Patent ID: 8657701
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club head comprising: a face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof; a body connected to the face; and a stiffening member connected to an inner surface of the face at a first contact location and a second contact location, the stiffening member comprising a first leg connected to the face and extending substantially perpendicular to the face at the first contact location, a second leg connected to the face and extending substantially perpendicular to the face at the second contact location, and an arm extending between the first and second legs, the arm being spaced from the inner surface of the face, wherein the stiffening member provides locally increased stiffness to the face such that areas of the face surrounding the first and second contact locations have locally greater stiffness relative to other areas of the face spaced from the contact locations, and wherein the stiffening member further comprises a third leg connected to the inner surface of the face and extending substantially perpendicular to the face at a third contact location, wherein the arm extends to each of the first, second, and third contact locations and connects the first, second, and third contact locations to one another.