US 12,109,469 B2
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing of a golf club headcover
Ryan L. Roach, Encinitas, CA (US); and Cameron J. Day, Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Cobra Golf Incorporated, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Cobra Golf Incorporated, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/012,837.
Prior Publication US 2024/0091611 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A63B 60/62 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 60/62 (2015.10) [B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A63B 2209/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A headcover for a golf club, comprising:
a body formed layer by layer along a build plane during an additive manufacturing process, the body including:
a head portion defining a chamber adapted to receive a golf club head and including a body aperture disposed at a heel end of the head portion that is configured to provide access to the chamber; and
a hosel portion extending outwardly from the head portion,
wherein the head portion and the hosel portion of the body are defined by a lattice structure,
wherein the lattice structure comprises a gyroid pattern,
wherein a unit cell of the gyroid pattern includes a continuous network of interconnected concave and convex surfaces,
wherein a hosel cutout is defined by a hosel frame at a heel end of the hosel portion, and
wherein the body aperture and the hosel cutout are in direct fluid communication with one another and are configured to receive the golf club.