WO2001070343A1 - Putters - Google Patents
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- WO2001070343A1 WO2001070343A1 PCT/GB2001/000944 GB0100944W WO0170343A1 WO 2001070343 A1 WO2001070343 A1 WO 2001070343A1 GB 0100944 W GB0100944 W GB 0100944W WO 0170343 A1 WO0170343 A1 WO 0170343A1
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- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- putter
- head
- shaft
- connector
- rear face
- Prior art date
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B53/00—Golf clubs
- A63B53/007—Putters
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B53/00—Golf clubs
- A63B53/02—Joint structures between the head and the shaft
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
- A63B69/36—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
- A63B69/3676—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf for putting
- A63B69/3685—Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
- A63B2209/02—Characteristics of used materials with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
Definitions
- This invention relates to putters, i.e. to a golf club used for putting.
- a putter which includes a shaft, a head having a front face fo ⁇ striking a golf ball and a rear face, and a connector interconnecting the shaft and the head, and in which the connector has a rear edge which can be aligned visually with the rear face of the head by a golfer holding the shaft.
- the putter head has a toe and a heel, the heel being the end portion of the head which is closer to the golfer when putting and the toe being the end portion of the head which is remote from the golfer when putting.
- the connection to the shaft is at the heel end of the head whereas, with a putter in accordance with the present invention, the connection to the shaft is at the toe end of the head.
- the connector interconnecting the head and the shaft is preferably formed as an injection moulding integrally with a part of the head of the putter.
- the injection moulding may be of a graphite- reinforced thermoplastic material.
- the head of the putter is accordingly preferably formed as two parts, one of which parts provides the striking face of the putter, while the other part is formed integrally with the connector. Said other part preferably provides the upper portion of the rear face of the head.
- Said one part of the head of the putter is preferably formed as a metal casting so that the head of the putter is of the required weight while, at the same time, the two parts of the head of the putter have contrasting visual appearances facilitating alignment of the rear face of the head of the putter with the rear edge of the connector.
- Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the lower portion of a golf putter
- Figure 2 is a side view of the lower portion of the putter
- Figure 4 is an exploded side view of the lower portion of the putter.
- a golf putter comprises a shaft 10 which is provide at its upper end with a hand-grip formation (not shown). At the lower end of the shaft 10 there is a pjastic injection moulding 11 which is of a thermoplastic material impregnated with graphite fibres so that the moulding 11 will have the required strength and flexibility characteristics.
- the plastics moulding 11 includes an upper portion 12 which is connected to the lower end of the shaft 10, a crank portion 13, a main body portion 14 and a lowermost portion 15, which forms part of the head 16 of the putter.
- the main body portion 14 is inclined relative to and offset from the axis of the shaft 10 of the putter and the rear edge of the main body portion 14 co-operates with the rear face of the head 16 of the putter to provide a sighting aid.
- the head 16 of the putter will be correctly positioned, to enable the golfer to putt accurately, when the rear edge of the main body portion 14 is in line with the rear face of the head 16 of the putter.
- the head 16 of the putter also includes a metal casting 17 which is secured by threaded fasteners 18 and 19 to the lowermost portion 15 of the plastics moulding 11.
- the metal casting 17 has a flat face 20 for striking the golf ball and is of a colour which contrasts with the colour of the plastics moulding 11.
- the plastics moulding 11 will typically be black in colour while the metal casting 17 can be of steel or brass.
- the shape of the metal casting 17 is such as to provide a pocket or cavity 21 within which the lowermost portion 15 of the plastics moulding 11 is a close fit.
- the metal casting 17 provides the majority of the weight of the head 16 of the putter.
- a golfer may, however, wish to vary the weight of the head of the putter in dependence on the conditions of the greens on which he is putting. For dry, fast greens he may prefer a head which is light in weight whereas, for damp conditions, he may prefer a heavier head.
- the putter can accordingly be provided with a number of metal castings 17 of different weights, each having a pocket or cavity 21 of the same configuration to receive the lowermost portion 15 of the plastics moulding 11.
- the head of a putter has two ends, i.e.
- the shaft is connected to the head of the putter at or adjacent the "heel" end of the head of the putter.
- the connection to the stem 10 is at the "toe” end of the head 16 of the putter.
- crank portion 13 of the plastics moulding 11 is such as to provide the required offsetting of the rear edge of the main body portion 14 from the axis of the shaft 10 so that the golfer can clearly see the upper portion of the rear face of the head 16.
- Figure 2 also shows that the front face 20 of the head 16 of the putter is at a small acute angle to the vertical.
