Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads

• US 9,795,842 B1
• Filed: 02/23/2017
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2016
• 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.
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US15/440,968
• Time in Patent Office: 243 Days
• Field of Search: 473345, 473346, 473349, 473334-339, 473341, 473344
• 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 53/0408 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 53/045 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 hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, a plurality of ports on the bottom portion and a plurality of inner wall portions in the hollow body portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising:

a hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface;

a first region on the bottom portion, at least a portion of the first region extending into the hollow body portion to define a first inner wall portion on the inner surface of the bottom portion, the first region including a plurality of first ports between the first inner wall portion and a periphery of the hollow body portion;

a second region on the bottom portion, at least a portion of the second region extending into the hollow body portion to define a second inner wall portion on the inner surface of the bottom portion, the second region including a plurality of second ports between the second inner wall portion and the periphery of the hollow body portion; and

a third inner wall portion extending from the inner surface of the bottom portion into the hollow body portion,

wherein a region of the hollow body portion between the first inner wall portion, the second inner wall portion and the third inner wall portion includes an elastic polymer material.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the region of the hollow body portion between the first inner wall portion, the second inner wall portion and the third inner wall portion is filled with an elastic polymer material.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the region of the hollow body portion between the first inner wall portion, the second inner wall portion and the third inner wall portion includes an insert comprising an elastic polymer material.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising at least one outer support portion on the outer surface of the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the third inner wall portion partially surrounds the plurality of ports.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, wherein the third inner wall portion extends from the heel portion to a location between the rear portion and the toe portion.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of weight portions, each port of the first plurality of ports and the second plurality of ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions.

8. A golf club head comprising:

a hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface;

a first inner wall portion extending into the hollow body portion from the inner surface of the bottom portion to define a first region between the first inner wall portion and a first portion of a periphery of the hollow body portion;

a second inner wall portion extending into the hollow body portion from the inner surface of the bottom portion to define a second region between the second inner wall portion and a second portion of the periphery of the hollow body portion different from the first portion of the periphery of the hollow body portion; and

a third inner wall portion extending into the hollow body portion from the inner surface of the bottom portion and at least partially surrounding the first region and the second region,

wherein a region of the hollow body portion between the inner surface of the bottom portion, the first inner wall portion, the second inner wall portion and the third inner wall portion is at least partially filled with an elastic polymer material.

9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the region of the hollow body portion between the inner surface of the bottom portion, the first inner wall portion, the second inner wall portion and the third inner wall portion is filled with an elastic polymer material.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the region of the hollow body portion between the inner surface of the bottom portion, the first inner wall portion, the second inner wall portion and the third inner wall portion includes an insert comprising an elastic polymer material.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising at least one outer support portion on the outer surface of the bottom portion extending between the toe portion and the heel portion.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the first inner wall portion is near the heel portion.

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8, wherein the second inner wall portion is near the rear portion.

14. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a plurality of weight portions on the bottom portion.

15. A golf club head comprising:

a hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface; and

a plurality of ports, each port having an opening on the outer surface of the bottom portion and extending into the hollow body portion from the opening, the plurality of ports extending between the heel portion and the toe portion proximate to a perimeter of the hollow body portion; and

an inner wall portion extending into the hollow body portion from the inner surface of the bottom portion, the inner wall portion being spaced apart from the plurality of ports and at least partially surrounding the plurality of ports to define a region of the hollow body portion between the inner wall portion and the plurality of ports,

wherein the region of the hollow body portion between the inner wall portion and the plurality of ports is at least partially filled with an elastic polymer material.

16. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein a boundary of the region of the hollow body portion between the inner wall portion and the plurality of ports is at least partially defined by the plurality of ports.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein at least one port of the plurality of ports includes an inner opening to the hollow body portion, and wherein the region of the hollow body portion between the inner wall portion and the plurality of ports is at least partially filled with an elastic polymer material from the inner opening.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 15, wherein the region of the hollow body portion between the inner wall portion and the plurality of ports includes an insert comprising an elastic polymer material.

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 15 wherein the inner wall portion extends from the heel portion to a location between the rear portion and the toe portion.

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