Golf club heads with apertures and methods to manufacture golf club heads
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a face portion, a back portion generally opposite to the face portion, a heel portion extending between the face portion and the back portion, and a toe portion opposite to the heel portion and extending between the face portion and the back portion;
a crown portion extending between the face portion, the back portion, the heel portion and the toe portion, the crown portion comprising a plurality of apertures formed entirely through the crown portion; and
a protective cover configured to engage the crown portion to cover the plurality of apertures;
wherein each aperture has a largest dimension being less than or equal to 0.093 inch; and
wherein the number of the plurality of apertures is in a range of between 576 and 1500 apertures.
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads with apertures and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion, a back portion generally opposite to the face portion, a heel portion extending between the face portion and the back portion, and a toe portion opposite to the heel portion and extending between the face portion and the back portion; a crown portion extending between the face portion, the back portion, the heel portion and the toe portion, the crown portion comprising a plurality of apertures formed entirely through the crown portion; and a protective cover configured to engage the crown portion to cover the plurality of apertures; wherein each aperture has a largest dimension being less than or equal to 0.093 inch; and wherein the number of the plurality of apertures is in a range of between 576 and 1500 apertures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of manufacturing a golf club head comprising:
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forming a face portion, a back portion generally opposite to the face portion, a heel portion extending between the face portion and the back portion, and a toe portion opposite to the heel portion and extending between the face portion and the back portion; and forming a crown portion extending between the face portion, the back portion, the heel portion and the toe portion; and forming a plurality of apertures entirely through the crown portion; and forming a protective cover configured to engage the crown portion to cover the plurality of apertures; wherein forming the plurality of apertures comprises forming each aperture having a largest dimension being less than or equal to 0.093 inch; and wherein forming the plurality of apertures comprises forming between 576 and 1500 apertures. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion, a back portion generally opposite to the face portion, a heel portion extending between the face portion and the back portion, and a toe portion opposite to the heel portion and extending between the face portion and the back portion; a crown portion extending between the face portion, the back portion, the heel portion and the toe portion, the crown portion comprising a plurality of apertures; wherein the plurality of apertures further comprises; a plurality of first apertures comprising a first largest dimension and extending in a first row between the heel portion and the toe portion; a plurality of second apertures comprising a second largest dimension and extending in a second row between the heel portion and the toe portion; and a plurality of third apertures comprising a third largest dimension and extending in a third row between the heel portion and the toe portion; wherein; the first row is nearest to the face portion; the second row is between the first row and the back portion; the third row is between the second row and the back portion; the first largest dimension is less than the second largest dimension; and the second largest dimension is less than the third largest dimension; and wherein the number of the plurality of apertures is in a range of between 60 and 1500 apertures. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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