GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS

• US 20170326417A1
• Filed: 03/08/2017
• Published: 11/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2016
• 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 9,833,667 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 53/045 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 60/54 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 first interior cavity portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a front portion having a face portion, and a second interior cavity portion having an elastic polymer material. The body portion may include a plurality of ports located on the bottom portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a first interior cavity portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a front portion having a face portion, and a second interior cavity portion located at or near the rear portion and the bottom portion;

a plurality of ports located between the second interior cavity portion and the front portion and extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, each port extending from the bottom portion into the first interior cavity portion, and

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 the second interior cavity portion is in the body portion and separate from the first interior cavity portion.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one port of the plurality of ports is connected to the second interior cavity portion, and wherein the second interior cavity portion is filled with an elastic polymer material from the at least one port.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, further comprising a groove portion on the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and located between the plurality of ports and the front portion.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, further comprising a groove portion on the bottom portion extending substantially parallel to the plurality of ports.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the plurality of ports include a first set of ports extending at a center portion of the bottom portion between the toe portion and the heel portion in substantially the same direction as the face portion, a second set of ports extending from the first set of ports toward the toe portion and the rear portion, and a third set of ports extending from the first set of ports toward the heel portion and the rear portion.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, further comprising a first groove portion on the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion in substantially the same direction as the face portion, a second groove portion on the bottom portion extending from the first groove portion toward the toe portion and the rear portion, and a third groove portion on the bottom portion extending from the first groove portion toward the heel portion and the rear portion.

8. A golf club head comprising:

a 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 in the body portion, the second interior cavity portion located near the rear portion and the bottom portion;

a plurality of ports extending between the toe portion and the heel portion along a first path, each port extending from the bottom portion into the first interior cavity portion; and

an exterior support portion on the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion along a second path being substantially similar to the first path, the exterior support portion being located between the plurality of ports and the front portion,

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

9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the second interior cavity portion is separate from the first interior cavity portion.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein at least one port of the plurality of ports is connected to the second interior cavity portion, and wherein the second interior cavity portion is filled with an elastic polymer material from the at least one port.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the plurality of ports includes a first set of ports extending between the toe portion and the heel portion in substantially the same direction as the face portion, a second set of ports extending from the first set of ports toward the toe portion and the rear portion, and a third set of ports extending from the first set of ports toward the heel portion and the rear portion.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the exterior support portion includes a first groove portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion in substantially the same direction as the face portion, a second groove portion extending from the first groove portion toward the toe portion and the rear portion, and a third groove portion extending from the first groove portion toward the heel portion and the rear portion.

13. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a first interior cavity portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a second interior cavity portion located at or near the rear portion and the bottom portion, and a front portion having a face portion; and

a plurality of ports on the bottom portion between the second interior cavity portion and the front portion and extending in a direction between the toe portion and the heel portion, each port of the plurality of ports being associated with a port diameter,

wherein adjacent ports of the plurality of ports are spaced apart by less than or equal to the port diameter,

wherein the plurality of ports extends 50% or more than a maximum distance from the toe portion to the heel portion, and

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

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, wherein the second interior cavity portion is in the body portion and separate from the first interior cavity portion.

15. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, wherein at least one port of the plurality of ports is connected to the second interior cavity portion, and wherein the second interior cavity portion is filled with an elastic polymer material from the at least one port.

16. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, further comprising an exterior support portion on the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, further comprising an exterior support portion on the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and located between the plurality of ports and the front portion.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, further comprising an exterior support portion having a groove portion on the bottom portion extending substantially parallel to the plurality of ports.

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 13, wherein the plurality of ports include a first set of ports extending between the toe portion and the heel portion in substantially the same direction as the face portion, a second set of ports extending from the first set of ports toward the toe portion and the rear portion, and a third set of ports extending from the first set of ports toward the heel portion and the rear portion.

20. A golf club head as defined in claim 13 further comprising an exterior support portion on the bottom portion, wherein the exterior support portion includes a first groove portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion in substantially the same direction as the face portion, a second groove portion extending from the first groove portion toward the toe portion and the rear portion, and a third groove portion extending from the first groove portion toward the heel portion and the rear portion.