GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS

• US 20170348568A1
• Filed: 08/25/2017
• Published: 12/07/2017
• 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 9,981,160 B2
• 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 53/047 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 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, 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 a 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, further comprising a plurality of weight portions, wherein each port of the plurality of ports is configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions.

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 between the toe portion and the heel portion and located between the plurality of ports and the rear portion.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the plurality of ports includes a first set of ports near the toe portion extending between the second interior cavity portion and the front portion and a second set of ports near the heel portion extending between the second interior cavity portion and the front portion.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one groove having 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 as defined in claim 1, wherein the second interior cavity portion includes an opening on the bottom portion, and wherein the opening is at least partially covered with a cover portion.

9. A golf club head comprising:

a 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 first groove on the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being closer to the front portion than the rear portion;

a second groove on the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being closer to the rear portion than the front portion, and

a plurality of ports on the bottom portion between the first groove and the second groove.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the body portion includes a first interior cavity portion and a second interior cavity portion near the rear portion and the bottom portion, wherein the second interior cavity portion is separate from the first interior cavity portion, and wherein the second interior cavity portion includes a polymer material.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, further comprising a plurality of weight portions, wherein each port of the plurality of ports is configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the plurality of ports includes a first set of ports near the toe portion extending between the first groove and the second groove and a second set of ports near the heel portion extending between the first groove and the second groove.

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein each of the first groove and the second groove includes 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.

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 9, wherein the second interior cavity portion includes an opening on the bottom portion, and wherein the opening is at least partially covered with a cover portion.

15. 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 first groove on the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being closer to the front portion than the rear portion;

a second groove on the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being closer to the rear portion than the front portion;

a plurality of ports on the bottom portion, and

wherein the second interior cavity portion includes an insert having a polymer material.

16. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the second interior cavity portion is in the body portion and separate from the first interior cavity portion.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the second interior cavity portion includes an opening on the bottom portion, and wherein the opening is at least partially covered with a cover portion.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, further comprising a plurality of weight portions, wherein each port of the plurality of ports is configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions.

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the plurality of ports includes a first set of ports near the toe portion extending between the first groove and the second groove and a second set of ports near the heel portion extending between the first groove and the second groove.

20. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein each of the first groove and the second groove includes 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.