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US 12,109,469 B2Granted
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing of a golf club headcover
AssigneeCobra Golf Incorporated
InventorsRyan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day
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Abstract
A headcover for a golf club includes a body formed layer by layer upon a build plane during an additive manufacturing process. The body defines a chamber adapted to receive a golf club head and includes a heel end, a toe end, and a plurality of sidewalls. The headcover further includes a lattice structure formed unitarily on a portion of the body during the additive manufacturing process. The lattice structure extends over at least a portion of each of the plurality of sidewalls and the toe end of the body.
Claims20
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.
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A headcover for a golf club, comprising:
- a body formed layer by layer along a build plane during an additive manufacturing process, the body defining a chamber adapted to receive a golf club head and including a heel end, a toe end, and a plurality of sidewalls;
- and
- a lattice structure formed unitarily on a portion of the body during the additive manufacturing process, wherein the lattice structure includes a plurality of cutouts and extends over at least a portion of each of the plurality of sidewalls and the toe end of the body, wherein the lattice structure comprises a gyroid pattern
- wherein at least one of the plurality of sidewalls includes a front wall having a faceplate,
- wherein the body includes a frame having a first support beam extending around a periphery of a front wall,
- wherein the faceplate includes a center portion and a plurality of arms that extend outwardly from the center portion and connect to the frame at the periphery of the front wall,
- wherein a portion of the lattice structure is arranged between the faceplate and the frame at the periphery of the front wall, and
- wherein the arms of the plurality of arms are spaced apart by at least one air gap.
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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 including a plurality of sidewalls and a lattice structure that forms at least a portion of each of the plurality of sidewalls;
- and
- a sleeve portion extending outwardly from the head portion, wherein the lattice structure extends over a portion of the sleeve portion,
- wherein the body includes a solid frame that is interconnected with at least one gyroid structure,
- wherein the solid frame includes a first support beam and a second support beam with at least one air gap disposed therebetween,
- wherein at least two transverse support beams extend between the first support beam and the second support beam along a top wall, the at least two transverse beams being spaced apart from one another and at least partially spaced from a perimeter of the top wall, and
- wherein the solid frame defines a chamber that is configured to receive the golf club.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.