GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS
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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, and a bottom portion, the front portion having a face portion comprising;
a center portion with a first thickness;
an outer wall portion at least partially surrounding the center portion and having a second thickness less than the first thickness; and
a plurality of inner wall portions comprising;
a first inner wall portion connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion and extending from the center portion toward the toe portion, the thickness of the first inner wall portion decreasing from the first thickness to the second thickness from the center portion to the outer wall portion;
a second inner wall portion connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion and extending from the center portion toward the heel portion, the thickness of the second inner wall portion decreasing from the first thickness to the second thickness from the center portion to the outer wall portion;
a third inner wall portion connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion and extending from the center portion toward the top portion, the thickness of the third inner wall portion decreasing from the first thickness to the second thickness from the center portion to the outer wall portion; and
a fourth inner wall portion connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion and extending from the center portion toward the bottom portion, the thickness of the fourth inner wall portion decreasing from the first thickness to the second thickness from the center portion to the outer wall portion.
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. A golf club head may include a body portion having a face portion with regions of varying thickness. In one example, the golf club head may include a center portion with a first thickness, an outer wall portion with a second thickness less than the first thickness, and a plurality of inner wall portion with a third thickness less than the second thickness. The golf club head may include a body portion and a plurality of weight portions. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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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, and a bottom portion, the front portion having a face portion comprising; a center portion with a first thickness; an outer wall portion at least partially surrounding the center portion and having a second thickness less than the first thickness; and a plurality of inner wall portions comprising; a first inner wall portion connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion and extending from the center portion toward the toe portion, the thickness of the first inner wall portion decreasing from the first thickness to the second thickness from the center portion to the outer wall portion; a second inner wall portion connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion and extending from the center portion toward the heel portion, the thickness of the second inner wall portion decreasing from the first thickness to the second thickness from the center portion to the outer wall portion; a third inner wall portion connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion and extending from the center portion toward the top portion, the thickness of the third inner wall portion decreasing from the first thickness to the second thickness from the center portion to the outer wall portion; and a fourth inner wall portion connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion and extending from the center portion toward the bottom portion, the thickness of the fourth inner wall portion decreasing from the first thickness to the second thickness from the center portion to the outer wall portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A golf club head comprising:
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a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the front portion having a face portion comprising; a first region having a first thickness, the first region at least partially located at or proximate to a center portion of the face portion; a second region having a second thickness less than the first thickness and at least partially surrounding the first region; a plurality of third regions, each of the third regions extending between the first region and the second region, each of the third regions having the first thickness at or proximate to the first region and the second thickness at or proximate to the second region; a plurality of fourth regions, each of the fourth regions located between the first region, the second region, and adjacent third regions, each of the plurality of fourth regions having a thickness of less than the first thickness and the second thickness; and a fifth region at least partially surrounding the second region and having a thickness of less than the first thickness and the second thickness. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the front portion having a face portion with a face portion thickness, the face portion comprising; a center portion, the center portion having a first thickness greater than the face portion thickness; an outer wall portion at least partially surrounding the center portion, the outer wall portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness and greater than the face portion thickness, and a plurality of inner wall portions extending from the center portion to the outer wall portion, each inner wall portion having a greater thickness at or proximate to the center portion than at or proximate to the outer wall portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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