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US 9,427,634 B2Granted
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
AssigneeParsons Xtreme Golf, LLC
InventorsRobert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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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 with a face portion, a toe portion, a top portion, a sole portion, and a back portion. The back portion may include a plurality of exterior ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims19
A golf club head comprising:
- a body portion having a face portion with a thickness of less than or equal to 0.060 inch, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, and a back portion;
- and
- a plurality of exterior ports located along a periphery of the back portion, each exterior port of the plurality of exterior ports having a port diameter,
- wherein the plurality of exterior ports is located below a horizontal midplane of the golf club head,
- wherein a greater number of exterior ports of the plurality of exterior ports are closer to the toe portion than to the heel portion, and
- wherein each exterior port of the plurality of exterior ports is separated from an adjacent exterior port by a distance of less than or equal to the port diameter.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a body portion having an interior cavity, a face portion, a toe portion, a top portion, a sole portion, and a back portion;
- a first exterior port located along a periphery of the body portion, the first exterior port having a first port diameter;
- a second exterior port located along the periphery of the body portion, the second exterior port having a second port diameter;
- and
- a third exterior port located along the periphery of the body portion, the third exterior port having a third port diameter,
- wherein the second exterior port is located between the first exterior port and the third exterior port,
- wherein the first exterior port and the second exterior port are separated by a distance of less than or equal to the first port diameter or the second port diameter,
- wherein the second exterior port and the third exterior port are separated by a distance of less than or equal to the second port diameter or the third port diameter, and
- wherein at least one of the first exterior port, the second exterior port, or the third exterior port is connected to the interior cavity.
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A wedge-type golf club head comprising:
- a body portion having an interior cavity, a face portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, and a back portion;
- and
- a plurality of exterior ports extending between the toe and heel portions, each port of the plurality of exterior ports being associated with a port diameter,
- wherein any two adjacent exterior ports of the plurality of exterior ports are separated by a distance of less than or equal to the port diameter of any exterior port of the two adjacent weight ports,
- wherein at least one exterior port of the plurality of exterior ports is connected to the interior cavity, and
- wherein a greater number of exterior ports of the plurality of exterior ports are closer to the toe portion than to the heel portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.