Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12350559-B1
Application number	US-202519093449-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Mar 28, 2025
Priority date	Jul 15, 2022
Publication date	Jul 8, 2025
Grant date	Jul 8, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion, first and second mass portions coupled to an exterior portion of the body portion, a third mass portion coupled to an interior portion of the body portion, and a filler material in the body portion. The first mass portion and the second mass portion have different shapes than the third mass portion. A portion of the third mass portion has a curvature similar to a curvature of the body portion. A distance between the first mass portion and the second mass portion is greater than 50% of a distance between the toe portion edge and the heel portion edge of the body portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A golf club head comprising:
a hollow body portion comprising a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a heel portion with a heel portion edge, a front portion including a face portion, a back portion with a back wall portion, a top portion with a top portion edge, and a sole portion with a sole portion edge;
a first mass portion;
a second mass portion;
a third mass portion having a different shape than at least one of the first mass portion or the second mass portion;
a first port on or proximate to the toe portion edge of the hollow body portion, the first port configured to interchangeably receive the first mass portion or the second mass portion;
a second port proximate to the heel portion edge, the second port configured to interchangeably receive the first mass portion or the second mass portion;
a third port inside the hollow body portion, the third port configured to receive the third mass portion; and
a fourth port on the back wall portion between the first port and the second port,
wherein a distance between the first port and the sole portion edge is greater than a distance between the third port and the sole portion edge,
wherein a distance between the second port and the sole portion edge is greater than a distance between the third port and the sole portion edge,
wherein a distance between the fourth port and the sole portion edge is greater than a distance between the third port and the sole portion edge,
wherein a distance between the second port and the toe portion edge is greater than a distance between the third port and the toe portion edge, and
wherein a distance between the fourth port and the toe portion edge is greater than a distance between the third port and the toe portion edge.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first port or the second port comprises a cylindrical-shaped port.

3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a cover portion comprising a different material than each of the first mass portion, the second mass portion, and the third mass portion, and wherein the cover portion is coupled to the back wall portion to cover the fourth port.

4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first port, the second port, and the fourth port are cylindrical-shaped, and wherein a diameter of the fourth port is smaller than a diameter of the first port and smaller than a diameter of the second port.

5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third mass portion has a curvature similar to a curvature of the hollow body portion at or proximate to a region between the toe portion edge and the sole portion edge.

6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a filler material in the hollow body portion between the face portion and the third mass portion, wherein the first port connects an exterior portion of the hollow body portion to an interior portion of the hollow body portion, and wherein the filler material is injected into the interior portion of the hollow body portion from the first port.

7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a filler material in the hollow body portion between the face portion and the third mass portion, wherein the fourth port connects an exterior portion of the hollow body portion to an interior portion of the hollow body portion, and wherein the filler material is injected into the interior portion of the hollow body portion from the fourth port.

8. An iron-type golf club head comprising:
a hollow body portion comprising a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a heel portion with a heel portion edge, a front portion including a face portion, a back portion with a back wall portion, a top portion with a top portion edge, and a sole portion with a sole portion edge;
a first mass portion;
a second mass portion;
a third mass portion having a different shape than the first mass portion and the second mass portion;
a first port having a first port opening on or proximate to the toe portion edge of the hollow body portion, the first port connected to an interior portion of the hollow body portion, the first port configured to receive the first mass portion;
a second port having a second port opening on the back wall portion, the second port configured to receive the second mass portion;
a third port inside the hollow body portion, the third port configured to receive the third mass portion;
a fourth port on the back wall portion, the fourth port connected to an interior portion of the hollow body portion; and
a filler material in the hollow body portion,
wherein at least a portion of the first port is below a horizontal midplane of the hollow body portion,
wherein the second port and the fourth port are below the horizontal midplane,
wherein the third port is located vertically below the first port, and
wherein the fourth port is between the first port and the second port.

9. An iron-type golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first port or the second port is configured to interchangeably receive the first mass portion or the second mass portion.

10. An iron-type golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first mass portion is constructed from a material having a first density, and wherein the second mass portion is constructed from a second material having a second density different from the first density.

11. An iron-type golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first mass portion is constructed from a material having a first density, and wherein the third mass portion is constructed from a third material having a third density different from the first density.

12. An iron-type golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the second mass portion is constructed from a material having a second density, and wherein the third mass portion is constructed from a third material having a third density different from the second density.

13. An iron-type golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a cover portion coupled to the back wall portion to cover the fourth port, wherein the cover portion is constructed from a material having a lower density than each of the first mass portion, the second mass portion, and the third mass portion.

14. An iron-type golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the fourth port is in a recessed portion of the back wall portion.

15. A golf club head comprising:
a hollow body portion comprising a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a heel portion with a heel portion edge, a front portion including a face portion, a back portion with a back wall portion, a top portion with a top portion edge, and a sole portion with a sole portion edge, a maximum distance between the top portion edge and the sole portion edge being greater than a maximum distance between the face portion and the back wall portion;
a first mass portion coupled to a first port having a first port opening on an exterior portion of the hollow body portion;
a second mass portion coupled to a second port having a second port opening on an exterior portion of the hollow body portion;
a third mass portion coupled to a third port having a third port opening on an interior portion of the hollow body portion;
a filler material in the hollow body portion;
wherein the first mass portion comprises a first shape;
wherein the second mass portion comprises a second shape; and
wherein the third mass portion comprises a third shape different from the first shape and different from the second shape,
wherein a portion of the third mass portion has a curvature similar

Assignees

• Parsons Xtreme Golf Llc

Inventors

• Nicolette Michael R
• Schweigert Bradley D
• Kirtley Daniel C

Classifications

• A63B2053/0491

  with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable · CPC title

• A63B53/0408 Primary

  characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness · CPC title

• A63B2209/00

  Characteristics of used materials · CPC title

• A63B60/02

  Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass (A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence) · CPC title

• A63B53/0475 Primary

  with one or more enclosed cavities · CPC title