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Golf club head having a crown with thin regions

  • US 7,448,964 B2
  • Filed: 09/06/2006
  • Issued: 11/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A golf club head comprising:

  • a hollow body having a heel end, a toe end, a front wall, a crown extending rearwardly from an upper portion of said front wall, and a sole extending rearwardly from a lower portion of said front wall;

    said crown having an inner surface, an outer surface and a thickness dimension measured between said inner and outer surfaces;

    a plurality of thin regions in said crown, each of said plurality of thin regions arranged to form a plurality of rows of thin regions, each row of said plurality of rows being separated from an adjacent row by an arcuate rib having a thickness greater than the thickness of said plurality of thin regions, each of said plurality of thin regions in a row further being separated from an adjacent thin region by a substantially linear rib having a thickness greater than the thickness of said plurality of thin regions; and

    said thickness dimension in said plurality of thin regions being reduced when compared with said thickness dimension in other regions of said crown.

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