Frame design putter head with rear mounted shaft

• US 20050003902A1
• Filed: 06/14/2004
• Published: 01/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John Sanders Reese
• Original Assignee: John Sanders Reese
• Inventors: Reese, John Sanders
• Granted Patent: US 6,991,555 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/340
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0441 with visual indicators for aligning the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence

Abstract

A golf putter head design comprising a front face (10) and a back weight (20) sandwiching multiple longitudinal rods (14, 16) and with a center shaft mounting rod (18) attached to the back weight (20) to form a frame design where the vertical gaps in the putter head are spaced the width of the golf ball to facilitate alignment at setup and the shaft mounting rod (18) is spaced back from the face (10) to form an additional alignment and stroke aiding sight area. The putter head design takes advantage of: embodied and relational sight lines; an uncluttered center sight line and sight area; peripheral rods (14, 16) that are hollow to reduce their density such that weight can be optimally located in the back weight (20); a back weight providing a high percentage of the putter head weight significantly behind the face (10) and below the center line of the face (10); an option for a pivotable shaft; an option for interchangeable face (10), connecting rod (14, 16), shaft connecting rod (18) and back weight (20) elements.

Claims

1. A golf putter head comprising:

at least two distinct elongated connecting rods of predetermined thickness, shape and length, said rods extending parallel to each other;

at least one elongated plate of predetermined thickness, shape and length, said plate extending perpendicular to said connecting rods; and

at least one back weight element of predetermined thickness, shape and length; and

at least one shaft mounting rod of predetermined thickness, shape and length extending parallel to said connecting rods and perpendicular to said elongated plate and said backweight element; and

at least two fastening elements fixedly coupling said connecting rods between said plate and said back weight element, said connecting rods being spaced approximately the width of a golf ball diameter whereby the gap between said connecting rods creates relational sight lines; and

at least one fastening element fixedly coupling said shaft mounting rod to said back weight element, the free end of said shaft mounting rod being spaced approximately the thickness of said elongated plate from said elongated plate whereby the gap allows for an uncluttered relational sight area.

2. A golf putter head in accordance with claim 1, wherein said shaft mounting element is disposed closest to the midpoint of said extended plate.

3. A golf putter head in accordance with claim 1, wherein said connecting rod members and said shaft mounting rod are rectilinear in plan view and devoid of non-linear, plan-view interference.

4. A golf putter head in accordance with claim 1, wherein said at least two fastening elements detachably connect said plate and said back weight element and said connecting rods to allow said plate, back weight element and connecting rods to be disassembled and reassembled.

5. A golf putter head in accordance with claim 1, wherein said at least one fastening element rotatably connects said shaft mounting rod to said back weight element.

6. A golf putter head in accordance with claim 1, wherein said plate has a planar surface so as to form a striking face.