Granted Patent B2

US 12,434,112 · App. 18/403,995 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Inventors: Bradley D. Schweigert (Cave Creek, AZ); Brandt B. Cameron (Scottsdale, AZ)

Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC

A63B53/0466A63B53/04A63B60/02A63B53/0408A63B53/0412A63B53/0416A63B53/042A63B53/0425A63B53/0429A63B53/0433A63B2053/0491

Abstract

Claims (42)

1. A golf club head comprising:

a metal body portion including a front portion having a peripheral face portion surrounding an opening; and

a face plate set in the opening, the face plate comprising:

a metal bezel attached to the opening; and

a strike assembly set in the bezel, the strike face assembly having:

an outer metal sheet welded to the metal bezel;

an inner metal sheet welded to the metal bezel; and

an intermediate composite sheet disposed between the outer metal sheet and the inner metal sheet,

wherein the intermediate composite sheet includes a fiber reinforced thermoplastic having a plurality of fibers disposed transversely with respect to a substrate of the intermediate composite sheet.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the strike assembly has a thickness that is greater than a thickness of the peripheral face portion, and wherein the metal bezel has a thickness that transitions between the thickness of the strike assembly and the thickness of the peripheral face portion.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the opening has an oval or an oval-like shape.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the metal body portion, the metal bezel, the outer metal sheet, and the inner metal sheet each includes a titanium alloy.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the intermediate composite sheet has a thickness greater than or equal to a thickness of any one of the outer metal sheet and the inner metal sheet.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the intermediate composite sheet has a thickness less than or equal to a thickness of any one of the outer metal sheet and the inner metal sheet.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fibers extend orthogonally with respect to the substrate of the intermediate composite sheet in a front-to-rear direction of the golf club head.

8. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion formed from a first material, the body portion including an opening at a face portion; and

a face plate set in the opening, the face plate comprising:

a bezel formed from a second material; and

a strike assembly set in the bezel, the strike face assembly having:

an outer sheet formed from a third material;

an inner sheet formed from a fourth material; and

an intermediate sheet formed from a fifth material and disposed between the outer sheet and the inner sheet,

wherein the first, second, third, and fourth materials include a metal material, and

wherein the fifth material includes a non-metal material.

9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first material includes a titanium-based material.

10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the second material, the third material, and the fourth material include a titanium-based material.

11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the fifth material includes a fiber reinforced thermoplastic having a plurality of discontinuous fibers transversely aligned such that the plurality of discontinuous fibers extend in a front-to-rear direction of the golf club head.

12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the strike assembly has a thickness greater than or equal to 0.125 inch (3.175 mm) and less than or equal to 0.175 inch (5.080 mm).

13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the strike assembly has a thickness of about 0.150 inch (3.810 mm), and wherein the outer sheet, the inner sheet, and the intermediate sheet each have a thickness of about 0.050 inch (1.270 mm).

14. A golf club head comprising:

a body portion including an opening at a face portion; and

a face plate set in the opening, the face plate comprising:

a metal shell; and

a composite core encased by the metal shell,

wherein the composite core includes a fiber reinforced thermoplastic having a plurality of discontinuous fibers transversely aligned such that the plurality of discontinuous fibers are disposed orthogonally with respect to a substrate of the composite core.

15. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the metal shell is formed from a titanium-based material.

16. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the body portion is formed from a titanium-based material.

17. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the face plate has an outer surface area that is greater than or equal to 50% of an outer surface area of the face portion and less than or equal to 60% of the outer surface area of the face portion.

18. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the face plate has a thickness greater than or equal to 0.125 inch (3.175 mm) and less than or equal to 0.175 inch (5.080 mm).

19. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the composite core is configured as a sheet having a thickness that is greater than or equal to 0.025 inch (0.635 mm) and less than or equal to 0.090 inch (2.286 mm).

20. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the plurality of discontinuous fibers are oriented to extend in a front-to-rear direction of the golf club head.

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