IP Library Granted Patent US 9,981,160
Granted Patent B2
US 9,981,160 · App. 15/687,273 · Granted May 29, 2018

Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads

Inventors: Robert R. Parsons (Scottsdale, AZ); Bradley D. Schweigert (Anthem, AZ); Michael R. Nicolette (Scottsdale, AZ)
Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
A63B53/04A63B53/047A63B53/0466A63B53/0475A63B53/0487A63B60/54A63B53/06A63B2053/045A63B2053/0412A63B2053/0433A63B2053/0491A63B2060/002A63B2209/00
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Patent No.
US 9,981,160
App. No.
15/687,273
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B2
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 (32)

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.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNORS AS: ROBERT R. PARSONS,BRADLEY D. SCHWEIGERT AND MICHAEL R. NICOLETTE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 043474 FRAME 0981. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA IN THE ORIGINAL ASSIGNMENT ONLY LISTS ROBERT R. PARSONS AND BRADLEY D. SCHWEIGERT. Recorded Sep 6, 2017
From: PARSONS, ROBERT R.; SCHWEIGERT, BRADLEY D.; NICOLETTE, MICHAEL R.
To: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
Reel/Frame 044062/0391 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2017
From: PARSONS, ROBERT R.; SCHWEIGERT, BRADLEY D.
To: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
Reel/Frame 043474/0981 →
Continuity (29)
Continuation In Part 15453701 · Mar 8, 2017
Continuation In Part 15249857 · Aug 29, 2016
Continuation In Part 15290859 · Oct 11, 2016
Continuation In Part 15687273
Continuation In Part 15290859 · Oct 11, 2016
Continuation 15040892 · Feb 10, 2016
Continuation In Part 14939849 · Nov 12, 2015
Continuation 14615606 · Feb 6, 2015
Continuation In Part 29548537 · Dec 15, 2015
Continuation In Part 29543195 · Oct 21, 2015
Provisional Application 62380727 · Aug 29, 2016
Provisional Application 62337184 · May 16, 2016
Provisional Application 62356539 · Jun 30, 2016
Provisional Application 62360802 · Jul 11, 2016
Provisional Application 62361988 · Jul 13, 2016
Provisional Application 62115024 · Feb 11, 2015
Provisional Application 62120760 · Feb 25, 2015
Provisional Application 62138918 · Mar 26, 2015
Provisional Application 62184757 · Jun 25, 2015
Provisional Application 62194135 · Jul 17, 2015
Provisional Application 62195211 · Jul 21, 2015
Provisional Application 62244679 · Oct 21, 2015
Provisional Application 62245116 · Oct 22, 2015
Provisional Application 62042155 · Aug 26, 2014
Provisional Application 62048693 · Sep 10, 2014
Provisional Application 62101543 · Jan 9, 2015
Provisional Application 62105123 · Jan 19, 2015
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