Patent ID: 8845454
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club head comprising: a face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof, the face having an inner surface opposite the outer surface; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the face, the body having a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe; and a thickened portion of the face that forms a protrusion extending rearwardly from the inner surface of the face, the thickened portion comprising an annular tapered area that tapers in thickness between an upper boundary and a lower boundary and encloses an elevated area bounded by the upper boundary, wherein at least one of the upper and lower boundaries defines a shape comprising a first lobe on a heel side of the thickened portion having a first outer edge with a convex outer profile, a second lobe on a toe side of the thickened portion having a second outer edge with a convex outer profile, and a connecting portion extending between the first lobe and the second lobe, such that the connecting portion is defined by third and fourth outer edges on crown and sole sides of the thickened portion, respectively, the third and fourth outer edges extending in a heel-to-toe direction between the first and second outer edges, wherein at least one of the third and fourth outer edges has a concave outer profile.