GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS

• US 20160158610A1
• Filed: 02/10/2016
• Published: 06/09/2016
• 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.
• Granted Patent: US 9,550,096 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 53/0412 Volume
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0466 wood-type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/047 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 and a plurality of weight portions. The body portion may include a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve, and a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a hollow body portion having a first interior cavity portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion;

a second interior cavity portion extending at or proximate to the bottom portion; and

a plurality of ports on the hollow body portion, each port extending into the second interior cavity portion,

wherein the second interior cavity portion is at least 50% filled with an elastic polymer material.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein each port is fully surrounded by the elastic polymer material.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the second interior cavity portion is within the hollow body portion and separate from the first interior cavity portion.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the hollow body portion comprises:

a first port region near the toe portion and having a plurality of first ports of the plurality of ports; and

a second port region near the heel portion and having a plurality of second ports of the plurality of ports; and

wherein each port of the plurality of first ports or the plurality of second ports is configured to receive a weight portion of a plurality of weight portions.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the hollow body portion comprises:

a first port region near the toe portion and having a plurality of first ports of the plurality of ports;

a second port region near the heel portion and having a plurality of second ports of the plurality of ports,

wherein each port of the plurality of first ports or the plurality of second ports is configured to receive a weight portion of a plurality of weight portions,

wherein the first port region comprises a first protruded portion of the bottom portion, and

wherein the second port region comprises a second protruded portion of the bottom portion.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the hollow body portion comprises:

a first port region near the toe portion and having a plurality of first ports of the plurality of ports, the first port region having a first portion of the first port region extending between the front portion and the rear portion and a second portion of the first port region extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being transverse to the first portion of the first port region; and

a second port region near the heel portion and having a plurality of second ports of the plurality of ports, the second port region having a first portion of the second port region extending between the front portion and the rear portion and a second portion of the second port region extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being transverse to the first portion of the second port region,

wherein each port of the plurality of first ports or the plurality of second ports is configured to receive a weight portion of a plurality of weight portions.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of support portions in the hollow body portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion.

8. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of support portions in the hollow body portion extending between the front portion and the rear portion.

9. A golf club head comprising:

a hollow body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion, a cavity portion extending near at least one of a region between the toe portion and the front portion, a region between the heel portion and the front portion, a region between the top portion and the front portion, a region between the bottom portion and the front portion, or the bottom portion, and a port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion, the port region having a plurality of ports extending from at or proximate to the bottom portion into the cavity portion,

wherein the cavity portion is at least 50% filled with an elastic polymer material.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein each port is at least partially surrounded by the elastic polymer material.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the hollow body portion comprises:

a first port region near the toe portion and having a plurality of first ports of the plurality of ports; and

a second port region near the heel portion and having a plurality of second ports of the plurality of ports;

wherein each port of the plurality of first ports or the plurality of second ports is configured to receive a weight portion of a plurality of weight portions.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the hollow body portion comprises:

a first port region near the toe portion and having a plurality of first ports of the plurality of ports;

a second port region near the heel portion and having a plurality of second ports of the plurality of ports;

wherein each port of the plurality of first ports or the plurality of second ports is configured to receive a weight portion of a plurality of weight portions;

wherein the first port region comprises a first protruded portion of the bottom portion; and

wherein the second port region comprises a second protruded portion of the bottom portion.

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the hollow body portion comprises:

a first port region near the toe portion and having a plurality of first ports of the plurality of ports, the first port region being substantially L-shaped; and

a second port region near the heel portion and having a plurality of second ports of the plurality of ports, the second port region being substantially L-shaped;

wherein each port of the plurality of first ports or the plurality of second ports is configured to receive a weight portion of a plurality of weight portions.

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 9 further comprising a plurality of support portions in the hollow body portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion.

15. A golf club head as defined in claim 9 further comprising a plurality of support portions in the hollow body portion extending between the front portion and the rear portion.

16. A golf club head comprising:

a hollow body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion, and a port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion,

a first port region on the bottom portion and having a plurality of first ports extending into the hollow body portion,

a second port region on the bottom portion and having a plurality of second ports extending into the hollow body portion, and

an elastic polymer material at least partially surrounding each port of the plurality of first ports and the plurality of second ports.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 further comprising:

a first cavity portion at least 50% filled with the elastic polymer material; and

a second cavity portion at least 50% filled with the elastic polymer material,

wherein the plurality of first ports extend from the bottom portion into the first cavity, and

wherein the plurality of second ports extend from the bottom portion into the second cavity.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 16, wherein each port of the plurality of first ports and the plurality of second ports is fully surrounded by the elastic polymer material.

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 further comprising a plurality of support portions in the hollow body portion extending along the bottom portion.

20. A golf club head as defined in claim 16, wherein the first portion region is substantially L-shaped and wherein the port region is substantially L-shaped.