Patent ID: 11931631
Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A golf club head having a sole, crown and striking face, comprising:
a frame having a hollow interior which is made at least in part of a metal or metal alloy and has a sole opening and crown opening;
a sole insert made of a composite material and joined to the frame to cover the sole opening, the sole insert:
comprising a plurality of transition regions, and
having an outer periphery that is received within a recessed sole ledge disposed along a perimeter of the sole opening;

a crown insert made of a composite material and joined to the frame to cover the crown opening; and
a plurality of ribs extending in different directions along, and formed on, an internal surface of the sole insert, each of the plurality of ribs extending from a first end to a second end, wherein each of the first and second ends of each of the plurality of ribs is positioned within the outer periphery of the sole insert, and further wherein one or more of the plurality of ribs connects to the sole insert proximate to one or more of the plurality of transition regions; and
wherein:
the sole opening is positioned within at least a central area at a lower portion of the frame and comprises a sole recess defined by the recessed sole ledge disposed along a perimeter of the sole opening and surrounding the central area;
a sole portion of the golf club head comprises a sole surface area and the sole insert comprises a surface area that covers at least 50% of the sole surface area; and
a lower portion of the frame includes a heel-side shaft connection port including a fastener opening for connecting a flight control technology (FCT) component.