Club heads having reinforced club head faces and related methods
US10905925B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49828
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A golf club head includes face element having a face surface, a rear surface, and a reinforcement device with a reinforcement element that extends out from the rear surface of the face element toward a rear end and away from a front end of a golf club head. The reinforcement element includes a looped rib having an outer perimeter surface and an inner perimeter surface. The face surface is nearer to the rear surface proximal to the face center than proximal to the face perimeter. The outer perimeter surface of the reinforcement element is filleted with the rear surface.
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