US 12,290,725 B2
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Robert R. Parsons, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Bradley D. Schweigert, Cave Creek, AZ (US); and Michael R. Nicolette, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/951,399.
Application 17/951,399 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/389,659, filed on Jul. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,654,337.
Application 17/389,659 is a continuation of application No. 16/889,524, filed on Jun. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,103,755, issued on Aug. 31, 2021.
Application 16/889,524 is a continuation of application No. 16/419,639, filed on May 22, 2019, granted, now 10,695,624, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 16/419,639 is a continuation of application No. 16/234,169, filed on Dec. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,376,754, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 16/234,169 is a continuation of application No. 16/205,583, filed on Nov. 30, 2018, abandoned.
Application 16/419,639 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/981,094, filed on May 16, 2018, granted, now 10,384,102, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 15/981,094 is a continuation of application No. 15/724,035, filed on Oct. 3, 2017, granted, now 9,999,814, issued on Jun. 19, 2018.
Application 15/724,035 is a continuation of application No. 15/440,968, filed on Feb. 23, 2017, granted, now 9,795,842, issued on Oct. 24, 2017.
Application 16/889,524 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/533,352, filed on Aug. 6, 2019, granted, now 10,843,051, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 16/533,352 is a continuation of application No. 16/030,403, filed on Jul. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,413,787, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Application 17/951,399 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/400,516, filed on Aug. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,779,819.
Application 17/400,516 is a continuation of application No. 16/930,716, filed on Jul. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,110,328, issued on Sep. 7, 2021.
Application 16/930,716 is a continuation of application No. 16/422,661, filed on May 24, 2019, granted, now 10,722,765, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 17/951,399 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/198,906, filed on Mar. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,684,831.
Application 17/198,906 is a continuation of application No. 16/813,453, filed on Mar. 9, 2020, granted, now 10,967,231, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Application 17/951,399 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/198,770, filed on Mar. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,707,651.
Application 17/198,770 is a continuation of application No. 16/807,591, filed on Mar. 3, 2020, granted, now 10,960,274, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Application 17/951,399 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/586,971, filed on Jan. 28, 2022.
Application 17/586,971 is a continuation of application No. 17/149,954, filed on Jan. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,266,888, issued on Mar. 8, 2022.
Application 17/951,399 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/407,025, filed on Aug. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,806,585.
Application 17/407,025 is a continuation of application No. 17/225,414, filed on Apr. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,117,028, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Application 17/951,399 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/528,436, filed on Nov. 17, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/951,399 is a continuation of application No. 17/685,566, filed on Mar. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,484,756.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/662,112, filed on Apr. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/734,176, filed on Sep. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/734,922, filed on Sep. 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/740,355, filed on Oct. 2, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/745,113, filed on Oct. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/751,456, filed on Oct. 26, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/772,669, filed on Nov. 29, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/621,948, filed on Jan. 25, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/655,437, filed on Apr. 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/444,671, filed on Jan. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/445,878, filed on Jan. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/530,734, filed on Jul. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/624,294, filed on Jan. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/850,292, filed on May 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/676,860, filed on May 25, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/786,371, filed on Dec. 29, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/820,728, filed on Mar. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/816,418, filed on Mar. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,592, filed on Apr. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/873,773, filed on Jul. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/897,015, filed on Sep. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,757, filed on Jan. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/963,430, filed on Jan. 20, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/057,252, filed on Jul. 27, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/010,036, filed on Apr. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/117,182, filed on Nov. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/166,859, filed on Mar. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0020960 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/08 (2015.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 53/04 (2013.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.10); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 53/045 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 53/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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9. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion comprising a front portion, a face portion at the front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a periphery;
a vertical plane system characterizing the golf club head at an address position, the vertical plane system comprising:
a longitudinal vertical plane bisecting the golf club head and intersecting a geometric center of the face portion;
a toe-side bounding plane parallel with the longitudinal vertical plane and bounding a toe-side of the golf club head;
a heel-side bounding plane parallel with the longitudinal vertical plane and bounding a heel-side of the golf club head;
a toe-side dividing plane parallel with the longitudinal vertical plane and equidistant from the longitudinal vertical plane and the toe-side bounding plane;
a heel-side dividing plane parallel with the longitudinal vertical plane and equidistant from the longitudinal vertical plane and the heel-side bounding plane; and
a lateral vertical plane perpendicular to the longitudinal vertical plane and located halfway between a frontmost extent and a rearmost extent of the body portion;
a rear protrusion at the bottom portion and located at or proximate the rear portion, the rear protrusion projecting outwardly away from the bottom portion and defining a height of the rear protrusion, the rear protrusion extending longitudinally in a rear-to-front direction, the rear protrusion comprising:
a front-side portion located rearward of the lateral vertical plane;
a toe-side portion extending rearwardly from the front-side portion towards the rear portion and positioned on a first side of the longitudinal vertical plane, a forward end portion of the toe-side portion defined by a first lateral distance from the toe-side dividing plane, and a rearward end portion of the toe-side portion defined by a second lateral distance from the toe-side dividing plane, the second lateral distance being less than the first lateral distance; and
a heel-side portion extending rearwardly from the front-side portion towards the rear portion and positioned on a second side of the longitudinal vertical plane, a forward end portion of the heel-side portion defined by a third lateral distance from the heel-side dividing plane, and a rearward end portion of the heel-side portion defined a fourth lateral distance from the heel-side dividing plane, the fourth lateral distance being less than the third lateral distance; and
a sole insert portion coupled to the bottom portion, the sole insert portion at least partially surrounding the rear protrusion, wherein the sole insert portion is made from one or more layers of a composite material.