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 sole comprises;
a sole thick region located between the heel portion and the toe portion and comprising a thickness greater than the ribbed region;
a sole-heel region located between the sole thick region and the heel end; and
a sole-toe region located between the sole thick region and the toe end; and
the ribbed region located outside the sole thick region comprises;
at least one of the sole-heel region;
orthe sole-toe region;
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 thickness greater than or equal to the thickness of the sole thick region;
a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length;
wherein;
the first rib interior section protrudes past the ribbed wall interior surface throughout 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;
wherein;
the first rib exterior section protrudes past the ribbed wall exterior surface throughout the first rib length;
the first rib interior section comprises a first rib interior width; and
the first rib exterior section comprises a first rib exterior width.
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Abstract
A golf club head comprising a ribbed region on at least one of a heel portion, a toe portion, sole, or crown. The ribbed region comprises a ribbed wall with an interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head, and a ribbed wall exterior facing an exterior of the golf club head. The ribbed region further comprises at least one rib protruding from the ribbed region. The first rib comprises 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 a first rib exterior section located at the ribbed wall exterior surface.
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17 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 sole comprises; a sole thick region located between the heel portion and the toe portion and comprising a thickness greater than the ribbed region; a sole-heel region located between the sole thick region and the heel end; and a sole-toe region located between the sole thick region and the toe end; and the ribbed region located outside the sole thick region comprises; at least one of the sole-heel region;
orthe sole-toe region; 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 thickness greater than or equal to the thickness of the sole thick region;
a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length;
wherein;
the first rib interior section protrudes past the ribbed wall interior surface throughout 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;
wherein;
the first rib exterior section protrudes past the ribbed wall exterior surface throughout the first rib length;
the first rib interior section comprises a first rib interior width; and
the first rib exterior section comprises a first rib exterior width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. 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 sole comprises; a sole thick region located between the heel portion and the toe portion and comprising a thickness greater than the ribbed region; a sole-heel region located between the sole thick region and heel end; and a sole-toe region located between the sole thick region and the toe end; and the ribbed region located outside the sole thick region comprises; at least one of the sole-heel region;
orthe sole-toe region; 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; one or more ribs protruding from the ribbed wall and comprising; at least a portion of the one or more ribs is arranged in at least one of;
a parallelogram pattern;
an isogrid pattern;
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one or more polygonal shapes comprising;
triangles;
pentagrams; and
hexagons; anda first rib comprising;
a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib;
a first rib thickness greater than or equal to the thickness of the sole thick region;
a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length;
wherein;
the first rib interior section protrudes past the ribbed wall interior surface throughout 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;
wherein;
the first rib exterior section protrudes past the ribbed wall exterior surface throughout the first rib length. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. 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 sole comprises; a sole thick region located between the heel portion and the toe portion and comprising a thickness greater than the ribbed region; a sole-heel region located between the sole thick region and the heel end; and a sole-toe region located between the sole thick region and the toe end; and the ribbed region located outside the sole thick region comprises; at least one of the sole-heel region;
orthe sole-toe region; 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 thickness greater than or equal to the thickness of the sole thick region;
a first rib interior section, located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and extended along the first rib length;
wherein;
the first rib interior section protrudes past the ribbed wall interior surface throughout the first rib length;
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;wherein;
the first rib exterior section protrudes past the ribbed wall exterior surface throughout the first rib length; and
the first rib interior sections and the first rib exterior sections can be collinear to each other. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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