rail, and a strikeface, the strikeface including; a striking surface; a back surface; and a reinforcement element comprising a looped rib extending from the back surface of the strikeface, the looped rib having an outer perimeter surface and an inner perimeter surface, wherein; the outer perimeter surface is filleted with the back surface of the strikeface; and a largest rib span of the inner perimeter surface is 0.609 cm to 1.88 cm; a rear end opposite the front end; a heel portion; a toe portion opposite the heel potion; a sole coupled to the front end along the bottom rail at a sole transition region, the sole extending toward the rear end of the golf club head and including; a sole thickness; a perimeter wall extending from the front end near the heel portion to the front end near the toe portion along the rear end of the club head, wherein the perimeter wall includes a perimeter wall thickness and a perimeter wall height that decreases from the front end toward the rear end of the club head;
wherein,the club head is devoid of a crown; and the back surface of the strikeface and a top surface of the sole are exposed.
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