Symbolically reinforced golf club head

Claim 1

In a golf club iron, the combination comprising a. a club head having a heel, a toe, a front face to strike a ball, a rear side, and upper and lower edge portions, b. the rear side containing a recess which is longitudinally elongated between the heel and toe and which is located between the head upper and lower edge portions, said recess being defined by the interior bounding walls of the club head, c. ribbing means including at least one rib and an alphabet letter type symbol on said at least one rib and integral therewith, said ribbing means being integral with the club head and extending within the recess centrally thereof intermediate the bounding walls at the toe and heel, said at least one rib extending within and completely across the recess from the upper edge to the lower edge portions and centrally thereof and intermediate the bounding walls at the toe and heel and dividing the recess into longitudinally spaced hollow sections, said letter type symbol having portions which extend longitudinally beyond the sides of said at least one rib and limited in longitudinal extent to the central portion of said recess, and d. the symbol having a rear face defining a plane which is coterminous with a plane defined by the rear faces of said heel and toe, the head thickness between the rear face of the symbol and the front face of the club exceeding twice the thicknesses of the club head between said front face and the interior walls of the recess sections adjacent said ribbing means.