IP Library Granted Patent US 10,561,911
Granted Patent B2
US 10,561,911 · App. 16/151,037 · Granted Feb 18, 2020

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
A63B53/0487A63B60/54A63B2053/042A63B2053/0408A63B2053/0433A63B2053/0441A63B2053/0491
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Patent No.
US 10,561,911
App. No.
16/151,037
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Examples 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 with a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion with a strike face, a sole portion, and a top portion with a plurality of weight ports. The body portion may define a periphery of the golf club head. The golf club head may also include a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one weight port of the plurality of weight ports. Other examples and examples may be described and claimed.

Claims (42)

1. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, and a front portion having a face portion;

a plurality of weight portions;

a first weight platform at or near the toe portion and defining a first visual guide portion visible to an individual in an address position, the first weight platform extending above a first region of the top portion and including a first plurality of weight ports spaced apart in a non-linear arrangement between the front portion and the back portion, each port of the first plurality of weight ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions;

a second weight platform at or near the heel portion and defining a second visual guide portion visible to an individual in an address position, the second weight platform extending above a second region of the top portion and including a second plurality of weight ports spaced apart in a non-linear arrangement between the front portion and the back portion, each port of the second plurality of weight ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions; and

a third visual guide portion at a third region of the top portion and visible to an individual in an address position,

wherein the first plurality of weight ports includes at least a first weight port, a second weight port, and a third weight port, and the second plurality of weight ports includes at least a first weight port, a second weight port, and a third weight port,

wherein the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located closer to the front portion than to the back portion, and the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located closer to the back portion than to the front portion,

wherein the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located closer to the front portion than to the back portion, and the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located closer to the back portion than to the front portion,

wherein the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located closer to the third visual guide portion than the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports, and

wherein the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located closer to the third visual guide portion than the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third region is taller than the first and second regions, and wherein the third region separates the first and second regions.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first weight platform and the second weight platform extend lengthwise in a non-linear direction between the front portion to the back portion.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third visual guide portion extends a greater length across the top portion than the first and second visual guide portions.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located farther from the third visual guide portion than the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports, and wherein the third weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located farther from the third visual guide portion than the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located closer to the third visual guide portion than the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports, and wherein the third weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located closer to the third visual guide portion than the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

7. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, and a front portion having a face portion;

a plurality of weight portions;

a first weight platform at or near the toe portion and defining a first visual guide portion visible to an individual in an address position, the first weight platform including a first plurality of weight ports spaced apart on a length of the first weight platform in a non-linear direction from the front portion to the back portion, each port of the first plurality of weight ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions; and

a second weight platform at or near the heel portion and defining a second visual guide portion visible to an individual in an address position, the second weight platform including a second plurality of weight ports spaced apart on a length of the second weight platform in a non-linear direction from the front portion to the back portion, each port of the second plurality of weight ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions,

wherein the first plurality of weight ports includes at least a first weight port, a second weight port, and a third weight port, and the second plurality of weight ports includes at least a first weight port, a second weight port, and a third weight port,

wherein the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located closer to the front portion than to the back portion, and the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located closer to the back portion than to the front portion,

wherein the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located closer to the front portion than to the back portion, and the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located closer to the back portion than to the front portion, and

wherein a distance between the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is greater than a distance between the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

8. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 further comprising a third visual guide portion at the top portion and visible to an individual in an address position, wherein the third visual guide portion has a length extending in a direction from the front portion to the back portion, and wherein the length of the third visual guide portion is greater than the length of the first weight platform and the second weight platform.

9. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 further comprising a third visual guide portion at the top portion and visible to an individual in an address position, wherein the third visual guide portion is located higher on the body portion than the first weight platform and the second weight platform.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein a distance between the third weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the third weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is less than the distance between the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein a distance between the third weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the third weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is greater than the distance between the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 further comprising a third visual guide portion at the top portion, wherein the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located farther from the third visual guide portion than the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports, and wherein the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located farther from the third visual guide portion than the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 further comprising a third visual guide portion at the top portion, wherein the third weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located closer to the third visual guide portion than the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports, wherein the third weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located farther from the third visual guide portion than the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports, wherein the third weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located closer to the third visual guide portion than the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports, and wherein the third weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located farther from the third visual guide portion than the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

14. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, and a front portion having a face portion;

a plurality of weight portions;

a first weight platform at or near the toe portion and defining a first visual guide portion visible to an individual in an address position, the first weight platform including a first plurality of weight ports spaced apart in a curvilinear direction from the front portion to the back portion, the first plurality of weight ports including at least a first weight port, a second weight port, and a third weight port, each of which is configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions; and

a second weight platform at or near the heel portion and defining a second visual guide portion visible from an address position, the second weight platform including a second plurality of weight ports spaced apart in a curvilinear direction from the front portion to the back portion, the second plurality of weight ports including at least a first weight port, a second weight port, and a third weight port, each of which is configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions.

15. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the first, second, and third weight ports of the first plurality of weight ports have different relative proximities to a centerline bisecting the body portion, and wherein the first, second, and third weight ports of the second plurality of weight ports have different relative proximities to the centerline bisecting the body portion.

16. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 further comprising a third visual guide portion at the top portion, wherein the third visual guide portion is visible in an address portion, and wherein a length of the third visual guide portion is greater than a length of the first visual guide portion and a length of the second visual guide portion.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 further comprising a third visual guide portion bisecting the body portion, wherein the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located farther from the third visual guide portion than at least one of the second and third weight ports of the first plurality of weight ports, and wherein the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located farther from the third visual guide portion than at least one of the second and third weight ports of the second plurality of weight ports.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 further comprising a third visual guide portion bisecting the body portion, wherein the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located closer to the third visual guide portion than at least one of the first and third weight ports of the first plurality of weight ports, and wherein the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located closer to the third visual guide portion than at least one of the first and third weight ports of the second plurality of weight ports.

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein a distance between the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is greater than at least one of a distance between the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports and a distance between the third weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the third weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

20. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein a distance between the second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is less than at least one of a distance between the first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports and a distance between the third weight port of the first plurality of weight ports and the third weight port of the second plurality of weight ports.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2018
From: PARSONS, ROBERT R.; SCHWEIGERT, BRADLEY D.; NICOLETTE, MICHAEL R.
To: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
Reel/Frame 047862/0537 →
Continuity (23)
Continuation In Part 15816517 · Nov 17, 2017
Continuation 15150006 · May 9, 2016
Continuation In Part 14586720 · Dec 30, 2014
Continuation In Part 16151037
Continuation In Part 14962953 · Dec 8, 2015
Continuation 14686466 · Apr 14, 2015
Continuation 16151037
Continuation In Part 15188661 · Jun 21, 2016
Continuation 14812212 · Jul 29, 2015
Continuation 16151037
Continuation 15879366 · Apr 17, 2017
Continuation 15078749 · Mar 23, 2016
Provisional Application 62041553 · Aug 25, 2014
Provisional Application 61985351 · Apr 28, 2014
Provisional Application 61992379 · May 13, 2014
Provisional Application 62015297 · Jun 20, 2014
Provisional Application 62030820 · Jul 30, 2014
Provisional Application 62059108 · Oct 2, 2014
Provisional Application 62146114 · Apr 10, 2015
Provisional Application 62138925 · Mar 26, 2015
Provisional Application 62212462 · Aug 31, 2015
Provisional Application 62213933 · Sep 3, 2015
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