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Abstract
Description
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP01915467A EP1268010A1 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2001-03-05 | Putters |
AU2001242559A AU2001242559A1 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2001-03-05 | Putters |
US10/252,016 US20030045373A1 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2002-09-20 | Putter |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB0006936A GB2351916B (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2000-03-23 | Putters |
GB0006936.9 | 2000-03-23 |
Related Child Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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US10/252,016 Continuation US20030045373A1 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2002-09-20 | Putter |
Publications (1)
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WO2001070343A1 true WO2001070343A1 (en) | 2001-09-27 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/GB2001/000944 WO2001070343A1 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2001-03-05 | Putters |
Country Status (5)
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US (1) | US20030045373A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1268010A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2001242559A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2351916B (en) |
WO (1) | WO2001070343A1 (en) |
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US8096039B2 (en) | 2003-08-11 | 2012-01-17 | Cobra Golf Incorporated | Golf club head with alignment system |
US7022030B2 (en) * | 2003-08-11 | 2006-04-04 | Acushnet Company | Golf club head |
US7396289B2 (en) | 2003-08-11 | 2008-07-08 | Acushnet Company | Golf club head with alignment system |
US20080176672A1 (en) * | 2003-08-11 | 2008-07-24 | Acushnet Company | Golf club head with alignment system |
US7918745B2 (en) * | 2003-08-11 | 2011-04-05 | Cobra Golf, Inc. | Golf club head with alignment system |
US7351162B2 (en) | 2003-08-11 | 2008-04-01 | Acushnet Company | Golf club head with alignment system |
US7407446B2 (en) * | 2006-09-01 | 2008-08-05 | Bengtson Andrew W | Putter with aligned front and back weights and a forwardly angled shaft |
JP6052319B2 (en) * | 2015-03-25 | 2016-12-27 | Nttエレクトロニクス株式会社 | Video encoding device |
Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3042405A (en) * | 1959-03-23 | 1962-07-03 | Solheim Karsten | Golf club |
US3042409A (en) * | 1959-12-21 | 1962-07-03 | Ralph E Johnson | Golf club with sighting means |
CH558183A (en) * | 1972-06-06 | 1975-01-31 | Killen William | Golf club with extra large triangular head - esp suitable for beginners giving improved impact on ball |
US4121832A (en) * | 1977-03-03 | 1978-10-24 | Ebbing Raymond A | Golf putter |
US5332214A (en) * | 1993-08-18 | 1994-07-26 | Stx, Inc. | Golf putter |
US5782705A (en) * | 1996-11-26 | 1998-07-21 | Solari; Ray L. | Putter construction |
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US3574349A (en) * | 1968-09-23 | 1971-04-13 | Norbert Victor Kropp | Pendulum-type golf putter |
US4746124A (en) * | 1986-04-21 | 1988-05-24 | Comitz Edward V | Golf putter |
US4714252A (en) * | 1986-11-20 | 1987-12-22 | Roraback Harry G | Dual-weighted golf putter head |
US5575724A (en) * | 1995-07-19 | 1996-11-19 | Golfology, Inc. | Alignment-oriented golf club |
US5755625A (en) * | 1997-02-04 | 1998-05-26 | Jackson; Carl H. | Hand(s) aligned golf putter |
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- 2000-03-23 GB GB0006936A patent/GB2351916B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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2001
- 2001-03-05 WO PCT/GB2001/000944 patent/WO2001070343A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2001-03-05 AU AU2001242559A patent/AU2001242559A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-03-05 EP EP01915467A patent/EP1268010A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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- 2002-09-20 US US10/252,016 patent/US20030045373A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3042405A (en) * | 1959-03-23 | 1962-07-03 | Solheim Karsten | Golf club |
US3042409A (en) * | 1959-12-21 | 1962-07-03 | Ralph E Johnson | Golf club with sighting means |
CH558183A (en) * | 1972-06-06 | 1975-01-31 | Killen William | Golf club with extra large triangular head - esp suitable for beginners giving improved impact on ball |
US4121832A (en) * | 1977-03-03 | 1978-10-24 | Ebbing Raymond A | Golf putter |
US5332214A (en) * | 1993-08-18 | 1994-07-26 | Stx, Inc. | Golf putter |
US5782705A (en) * | 1996-11-26 | 1998-07-21 | Solari; Ray L. | Putter construction |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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US20030045373A1 (en) | 2003-03-06 |
EP1268010A1 (en) | 2003-01-02 |
GB2351916B (en) | 2001-05-30 |
AU2001242559A1 (en) | 2001-10-03 |
GB0006936D0 (en) | 2000-05-10 |
GB2351916A (en) | 2001-01-17 |
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