Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads

• US 9,399,158 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• 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.
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US14/667,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20160059088A1
• Time in Patent Office: 490 Days
• Field of Search: 473/338, 473/335, 473/336, 473/341, 473/345, 473/344
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• 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 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence

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 plurality of weight portions having a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions, each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being associated with a first mass, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being associated with a second mass less than the first mass; and

a body portion having 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, the weight port region having a plurality of weight ports along a periphery of the weight port region, each weight port being defined by a bore having an opening on the outer surface of the bottom portion and a bore wall extending into the body portion from the opening, the bore opening and the bore wall of each weight port being separate from the bore opening and the bore wall of an adjacent weight port with each weight port configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions,

wherein the weight ports of the plurality of weight ports are configured in at least one arc extending between the toe and heel portions and are substantially similarly spaced apart along the at least one arc and separated by an outer surface portion of the bottom portion.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises weight ports configured in at least one arc extending from a region proximate to the toe portion to a region proximate to the rear portion, and from the region proximate to the rear portion to a region proximate to the heel portion.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the plurality weight ports comprises weight ports configured in an arc having a substantially similar contour as the rear portion.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein each weight port of the plurality of weight ports is associated with a port diameter and a port axis perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a plane tangent to the outer surface curve at an intersection of the port axis and the outer surface curve, wherein two adjacent weight ports of the plurality of weight ports are separated by less than or equal to the port diameter of any weight port of the two adjacent weight ports.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the golf club head comprises a volume of less than 200 cubic centimeters.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the golf club head comprises a mass of between 180 grams and 275 grams.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the golf club head comprises a loft of between 15°

to 35°

.

8. A golf club head comprising:

a plurality of weight portions;

a body portion having 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, the weight port region having a plurality of weight ports, each weight port being defined by a bore having an opening on the outer surface of the bottom portion and a bore wall extending into the body portion from the opening, the bore opening and the bore wall of each weight port being separate from the bore opening and the bore wall of an adjacent weight port with each weight port configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions,

wherein the weight ports of the plurality of weight ports are configured in at least one arc along the periphery of the weight port region extending between the toe portion and the heel portion,

wherein each weight port is spaced apart from an adjacent weight port in the at least one arc and separated by an outer surface portion of the bottom portion defining the outer surface curve, and

wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises weight ports extending more than 50% of a maximum distance between the toe and heel portions across the bottom portion.

9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises weight ports extending in the at least one arc from a region proximate to the toe portion to a region proximate to the rear portion and from the region proximate to the rear portion to a region proximate to the heel portion.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises weight ports configured in a generally C-shaped arc having a substantially similar contour as the rear portion.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein each weight port of the plurality of weight ports is associated with a port diameter and a port axis perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a plane tangent to the outer surface curve at an intersection of the port axis and the outer surface curve, wherein two adjacent weight ports of the plurality of weight ports are separated by less than or equal to the port diameter of any weight port of the two adjacent weight ports.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the golf club head comprises a volume of less than 200 cubic centimeters.

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the golf club head comprises a mass of between 180 grams and 275 grams.

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the golf club head comprises a loft of between 15°

to 35°

.

15. A hybrid-type golf club head comprising:

a plurality of weight portions; and

a body portion having 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, the weight port region having a plurality of weight ports with each weight port configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, each weight port being defined by a bore having an opening on the outer surface of the bottom portion and a bore wall extending into the body portion from the opening, the bore opening and the bore wall of each weight port being separate from the bore opening and the bore wall of an adjacent weight port;

wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart along a periphery of the weight port region and extending from a region proximate to the toe portion to a region proximate to the heel portion in a generally C-shaped arc being concave relative to the rear portion.

16. A hybrid-type golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the plurality weight ports comprises weight ports configured in a C-shaped arc having a substantially similar contour as the rear portion.

17. A hybrid-type golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein each weight port of the plurality of weight ports is associated with a port diameter and a port axis perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a plane tangent to the outer surface curve at an intersection of the port axis and the outer surface curve, wherein two adjacent weight ports of the plurality of weight ports are separated by less than or equal to the port diameter of any weight port of the two adjacent weight ports.

18. A hybrid-type golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the weight ports of the plurality of weight ports comprises weight ports extending more than 50% of a maximum distance between the toe and heel portions across the bottom portion.

19. A hybrid-type golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the golf club head comprises a volume of less than 200 cubic centimeters.

20. A hybrid-type golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the golf club head comprises a mass of between 180 grams and 275 grams.