Patent ID: 7789772
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club head having an address position, the golf club head comprising: a striking wall having a front surface and a rear surface; a sole portion extending rearwardly from the rear surface, the sole portion having a lower outer periphery, a rearward end, a forward end, a lower surface, and an upper surface having a toe-most end and a heel-most end, the upper surface of the sole portion intersecting the rear surface of the striking wall, the upper surface of the sole portion intersecting the rearward end of the sole portion; an interior sole line defined by the intersection of the upper surface of the sole portion and the rear surface of the striking wall, the interior sole line having a height relative to the lower outer periphery; a trailing edge sole line defined by the intersection of the upper surface of the sole portion and the rearward end of the sole portion; a heel portion and a toe portion defining a heel-to-toe direction; a peripheral rib associated with a portion of the interior sole line and the rear surface of the striking wall, the peripheral rib, the interior sole line, and the rear surface of the striking wall delimiting a cavity, the height of the interior sole line within the cavity continuously varying relative to the lower outer periphery of the golf club head in the heel-to-toe direction with the club head in the address position; and an insert located in the cavity.