US 12,076,623 B2
Golf club heads with stiffening ribs
Eric J. Morales, Laveen, AZ (US); Cory S. Bacon, Cave Creek, AZ (US); and Jeremy S. Pope, Overland Park, KS (US)
Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/752,739.
Application 17/752,739 is a continuation of application No. 17/241,804, filed on Apr. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,338,182.
Application 17/241,804 is a continuation of application No. 16/724,176, filed on Dec. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,987,551.
Application 16/724,176 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/215,474, filed on Dec. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,596,427, issued on Mar. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/878,263, filed on Jul. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/855,751, filed on May 31, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/784,190, filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/784,265, filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/596,677, filed on Dec. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0280844 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 53/0454 (2020.08)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
a first component adhered to a second component to define a closed interior volume therebetween;
a strikeface configured to strike a golf ball;
a rear portion opposite the strikeface;
a crown;
a sole opposite the crown;
a heel end; and
a toe end opposite the heel end;
wherein the first component comprises:
a crown return extending rearwardly from the strikeface, the crown return forming a portion of the crown;
a sole return extending rearwardly from the strikeface, the sole return forming a portion of the sole;
a sole extension extending rearwardly from the sole return and forming a portion of the sole;
a back rail connected to the sole extension;
a skirt connected to the back rail; and
a rib positioned on an interior surface of the golf club head;
wherein the back rail comprises a top wall, a rear wall, and a lip;
wherein the top wall, the rear wall, and the lip together define a channel extending along the back rail in a heel to toe direction;
wherein the rib comprises a lower front end point, a lower rear end point, an upper rear end point, a bottom edge extending from the lower front end point to the lower rear end point, and a top edge opposite the bottom edge; and
wherein a rib height varies between the lower front end point and the lower rear end point;
wherein the second component comprises:
a crown portion;
a heel side wing that extends from the crown portion to the sole around the heel end of the golf club head;
a toe side wing that extends from the crown portion to the sole around the toe end of the golf club head;
wherein the channel is configured to receive a weight portion of at least 14 grams;
wherein the rib extends from the channel to the crown.