Golf club head with aiming device

• US 20070259735A1
• Filed: 02/21/2007
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyle Beckman
• Original Assignee: Kyle Beckman
• Inventors: Beckman, Kyle
• Granted Patent: US 7,481,713 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/340
• 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 60/50 with through-holes A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00

Abstract

A golf club head comprises an aiming device defined by one or more openings disposed above a light emitting member. The openings may have a variety of shapes. The golf club head is configured to selectively retain or release the light emitting member, allowing the golfer to change out the light emitting member as desired for particular lighting conditions. The light emitting member may be in a variety of colors, including red, green, yellow, pink, orange, and blue.

Claims

1. A golf club head, comprising:

a front member having a forward facing ball striking surface, a first upward facing top, and rearward facing back surface;

a back member attached to the rearward facing back surface, the back member comprising a receiving member, the receiving member comprising means for receiving a light emitting member, the light emitting member comprising a light gathering surface and a light emitting surface, the receiving member further comprising means for selectively retaining or releasing the light emitting member, the receiving member further comprising one or openings adjacent to the light gathering surface; and

the back member further comprising a second upward facing top, the upward facing top having one or more openings adjacent to the light emitting surface which define a sighting line perpendicular to the forward facing ball striking surface

2. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the light emitting member comprises fiber optic material.

3. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the light emitting member comprises polymethyl methacrylate.

4. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the light emitting member comprises a fluorescent fiber comprising a polystyrene fiber.

5. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the means for selectively retaining or releasing the light emitting member comprises a first channel member and an opposite facing second channel member.

6. The golf club head of claim 5 wherein the first channel member comprises an upwardly facing channel member and the second channel member comprises a downwardly facing channel member.

7. The golf club head of claim 5 wherein the means for selectively retaining or releasing the light emitting member comprises an interference fit between the first channel member, the second channel member, and the light emitting member.

8. The golf club head of claim 5 wherein the means for selectively retaining or releasing the light emitting member comprises a set screw.

9. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the sighting line is defined by a plurality of openings.

10. The golf club head of claim 9 wherein the plurality of openings are circular and uniformly sized.

11. The golf club head of claim 9wherein the plurality of openings are circular and non-uniformly sized.

12. The golf club head of claim 9 wherein the plurality of openings are rectangular and uniformly sized.

13. The golf club head of claim 9 wherein the plurality of openings are rectangular and non-uniformly sized.

14. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the sighting line is defied by a rectangular opening.

15. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the sighting line is defined by an arrow-shaped opening.

16. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the light emitting member is red.

17. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the light emitting member is green.

18. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the light emitting member is yellow.

19. The golf club head of claim 1 where in the light emitting member pink.

20. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein the light emitting member is blue.