GB2416997A

GB2416997A - Golf putting training device

Info

Publication number: GB2416997A
Application number: GB0417600A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Chen Te Chang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-08-09
Filing date: 2004-08-09
Publication date: 2006-02-15
Also published as: GB0417600D0

Abstract

A golf putting training device includes a support 10 having two bases 11, two upright columns 20 secured on the bases, and a rod 27 adjustably attached between the columns 20 to form a stable structure. A coupler 3 is secured to the rod, an arm 40 is rotatably attached to the coupler 3, and an attaching apparatus 60,70 may attach a golf club to the arm, to practice putting training by rotating the arm relative to the coupler. A bearing or a number of balls may be used to rotatably couple the arm to the coupler, to allow the arm to be smoothly rotated relative to the coupler. A bar 50 may be adjustably secured to the arm, and an attaching device 70 may be attached to the arm, to support the golf club.

Description

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GOLF PUTTING TRAINING DEVICE

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a golf putting training device, and more particularly to a golf putting training device having a stable support for enabling a golfer to develop a pendulum putting stroke and for preventing the support from falling down.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Various kinds of typical golf putting training devices have been developed for enabling a golfer to develop a pendulum putting stroke, and thus for allowing the golfer to train or practice putting exercises.

For example, U.S. Patent No. 6,595,865 to Stitz, and U.S. Patent No. 6, 672,974 disclose two of the typical golf putting Is training devices and each comprising an upright support, and a shoulder engaging guide rotatably attached to the upright support, to guide the golfer's shoulders to Gove in a vertical plane, and thus to ensure or to enable the golfer to develop a pendulum putting stroke, and thus to train or to practice putting exercises.

However, the typical upright support of the typical golf putting training devices comprises a single upright pole or post to support the rotatable shoulder engaging guide, and the center of gravity of the single upright pole or post may be easily moved sidewise, such that the upright pole or post may be easily tilted and fall down when 2s the shoulder engaging guide is rotated relative to the upright support.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the t: te: : . e:: :: # e afore-described disadvantages of the conventional golf putting training devices.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a golf putting training device including a stable support for enabling a golfer to develop a pendulum putting stroke and for preventing the support from falling down while training or practicing putting exercises.

In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a golf putting training device comprising a support including two bases, two upright columns secured on the bases, a rod attached between the columns, a coupler secured to the rod, an arm rotatably attached to the coupler, and an attaching apparatus for attaching a golf club to the arm, to practice putting training by rotating the arm relative to the coupler.

Each of the columns includes a duct disposed thereon, the rod includes two ends adjustably secured to the ducts respectively. Each of the columns includes a barrel secured on the bases respectively, and an extension adjustably secured on the barrels respectively.

Each of the bases includes a jut extended therefrom, and each of the barrels includes a cavity formed therein, to receive the juts of the bases, and to anchor the barrels to the bases respectively.

Each of the bases includes a tube extended therefrom, and the support further includes a beam secured between the tubes of the 2s bases. The coupler includes a bearing disposed therein and engaged with the arm, to rotatably couple the arm to the coupler.

The coupler includes a plurality of balls received therein and :e.:e s.. d:e e.e ce.e engaged between the coupler and the arm, to rotatably couple the arm to the coupler. The coupler includes a plurality of depressions formed therein to receive the balls respectively. The arm includes a circular recess formed therein to receive the balls.

s The arm includes a plurality of balls received therein and engaged between the coupler and the arm, to rotatably couple the arm to the coupler. The arm includes a plurality of depressions formed therein to receive the balls respectively. The coupler includes a circular recess formed therein to receive the balls.

lo The attaching apparatus includes a bar secured to the arm. The arm includes a slot formed therein, and the bar is slidably engaged in the slot of the arm and adjustably secured to the arm. The bar includes a plurality of recesses formed therein, the arm includes a spring-biased projection disposed therein, and engageable with the IS recesses of the bar, to adjustably secured the bar to the arm.

The attaching apparatus includes an attaching device for attaching to the arm, and for supporting the golf club. The attaching device includes a block, a cover pivotally coupled to the block and rotatable toward the block for retaining the golf club between the block and the cover. Each of the block and the cover includes a recess formed therein for receiving the golf club. The attaching device includes a fastener engaged through the block and the cover, to secure the block and the cover together.

Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will 2s become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf putting training device in accordance with the present invention; FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view of the golf putting training device; FIG. 3 is a side plan view of the golf putting training device; FIG. 4 is a partial cross sectional view taken along lines 4-4 of FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a partial cross sectional view taken along lines 5-5 of FIG. 1; FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a retaining device of the golf putting training device; FIG. 7 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1, illustrating the other arrangement of the golf putting training device; and FIG. 8 is another perspective view similar to FIGS. 1 and 7, illustrating the further arrangement of the golf putting training device.

