Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads

• US 10,384,102 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2018
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• 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:
  US15/981,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20180264331A1
• Time in Patent Office: 461 Days
• Field of Search: 473334, 473335, 473338, 473339, 473345, 473346, 473349
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• 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 53/045 Strengthening ribs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0475 with one or more enclosed cavities
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/06 adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/002 Resonance frequency related characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/54 with means for damping vibrations

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 having a top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion, a rear portion, an interior, and inner support portions on an inner surface of the bottom portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and an interior;

a first inner support portion on an inner surface of the bottom portion, the first inner support portion comprising a first inner wall projecting into the interior, the first inner wall defining a boundary of the first inner support portion;

a first weight port region bounded by the first inner wall, the first weight port region comprising a first plurality of weight ports extending through an outer surface of the bottom portion;

a second inner support portion on the inner surface of the bottom portion, the second inner support portion comprising a second inner wall projecting into the interior, the second inner wall defining a boundary of the second inner support portion;

a second weight port region bounded by the second inner wall, the second weight port region comprising a second plurality of weight ports extending through the outer surface of the bottom portion; and

an elastic polymer insert on the inner surface of the bottom portion, the elastic polymer insert extending along at least a portion of the first inner wall and along at least a portion of the second inner wall.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, further comprising an outer support portion defined by a channel on the outer surface of the bottom portion.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, further comprising an outer support portion defined by a groove on the outer surface of the bottom portion.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, further comprising an outer support portion having a center portion, a first wing portion, and a second wing portion, the center portion extending in a direction from the heel portion toward the toe portion, the first wing portion extending rearward from a first end of the center portion, and the second wing portion extending rearward from a second end of the center portion.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, further comprising an outer support portion separating the first inner support portion and the second inner support portion.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, the first weight port region comprising an opening into the interior.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, the first weight port region comprising a first opening into the interior, and the second weight port region comprising a second opening into the interior.

8. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and an interior;

a first inner support portion on an inner surface of the bottom portion, the first inner support portion comprising a first inner wall projecting into the interior, the first inner wall defining a boundary of the first inner support portion;

a second inner support portion on the inner surface of the bottom portion, the second inner support portion comprising a second inner wall projecting into the interior, the second inner wall defining a boundary of the second inner support portion;

a first outer support portion on the outer surface of the bottom portion, the first outer support portion extending in a direction from the heel portion toward the toe portion and separating the first inner support portion from the second inner support portion; and

an elastic polymer insert on the inner surface of the bottom portion, the elastic polymer insert extending along at least a portion of the first inner wall and along at least a portion of the second inner wall.

9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the first inner support portion is located proximate to a periphery of the rear portion.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the second inner support portion is located proximate to a periphery of the body, and the second inner support portion is located closer to the heel portion than the toe portion.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, further comprising a third inner support portion on the inner surface of the bottom portion, the third inner support portion bounding a perimeter of the elastic polymer insert.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, further comprising a second outer support portion extending from a toe-side of the bottom portion to a heel-side of the bottom portion.

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, further comprising a first weight port region having a plurality of weight ports, the plurality of weight ports extending into the first inner support portion.

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the first outer support portion extends from a first region along a periphery of the rear portion to a second region along the periphery of the rear portion.

15. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and an interior;

a first inner support portion on an inner surface of the bottom portion, the first inner support portion comprising a first inner wall projecting into the interior, the first inner wall defining a boundary of the first inner support portion;

a first weight port region bounded by the first inner wall, the first weight port region comprising a first plurality of weight ports extending through an outer surface of the bottom portion, the first plurality of weight ports forming a first row of weight ports along a bottom periphery of the body;

a second inner support portion on the inner surface of the bottom portion, the second inner support portion comprising a second inner wall projecting into the interior, the second inner wall defining a boundary of the second inner support portion; and

a second weight port region bounded by the second inner wall, the second weight port region comprising a second plurality of weight ports extending through the outer surface of the bottom portion, the second plurality of weight ports forming a second row of weight ports along the bottom periphery of the body.

16. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, further comprising an outer support portion defined by a triangular groove on the outer surface of the bottom portion.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, further comprising an elastic polymer insert on the inner surface of the bottom portion, the elastic polymer insert extending along at least a portion of the first inner wall.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the first row of weight ports extends in a direction from the heel portion toward the toe portion.

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the second row of weight ports extends in a direction from the front portion toward the rear portion.

20. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, further comprising an outer support portion extending from a first region along a periphery of the rear portion to a second region along the periphery of the rear portion, the outer support portion separating the first weight port region from the second weight port region.