Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads

• US 10,512,829 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2018
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Parsons Xtreme Golf, Llc
• Original Assignee: Parsons Xtreme Golf, Llc
• Inventors: Parsons, Robert R., Nicolette, Michael R., Schweigert, Bradley D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US15/934,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20180207494A1
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 473324-350, 473287-292
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0479 Wedge-type clubs, details thereof
• 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 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0445 Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 iron-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0475 with one or more enclosed cavities
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/002 Resonance frequency related characteristics
• 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 an interior cavity, a port connected to the interior cavity, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, a port, and a front portion having a perimeter ledge portion defining at least a portion of an outer boundary of the front portion. The example golf club head may also include a face portion having a front surface with at least one groove and a back surface opposite the front surface and associated with a total back surface area. The back surface may include a first back surface region associated with a first back surface area and a second back surface region associated with a second back surface area. The total back surface area may equal to the sum of the first back surface area and the second back surface area. The first back surface region may be located at or proximate to a perimeter portion of the back surface and coupled to the perimeter ledge portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having an interior cavity at least partially filled with a polymer material, a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a hosel portion opposite the toe portion edge, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, and a front portion having a perimeter ledge portion defining at least a portion of an outer boundary of the front portion;

a face portion having a front surface with at least one groove, and a back surface opposite the front surface and associated with a total back surface area, the back surface including a first back surface region associated with a first back surface area and a second back surface region associated with a second back surface area, the total back surface area being equal to the sum of the first back surface area and the second back surface area;

a first mass portion disposed above a horizontal midplane of the body portion, a distance between the first mass portion and the toe portion edge being less than a distance between the first mass portion and the hosel portion; and

a second mass portion disposed in the hosel portion above the horizontal midplane,

wherein the first back surface region is located at or proximate to a perimeter portion of the back surface and is coupled to the perimeter ledge portion, and

wherein the first back surface area is less than 30% of the total back surface area.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the second mass portion and the first mass portion are at least partially disposed on a horizontal plane at an address position.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the polymer material is coupled to at least 50% of the second back surface region.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the hosel portion is made from a material having a smaller density than the material of the body portion.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein a width of the interior cavity between the back surface of the face portion and a back wall portion of the back portion proximate to the perimeter ledge portion is greater than or equal to 0.05 inch and less than or equal to 0.2 inch.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a port connected to the interior cavity, wherein the interior cavity is at least partially filled with a polymer material from the port.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the second mass portion comprises a tungsten based material.

8. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a toe portion, a hosel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, and a front portion having a perimeter ledge portion defining at least a portion of an outer boundary of the front portion;

a face portion having a front surface with at least one groove, and a back surface opposite the front surface, the back surface being attached to the perimeter ledge portion;

a first hosel mass portion disposed in the hosel portion and having a first total mass; and

a second hosel mass portion removably disposed in the hosel portion and having a second total mass different from the first total mass,

wherein a distance between the second hosel mass portion and a horizontal midplane of the body portion is greater than a distance between the first hosel mass portion and the horizontal midplane, and

wherein the body portion includes an interior cavity, and wherein the interior cavity is at least partially filled with a polymer material.

9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the hosel portion is made from a material having a smaller density than the material of the body portion.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the back surface is associated with a total back surface area, wherein the back surface includes a first back surface region associated with a first back surface area and a second back surface region associated with a second back surface area, the total back surface area being equal to the sum of the first back surface area and the second back surface area, wherein the first back surface region is located at or proximate to a perimeter portion of the back surface and is coupled to the perimeter ledge portion, and wherein the first back surface area is less than 20% of the total back surface area.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the back surface is associated with a total back surface area, wherein the back surface includes a first back surface region associated with a first back surface area and a second back surface region associated with a second back surface area, the total back surface area being equal to the sum of the first back surface area and the second back surface area, wherein the first back surface region is located at or proximate to a perimeter portion of the back surface and is coupled to the perimeter ledge portion, and wherein the polymer material is coupled to at least 90% of the second back surface region.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a set of mass portions including at least one mass portion disposed above the horizontal midplane, wherein a distance between the at least one mass portion and a toe portion edge of the toe portion is less than a distance between the at least one mass portion and the hosel portion.

13. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having an interior cavity at least partially filled with a polymer material, a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a hosel portion opposite the toe portion edge, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, and a front portion having a perimeter ledge portion defining at least a portion of an outer boundary of the front portion;

a face portion having a front surface with at least one groove, and a back surface opposite the front surface, the back surface attached to the perimeter ledge portion;

a first set of mass portions including at least one mass portion disposed above a horizontal midplane of the body portion, a distance between the at least one mass portion and the toe portion edge being less than a distance between the at least one mass portion and the hosel portion; and

a second set of mass portions including at least one hosel mass portion disposed in the hosel portion above the horizontal midplane; and

a third mass portion disposed below the horizontal midplane, the third mass portion extending more than 50% of a distance between the toe portion edge and the hosel portion.

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, wherein the back surface is associated with a total back surface area, wherein the back surface includes a first back surface region associated with a first back surface area and a second back surface region associated with a second back surface area, the total back surface area being equal to the sum of the first back surface area and the second back surface area, wherein the first back surface region is located at or proximate to a perimeter portion of the back surface and is coupled to the perimeter ledge portion, and wherein the first back surface area is less than 20% of the total back surface area.

15. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, wherein a width of the interior cavity between the back surface of the face portion and a back wall portion of the back portion proximate to the perimeter ledge portion is greater than or equal to 0.05 inch and less than or equal to 0.2 inch.

16. A golf club head as defined in claim 13 further comprising a fourth set of mass portions, wherein each mass portion of the fourth set of mass portions is received in a corresponding port on the third mass portion.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, wherein the at least one hosel mass portion comprises a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 13 further comprising a port connected to the interior cavity, wherein the interior cavity is at least partially filled with a polymer material from the port.

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, wherein the at least one mass portion and the at least one hosel mass portion are at least partially disposed on a horizontal plane at an address position.