DO OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-4, a golf putting training device in accordance with the present invention comprises a support 10 including two bases 11 each having a passage 12 laterally formed in bottom thereof, and each having a cavity 13 formed therein and opened upwardly, and each having a tube 14 laterally extended therefrom. A beam 15 has two ends engaged in the tubes 14 respectively, and secured to the tubes 14 of the bases 1 1 with fasteners or latch pins 16, to stably couple the bases 11 together. .

: e. ce. ce. : : :: : The support 10 further includes two upright columns 20 each having a barrel 21 engaged into the cavities 13 of the bases 11 and secured to the bases 11 with fasteners 22 (FIG. 2) or the like, and each having a cavity 24 formed therein. Each of the bases 11 may include a jut 17 extended into the cavity 13 thereof, and engaged into the cavity 24 of the barrel 21, to anchor or secure the barrel 21 to the base 11, and to prevent the barrel 21 from being rotated relative to the base 11.

It is preferable that each of the upright columns 20 includes an extension 23 slidably engaged in the barrel 21, and extendible or adjustable up and down relative to the barrel 21, and adjustably secured to the barrel 21 with a fastener 26, to allow the extension 23 to be slid and adjusted up and down relative to the barrel 21 to any selected height.

IS Each of the extensions 23 includes a duct 25 laterally extended or disposed or provided on top thereof. A rod 27 has two ends rotatably engaged into the ducts 25 respectively, and rotatably and adjustably secured to the ducts 25 with one or more fasteners 28 respectively, to allow the rod 27 to be adjusted and retained to the upright columns 20 at any selected angular positions. The engagement and securing of the beam 1 S and the rod 27 between the upright columns 20 may form a stable configuration for the support 10.

A coupler 3 includes such as two coupling members 30 secured 2s together, and includes an orifice 31 formed therein to receive the rod 27, and one or more fasteners 32 engaged through the coupler 3 and the rod 27, to solidly secure the coupler 3 to the rod 27, and to :: ... :: i e. A: is. ce. c.. prevent the coupler 3 from being rotated relative to the rod 27. The coupler 3 includes a hub 33 extended from one of the coupling members 30, to attach or support a bearing 35 thereon, and to stably support the bearing 35 between the coupling members 30.

An arm 40 includes an upper portion 41 having a bore 42 formed therein, to receive the bearing 35, and thus to rotatably and smoothly secure the arm 40 to the coupler 3 with the bearing 35. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the coupler 3 includes a number of depressions 34 formed in one of the coupling members 30, to lo rotatably receive a number of balls 37 therein. The arm 40 includes a circular recess 47 formed in one side thereof (FIG. 4) to receive the balls 37, and to further rotatably and smoothly attach the arm 40 to the coupler 3.

The arm 40 may also include a number of depressions 48 formed in the opposite side thereof, to rotatably receive a number of balls 49 therein. The coupler 3 may also include a circular recess 38 formed in the other coupling member 30 (FIG. 4) to receive the balls 49, and to further rotatably and smoothly attach the arm 40 to the coupler 3. The arm 40 may thus be freely rotated relative to the coupler 3 with the bearing 35 and the ball bearings or balls 37, 49, in a pendulum movement.

The arm 40 includes a dovetail slot 43 formed therein and opened downwardly, and includes a hole 44 formed therein and communicating with the dovetail slot 43 thereof, to receive a fastener 45, and includes one or more spring-biased projections 46 disposed therein, and retained therein with such as fasteners 463, or the like (FIGS. 2, 5).

:. ;:e tee. ce:e.:e tt.e A bar 50 is slidably or adjustably engaged in the slot 43 of the arm 40, and includes a number of teeth or recesses 51 formed therein, to selectively receive the spring-biased projections 46 of the arm 40, and thus to adjustably secure or retain the bar 50 to the arm 40 at selected height or position. The bar 50 includes a longitudinal channel 52 formed therein, to slidably or adjustably receive the fastener 45 which may be threaded to a lock nut 53, in order to adjustably or solidly secure the bar 50 to the arm 40 at the selected height or position.

The bar 50 includes a hole 54 formed in the bottom thereof (FIG. 5), and one or more apertures 55 laterally formed therein and communicating with the hole 54 thereof, to receive an upper end 61 of a lever 60 which includes one or more orifices 62 formed therein and aligned with the apertures 55 of the bar 50 respectively, to receive fasteners 63 therein respectively. One or more lock nuts 64 may be threaded to the fasteners 63, to solidly or adjustably secure the upper end 61 of the lever 60 to the bar 50.

An attaching device 70 is attached or secured to the other end of the lever 60 with such as adhesive materials, fasteners (not shown), or by welding processes, and includes a block 71 secured to the lever 60, and a cover 72 pivotally or rotatably secured to the block 71 with a pivot axle 73, to allow the cover 72 to be rotated toward (FIGS. 1, 2, 7) or away from the block 71 (FIG. 6). The block 71 includes a screw hole 74 formed therein, and the cover 72 includes a groove 75 formed therein to receive a fastener 76.

