Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads

• US 10,293,221 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2018
• Issued: 05/21/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Parsons Xtreme Golf, Llc
• Original Assignee: Parsons Xtreme Golf, Llc
• Inventors: Parsons, Robert R., Schweigert, Bradley D., Nicolette, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US15/967,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20180243621A1
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 473338, 473335, 473336, 473341, 473345, 473344
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0412 Volume
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/06 adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence

Abstract

Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may have a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The golf club head may include a first plurality of weight ports in the bottom portion and a second plurality of weight ports in the bottom portion. The first plurality of weight ports may form a first discrete arc along the bottom portion. The second plurality of weight ports may form a second discrete arc along the bottom portion. The first plurality of weight ports and the second plurality weight ports may be separated by a gap. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion;

a first plurality of weight ports in the bottom portion, the first plurality of weight ports forming a first discrete arc along the bottom portion, the first discrete arc extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, the first plurality of weight ports comprising a first end weight port and a second end weight port associated with the first discrete arc, the first end weight port of the first plurality of weight ports being closer to the heel portion than the toe portion, the second end weight port of the first plurality of weight ports being closer to the toe portion than the heel portion;

a second plurality of weight ports in the bottom portion, the second plurality of weight ports forming a second discrete arc along the bottom portion, the second discrete arc extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, the second plurality of weight ports comprising a first end weight port and a second end weight port associated with the second discrete arc, the first end weight port of the second plurality of weight ports being closer to the heel portion than the toe portion, the second end weight port of the second plurality of weight ports being closer to the toe portion than the heel portion;

a first gap located along the bottom portion and between the first end weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the first end weight port of the second plurality of weight ports; and

a second gap located along the bottom portion and between the second end weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the second end weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein a length of the first gap is greater than or equal to a diameter of the first end weight port of the first plurality of weight ports.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein a length of the first gap is greater than or equal to a diameter of the first end weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein a length of the second gap is greater than or equal to a diameter of the second end weight port of the first plurality of weight ports.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein a length of the second gap is greater than or equal to a diameter of the second end weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the second plurality of weight ports comprises at least three weight ports.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the first plurality of weight ports has a greater number of weight ports than the second plurality of weight ports.

8. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the first discrete arc extends more than 50% of a maximum toe-to-heel distance of the golf club head.

9. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion;

a first plurality of weight ports in the bottom portion, each of the first plurality of weight ports comprising a weight portion, the first plurality of weight ports forming a first discrete arc along the bottom portion, the first discrete arc extending between the toe portion and the heel portion; and

a second plurality of weight ports in the bottom portion, each of the second plurality of weight ports comprising a weight portion, the second plurality of weight ports forming a second discrete arc along the bottom portion, the second discrete arc extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, the second discrete arc following a contour of the rear portion,

wherein the first discrete arc is spaced apart from the second discrete arc along the bottom portion by a gap located between the first plurality of weight ports of the first discrete arc and the second plurality of weight ports of the second discrete arc.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the gap is located between an end weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and an end weight port of the second plurality of weight ports, the gap being equal to or larger than a diameter of the end weight port of the first plurality of weight ports or a diameter of the end weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the first discrete arc extends more than 50% of a maximum toe-to-heel distance of the golf club head.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the second discrete arc extends less than 50% of a maximum toe-to-heel distance of the golf club head.

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the first discrete arc extends more than 50% of a maximum toe-to-heel club head distance, and wherein the second discrete arc extends less than 50% of a maximum toe-to-heel club head distance.

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the first discrete arc is concave relative to the rear portion.

15. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the second discrete arc is concave relative to the front portion.

16. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion;

a first plurality of weight ports in the bottom portion, the first plurality of weight ports forming a first arc, the first arc extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and extending more than 50% of a maximum toe-to-heel club head distance, the first arc being concave relative to the rear portion; and

a second plurality of weight ports in the bottom portion, the second plurality of weight ports forming a second arc, the second arc extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, the second arc being concave relative to the front portion, the second arc extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and extending less than 50% of a maximum toe-to-heel club head distance,

wherein the first arc and the second arc form two discrete arcs along the bottom portion, and

wherein the first discrete arc is spaced apart from the second discrete arc along bottom portion by a gap located between the first plurality of weight ports of the first discrete arc and the second plurality of weight ports of the second discrete arc.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 16, wherein the first arc is a C-shaped arc.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 16, wherein the second arc is a C-shaped arc.

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 16, wherein the second arc follows a contour of the rear portion.

20. A golf club head as defined in claim 16, wherein the golf club head has a volume between and including 100 and 400 cubic centimeters.