US 11,839,799 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 Feb. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/115,100.
Application 18/115,100 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/841,893, filed on Jun. 16, 2022, abandoned.
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. 17/682,476, filed on Feb. 28, 2022.
Application 17/685,546 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/115,100.
Application 18/115,100 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/528,436, filed on Nov. 17, 2021.
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 17/685,546 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/115,100.
Application 18/115,100 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/198,770, filed on Mar. 11, 2021.
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 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 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 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.
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 2023/0241464 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0475 (2013.01) [A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 2053/0479 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A golf club head comprising:
a front portion including a face portion, the face portion comprising:
an outer face portion surrounding a face opening;
a face insert portion coupled to the outer face portion to close the face opening, the face insert portion comprising:
a first portion;
a second portion surrounding the first portion; and
a third portion surrounding the second portion;
a front groove located at a front surface of the face insert portion;
a back groove located at a rear surface of the face insert portion;
a first thickness associated with the first portion of the face insert portion;
a second thickness associated with the second portion of the face insert portion;
a third thickness associated with the third portion of the face insert portion;
a fourth thickness associated with a connective portion between a perimeter edge of the face insert portion and a perimeter edge of the face opening; and
a fifth thickness associated with the outer face portion,
wherein the first thickness is greater than the third thickness,
wherein the first thickness and the third thickness are each greater than the fifth thickness,
wherein the second thickness varies between the first thickness and the third thickness,
wherein the fourth thickness varies between the third thickness and the fifth thickness,
wherein the front groove and the back groove define an inner area portion and an outer area portion of the face portion,
wherein the inner area portion defines a portion of the face portion for striking a golf ball,
wherein the outer area portion defines a peripheral portion of the face portion,
wherein the front groove and the back groove each partially overlaps with the second portion and the third portion of the face insert portion,
wherein the front groove and the back groove are configured to enhance deflection and rebounding of the inner area portion during impact with the golf ball, and
wherein the front groove has a groove length that is the same or about the same as a groove length of the back groove.