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 including a face portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the face portion comprising;
a perimeter portion having a face portion thickness;
a center portion with a first thickness greater than the face portion thickness;
an outer wall portion surrounded by the perimeter portion and surrounding the center portion and having a second thickness less than the first thickness and greater than the face portion thickness;
a plurality of inner wall portions connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion; and
a plurality of back portions, each back portion being surrounded by a portion of the outer wall portion, the center portion, and adjacent inner wall portions, each back portion of the plurality of back portions having a third thickness less than the first thickness and the second thickness.
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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 including a face portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the face portion comprising; a perimeter portion having a face portion thickness; a center portion with a first thickness greater than the face portion thickness; an outer wall portion surrounded by the perimeter portion and surrounding the center portion and having a second thickness less than the first thickness and greater than the face portion thickness; a plurality of inner wall portions connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion; and a plurality of back portions, each back portion being surrounded by a portion of the outer wall portion, the center portion, and adjacent inner wall portions, each back portion of the plurality of back portions having a third thickness less than the first thickness and the second thickness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A golf club head comprising:
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a hollow body portion having a front portion including a face portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the face portion comprising; a center portion extending into the hollow body portion from an inner side of the face portion to define a first thickness greater than a face portion thickness; an outer wall portion surrounding the center portion and extending into the hollow body portion from the inner side of the face portion to define a second thickness greater than the face portion thickness and less than the first thickness; a plurality of inner wall portions connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion; and a plurality of back portions, each back portion being surrounded by a portion of the outer wall portion, a portion of the center portion, and adjacent inner wall portions, each back portion of the plurality of back portions having a third thickness less than the first thickness and the second thickness, the plurality of back portions comprising; a first back portion being closer to the toe portion than the heel portion and closer to the bottom portion than the top portion; a second back portion being closer to the heel portion than the toe portion and closer to the bottom portion than the top portion; a third back portion being closer to the heel portion than the toe portion and closer to the top portion than the bottom portion; and a fourth back portion being closer to the toe portion than the heel portion and closer to the top portion than the bottom portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club head comprising:
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a hollow body portion having a front portion including a face portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the face portion comprising; a center portion extending into the hollow body portion from an inner side of the face portion to define a first thickness greater than a face portion thickness; an outer wall portion surrounding the center portion and extending into the hollow body portion from the inner side of the face portion to define a second thickness greater than the face portion thickness and less than the first thickness; a plurality of inner wall portions connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion, the plurality of inner wall portions comprising; a first inner wall portion extending from the center portion toward the toe portion and having a first width; a second inner wall portion extending from the center portion toward the bottom portion and having a second width; a third inner wall portion extending from the center portion toward the heel portion and having a third width; and a fourth inner wall portion extending from the center portion toward the top portion and having a fourth width, wherein the second width and the fourth width are greater than the first width and the third width; and a plurality of back portions, each back portion being surrounded by a portion of the outer wall portion, a portion of the center portion, and adjacent inner wall portions, each back portion of the plurality of back portions having a third thickness less than the first thickness and the second thickness. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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