Each of the block 71 and the cover 72 includes one or more recesses 78 formed therein to receive a golf club 90 (FIGS. 1, 3, 7), c:e t.e.. t.:e..

and the fastener 76 may be engaged through the groove 75 of the cover 72, and may be threaded to the screw hole 74 of the block 71, and/or threaded to a lock nut 77, in order to solidly secure or attach the golf club 90 to the block 71 and the cover 72 of the attaching device 70, and thus to the coupler 3 and the rod 27 with the arm 40 and the bar 50.

In operation, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the golfer may stand behind the coupler 3 and the support 10, and may hold the hand grip 91 of the golf club 90 to train or practice putting exercises or lo operations. The extension 23 may be slid and adjusted up and down relative to the barrel 21, to adjustably secure the rod 27 to the barrel 21 at any selected height. The rod 27 and thus the coupler 3 and the golf club 90 may then be rotated or adjusted relative to the ducts 25 to selected angular position.

The bar 50 may also be slid and adjusted up and down relative to the arm 40, and the lever 60 may also be adjusted relative to the bar 50, to allow the golfer to suitably grasp or hold the hand grip 91 of the golf club 90, and to easily or comfortably or suitably train or practice putting exercises or operations.

It is to be noted that the stable configuration of the support l O formed by the upright columns 20 and the beam 15 and the rod 27 may stably support the support 10 on the ground, and may prevent the support 10 from being moved or vibrated or swung relative to the ground, particularly while rotating or swinging the golf club 90 and the lever 60 and the bar 50 and the arm 40 relative to the coupler 3.

As shown in FIG. 7, the lever 60 may include or may be I: . le: ë::. .::: es ce e.e formed into various kinds of shapes, to suitably support the attaching device 70 and the golf club 90 at selected position relative to the support 10.

As shown in FIG. 8, the bar 50 may include a number of s openings 56 formed therein (also shown in FIG. 2), and a guide device 80 may be selectively secured to either of the openings 56 of the bar 50 with latches or pins or fasteners (not shown), to selectively attach or secure the guide device 80 to the bar 50. The guide device 80 includes two rings or loops 81 attached thereto, to lo support upper arms of golfers, and to guide the golfers to conduct the putting exercises.

Accordingly, the golf putting training device in accordance with the present invention includes a stable support for enabling the golfer to develop the pendulum putting stroke and for preventing the support from falling down while training or practicing putting exercises.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed 2s

Claims

:e al:e t.. al.. .'c.4 I CLAIM: 1. A golf putting training device

comprising: a support including two bases, two upright columns secured on said bases, a rod attached between said columns, a coupler secured to said rod, an arm rotatably attached to said coupler, and means for attaching a golf club to said arm, to practice putting training by rotating said arm relative to said coupler.
2. The golf putting training de-vice as claimed in claim 1, lo wherein each of said columns includes a duct disposed thereon, said rod includes two ends adjustably secured to said ducts respectively.
3. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim l, wherein each of said columns includes a barrel secured on said bases respectively, and an extension adjustably secured on said barrels respectively.
4. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of said bases includes a jut extended therefrom, and each of said barrels includes a cavity formed therein, to receive said juts of said bases, and to anchor said barrels to said bases respectively.
5. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said bases includes a tube extended therefrom, and said support further includes a beam secured between said tubes of said bases.
6. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim l, wherein said coupler includes a bearing disposed therein and engaged with said arm, to rotatably couple said arm to said coupler.

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7. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coupler includes a plurality of balls received therein and engaged between said coupler and said arm, to rotatably couple said arm to said coupler.
8. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said coupler includes a plurality of depressions formed therein to receive said balls respectively.
9. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said arm includes a circular recess formed therein to lo receive said balls.
10. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said arm includes a plurality of balls received therein and engaged between said coupler and said arm, to rotatably couple said arm to said coupler.
11. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said arm includes a plurality of depressions formed therein to receive said balls respectively.
12. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said coupler includes a circular recess formed therein to receive said balls.
13. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said attaching means includes a bar secured to said arm.
14. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 13, wherein said arm includes a slot formed therein, and said bar is slidably engaged in said slot of said arm and adjustably secured to said arm.
15. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 13, cat. t.' wherein said bar includes a plurality of recesses formed therein, said arm includes a spring-biased projection disposed therein, and engageable with said recesses of said bar, to adjustably secured said bar to said arm.
16. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said attaching means includes an attaching device for attaching to said arm, and for supporting the golf club.
17. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said attaching device includes a block, a cover pivotally coupled to said block and rotatable toward said block for retaining the golf club between said block and said cover.
18. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 17, wherein each of said block and said cover includes a recess formed therein for receiving the golf club.
19. The golf putting training device as claimed in claim 17, wherein said attaching device includes a fastener engaged through said block and said cover, to secure said block and said cover together.