Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads

• US 10,420,990 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2018
• Issued: 09/24/2019
• 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:
  US16/035,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20180318671A1
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 473334-339, 473341, 473342, 473344, 473345, 473346, 473349
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/02 Joint structures between the head and the shaft
• 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 include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, and a top portion. The golf club head may also include inner support portions and a plurality of ports. 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, an interior, and a bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface;

a plurality of ports in the bottom portion and extending into the interior, the plurality of ports comprising a first set of ports and a second set of ports, the first set of ports being closer to the front portion than the rear portion, the second set of ports being closer to the rear portion than the front portion;

a first inner support portion extending from the inner surface into the interior, the first inner support portion connecting at least two ports of the first set of ports; and

a second inner support portion extending from the inner surface into the interior, the second inner support portion connecting at least two ports of the second set of ports,

wherein the first set of ports define a first arc on the outer surface, and the second set of ports define a second arc on the outer surface.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the first arc and second arc are spaced apart to provide a gap along a periphery of the bottom portion between the first arc and the second arc, the gap being greater than or equal to a port diameter of any of the plurality of ports.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the first arc and the second arc together define a loop.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the first arc and the second arc together define a D-shaped loop.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the second arc defines a C-shaped arc facing the front portion.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the first arc and the second arc together define an O-shaped loop.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the first arc extends between the toe portion and the heel portion, and the second arc extends between the toe portion and the heel portion.

8. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, an interior, and a bottom portion having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a weight port region;

a plurality of ports within the weight port region, the plurality of ports extending from the outer surface into the interior, the plurality of ports comprising a first set of ports and a second set of ports, the first set of ports being closer to the front portion than the rear portion, the first set of portions defining a first arc on the outer surface, the second set of ports being closer to the rear portion than the front portion, the second set of ports defining a second arc on the outer surface;

a first inner support portion extending from the inner surface into the interior, the first inner support portion connecting at least two adjacent ports of the first set of ports; and

a second inner support portion extending from the inner surface into the interior, the second inner support portion connecting at least two adjacent ports of the second set of ports,

wherein the first arc and the second arc together define a loop on the outer surface.

9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the loop is a D-shaped loop.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the loop is an O-shaped loop.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein at least two adjacent ports of the first set of ports are spaced apart by less than or equal to a diameter of any of the ports of the first set of ports.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein at least two adjacent ports of the second set of ports are spaced apart by less than or equal to a diameter of any of the ports of the second set of ports.

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the first inner support portion is defined by a wall projecting from the inner surface of the bottom portion.

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the first inner support portion is defined by a rib projecting from the inner surface of the bottom portion.

15. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, an interior, and a bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface;

a plurality of ports in the bottom portion, the plurality of ports comprising a first set of ports and a second set of ports, the plurality of ports extending from the inner surface into the interior;

a first inner support portion extending from the inner surface into the interior, the first inner support portion connecting at least two adjacent ports of the first set of ports; and

a second inner support portion extending from the inner surface into the interior, the second inner support portion connecting at least two adjacent ports of the second set of ports,

wherein the first set of ports define a first discrete arc on the outer surface, and the second set of ports define a second discrete arc on the outer surface,

wherein the first arc and second arc are spaced apart to provide a gap along a periphery of the bottom portion between the first arc and the second arc, the gap being greater than or equal to a port diameter of any of the plurality of ports.

16. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the first set of ports is closer to the front portion than the rear portion.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the second set of ports is closer to the rear portion than the front portion.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the first set of ports is closer to the front portion than the rear portion, and the second set of ports is closer to the rear portion than the front portion.

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the first arc extends between the toe portion and the heel portion, and the second arc extends between the toe portion and the heel portion.

20. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the second arc extends between the toe portion and the heel portion and follows a contour of the rear portion.