US 11,969,631 B2
Club heads having reinforced club head faces and related methods
Eric J. Morales, Laveen, AZ (US); Ryan M. Stokke, Anthem, AZ (US); Eric V. Cole, Phoenix, AZ (US); Cory S. Bacon, Cave Creek, AZ (US); and Travis D. Milleman, Cave Creek, AZ (US)
Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/162,998.
Application 17/162,998 is a continuation of application No. 15/170,593, filed on Jun. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,905,926, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 15/170,593 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/710,236, filed on May 12, 2015, granted, now 10,905,925.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/280,035, filed on Jan. 18, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/266,074, filed on Dec. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/169,089, filed on Jun. 1, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/146,783, filed on Apr. 13, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/101,926, filed on Jan. 9, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/023,819, filed on Jul. 11, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/994,029, filed on May 15, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0154535 A1, May 27, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/047 (2013.01) [A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0454 (2020.08); A63B 53/0458 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.10); Y10T 29/49828 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end;
a front end and a rear end opposite the front end;
a toe end and a heel end opposite the toe end;
a center of gravity;
a face element comprising:
a face surface located at the front end and comprising a face center and a face perimeter; and
a rear surface located at the rear end and being approximately opposite to the face surface, the rear surface comprising a rear center approximately opposite the face center and a rear perimeter;
and
a reinforcement device located at the rear surface;
the reinforcement device comprises a reinforcement element;
the reinforcement element extends out from the rear surface toward the rear end and away from the front end;
the reinforcement element comprises a looped rib having an outer perimeter surface and an inner perimeter surface;
the face element is thinner within the inner perimeter surface than outside the outer perimeter surface;
wherein:
a perimeter wall portion extends rearwardly from the rear perimeter of the rear surface;
a weight cavity is formed as a recess within the perimeter wall portion configured to receive a weight insert, wherein the weight insert is positioned in the weight cavity such that the weight insert is positioned closer to the bottom end of the club head than the center of gravity.