Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
AssigneeParsons Xtreme Golf, LLC
InventorsBradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The front portion may include a front pocket defined by an interior wall. A face portion may be positioned in the front pocket. The material of the face portion may have a substantially higher yield strength than the material of the interior wall. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims18
A golf club head comprising:
- a body portion comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the front portion comprising:
- a front pocket formed in the front portion, the front pocket defined by a perimeter surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the front pocket defining a surface of an interior wall, the interior wall including a first interior wall portion and a second interior wall portion, the first and second interior wall portions extending diagonally across the front pocket and intersecting with one another;
- a plurality of openings in the interior wall, the plurality of openings including a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, and a fourth opening;
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- a face portion positioned in the front pocket, the face portion having a front surface, a rear surface, and a protrusion on the rear surface,
- wherein at least a portion of the rear surface of the face portion contacts the interior surface of the front pocket, and
- wherein a perimeter surface of the face portion is joined to the perimeter surface of the front pocket.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body portion comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the front portion comprising:
- a front pocket formed in the front portion, the front pocket defined by a perimeter surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the front pocket defining a surface of an interior wall with an X-shaped interior wall portion;
- a face portion positioned in the front pocket, the face portion having a front surface, a rear surface, and a protrusion on the rear surface,
- wherein at least a portion of the rear surface of the face portion contacts the interior surface of the front pocket, and
- wherein a perimeter surface of the face portion is joined to the perimeter surface of the front pocket.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body portion comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the front portion comprising:
- a front pocket formed in the front portion, the front pocket defined by a perimeter surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the front pocket defining a surface of an interior wall;
- a plurality of openings in the interior wall;
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- a face portion positioned in the front pocket, the face portion having a front surface, a rear surface, and an annular protrusion on the rear surface,
- wherein the plurality of openings are arranged to define an X-shaped interior wall portion,
- wherein at least a portion of the rear surface of the face portion contacts the interior surface of the front pocket, and
- wherein a perimeter surface of the face portion is joined to the perimeter surface of the front pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.