US 12,453,911 B2
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Caleb S. Kroloff, Phoenix, 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 Nov. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/385,960.
Application 18/385,960 is a continuation of application No. 18/115,100, filed on Feb. 28, 2023, granted, now 11,839,799.
Application 18/115,100 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/841,893, filed on Jun. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,806,590, issued on Nov. 7, 2023.
Application 17/841,893 is a continuation of application No. 17/685,546, filed on Mar. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,400,352, issued on Aug. 2, 2022.
Application 17/685,546 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/528,402, filed on Nov. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,426,641, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Application 17/528,402 is a continuation of application No. 16/566,597, filed on Sep. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,207,575, issued on Dec. 28, 2021.
Application 16/566,597 is a continuation of application No. 16/272,269, filed on Feb. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,449,428, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Application 17/685,546 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/682,476, filed on Feb. 28, 2022, granted, now 12,194,349.
Application 17/682,476 is a continuation of application No. 17/099,362, filed on Nov. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,291,890, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 17/099,362 is a continuation of application No. 16/820,136, filed on Mar. 16, 2020, granted, now 10,874,919, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/820,136 is a continuation of application No. 16/590,105, filed on Oct. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,632,349, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 18/115,100 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/198,770, filed on Mar. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,707,651, issued on Jul. 25, 2023.
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 18/115,100 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/528,436, filed on Nov. 17, 2021, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/316,154, filed on Mar. 3, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/276,981, filed on Nov. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/117,182, filed on Nov. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,757, filed on Jan. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/908,467, filed on Sep. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/903,467, filed on Sep. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/897,015, filed on Sep. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/877,934, filed on Jul. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/877,915, filed on Jul. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/873,773, filed on Jul. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/865,532, filed on Jun. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,592, filed on Apr. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/826,310, filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
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 62/814,959, filed on Mar. 7, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/792,191, filed on Jan. 14, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/787,554, filed on Jan. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0082661 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0475 (2013.01) [A63B 53/0445 (2020.08); A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0479 (2013.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, and a rear portion;
a face portion at the front portion, the face portion comprising:
an outer face portion surrounding a face opening, the outer face portion defining a peripheral portion of the face portion;
a face insert portion coupled to the outer face portion to close the face opening, the face insert portion comprising:
a first portion at a center region of the face portion, the first portion having a first thickness;
a second portion adjacent and surrounding the first portion, the second portion having a second thickness different from the first thickness; and
a third portion adjacent and surrounding the second portion, the third portion having a third thickness different from the first thickness and the second thickness, the first, second, and third portions defining an inner area portion of the face portion for striking a golf ball;
a front groove located at a front surface of the face insert portion, the front groove comprising:
a first portion located toward the heel portion and extending vertically or substantially vertically across the front surface;
a second portion located toward the top portion and extending horizontally or substantially horizontally across the front surface; and
a third portion located toward the toe portion and extending vertically or substantially vertically across the front surface;
a first transition portion connecting the first portion of the front groove to the second portion of the front groove; and
a second transition portion connecting the second portion of the front groove to the third portion of the front groove; and
a back groove located at a rear surface of the face insert portion, the back groove comprising:
a first portion located toward the heel portion and extending vertically or substantially vertically across the rear surface;
a second portion located toward the top portion and extending horizontally or substantially horizontally across the rear surface;
a third portion located toward the toe portion and extending vertically or substantially vertically across the rear surface;
a fourth portion located toward the bottom portion and extending horizontally or substantially horizontally across the rear surface;
a first transition portion connecting the first portion of the back groove to the second portion of the back groove;
a second transition portion connecting the second portion of the back groove to the third portion of the back groove;
a third transition portion connecting the third portion of the back groove to the fourth portion of the back groove; and
a fourth transition portion connecting the fourth portion of the back groove to the first portion of the back groove,
wherein the front groove and the back groove are each formed in the face insert portion, and
wherein the front groove partially encloses at least the first portion of the face insert portion, and
wherein the back groove fully encloses at least the first portion of the face insert portion, and
wherein the front groove and the back groove each partially overlaps with the second portion and the third portion.