GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH RIBS AND RELATED METHODS
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1. 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;
andone 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; 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.
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Abstract
Golf club heads with ribs are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
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25 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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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; 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing a golf club head, the method comprising:
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providing a body comprising; a heel portion; a toe portion; a sole; and a crown; providing a ribbed region comprising; a ribbed wall; and one or more ribs protruding form the ribbed wall; wherein; the ribbed region is located at at least part of at least one of the heel portion, the toe portion, the sole, or the crown; the ribbed wall comprises; 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 the one or more ribs comprise; 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; 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. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A golf club head comprising:
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a heel portion comprising a heel end; a toe portion comprising a toe end; a sole; a crown; a skirt between the sole and the crown; a faceplate coupled to at least one of the sole or the crown at a club head front end; and a ribbed region comprising at least part of the crown; wherein; the ribbed region comprises; a ribbed wall comprising; a ribbed wall interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head; a ribbed wall exterior surface facing an exterior of the golf club head opposite the ribbed wall interior surface; and a ribbed wall thickness of approximately 0.38 mm to approximately 0.76 mm between the ribbed wall interior surface and the ribbed wall exterior surface; and 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, protruding from the ribbed wall interior surface by approximately 0.25 mm to approximately 1.27 mm throughout the first rib length; and a first rib exterior section, protruding from the ribbed wall exterior surface by approximately 0.25 mm to approximately 1.27 mm and opposite the first rib interior section throughout the first rib length. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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