Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads

• US 10,343,038 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2018
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Parsons Xtreme Golf, Llc
• Original Assignee: Parsons Xtreme Golf, Llc
• Inventors: Kroloff, Caleb S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, Alvin A
• Application Number:
  US15/875,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20180140913A1
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0437 with special crown configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0441 with visual indicators for aligning the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• 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 include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion with a strike face, a sole portion, and a top portion with a plurality of ports. The body portion may define a periphery of the golf club head. The golf club head may also include a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one port of the plurality of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

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

a first mass portion integral with the body portion and located at or proximate to the toe portion;

a second mass portion integral with the body portion and located at or proximate to the heel portion, the first mass portion having a greater mass than the second mass portion;

a first set of ports located on the first mass portion and extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, and

a second set of ports located on the second mass portion and extending between the toe portion and heel portion,

wherein the first set of ports and the second set of ports are located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate to the rear portion.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one port of the first set of ports and the second set of ports.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions, wherein an overall mass of the second set of weight portions is different from an overall mass of the first set of weight portions, wherein each weight portion of the first set of weight portions is disposed in a port of the first set of ports, and wherein each weight portion of the second set of weight portions is disposed in a port of the second set of ports.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the first set of ports and the second set of ports are separated by a distance greater than or equal to a diameter of a golf ball.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein a mass of the first mass portion is greater than a mass of the second mass portion by at least 25%.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the first set of ports and the second set of ports are visible to an individual in an address position.

7. A golf club head comprising:

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

a first mass portion integral with the body portion and located at or proximate to the toe portion;

a second mass portion integral with the body portion and located at or proximate to the heel portion, the first mass portion having a greater mass than the second mass portion;

a first set of weight portions, each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being coupled to the first mass portion,

a second set of weight portions, each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being coupled to the second mass portion,

wherein the first set of weight portions are farther from the sole portion than the first second set of weight portions, and

wherein a mass of the first mass portion is greater than a mass of the second mass portion by at least 25%.

8. A golf club head as defined in claim 7, wherein the first set of weight portions includes at least three weight portions and the second set of weight portions includes at least three weight portions.

9. A golf club head as defined in claim 7, wherein the first set of weight portions and the second set of weight portions are visible to an individual in an address position.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 7, wherein the first set of weight portions and the second set of weight portions are separated by a distance greater than or equal to a diameter of a golf ball.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 7, wherein the first set of weight portions and the second set of weight portions are located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate to the rear portion.

12. A golf club comprising:

a plurality of weight portions;

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

a first mass portion located at or proximate to the toe portion;

a second mass portion located at or proximate to the heel portion, the first mass portion having a greater mass than the second mass portion;

a first set of ports, each port of the first set of ports defined by an opening on the first mass portion and extending from the opening toward the sole portion, each port of the first set of ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, and each opening of the first set of ports being separated from an adjacent opening of the first set of ports by less than or equal to a port diameter of any of the ports of the first set of ports; and

a second set of ports, each port of the second set of ports defined by an opening on the second mass portion and extending from the opening toward the sole portion, each port of the second set of ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, and each opening of the second set of ports being separated from an adjacent opening of the second set of ports by less than or equal to a port diameter of any of the ports of the second set of ports,

wherein the first set of ports and the second set of ports are separated by a distance greater than or equal to a diameter of a golf ball.

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 12, wherein the first set of ports and the second set of ports are located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate to the rear portion.

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 12, wherein the plurality of weight portions includes a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions, wherein an overall mass of the second set of weight portions is different from an overall mass of the first set of weight portions, wherein each weight portion of the first set of weight portions is disposed in a port of the first set of ports, and wherein each weight portion of the second set of weight portions is disposed in a port of the second set of ports.

15. A golf club head as defined in claim 12, wherein a mass of the first mass portion is greater than a mass of the second mass portion by at least 25%.

16. A golf club head as defined in claim 12 further comprising a visual guide portion extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the visual guide portion being substantially equidistant relative to the first set of ports and the second set of ports.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 12, wherein the first set of ports are farther from the sole portion than the second set of ports.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 12, wherein the first set of ports includes at least three ports and the second set of ports includes at least three ports.