INERTIALLY RESPONSIVE GOLF CLUB HEAD MOUNTED DEVICE FOR INSTRUCTING CORRECT CLUB FACE DIRECTION & SWING SPEED

• US 20090105004A1
• Filed: 10/22/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel Cheresko
• Original Assignee: Daniel Cheresko
• Inventors: CHERESKO, DANIEL
• Application Number:
  US11/876,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20090105004A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/234
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/80 Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/801 Contact switches
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/00 Golfing accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3614 using electro-magnetic, magnetic or ultrasonic radiation emitted, reflected or interrupted by the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3632 Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence; clubs for swinging exercises in general A63B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3635 with sound-emitting source

Abstract

A device for a golf club for instructing club face orientation for a selected swing speed including a body with a selected thickness and such that a substantially pointed forward end thereof intersects a midpoint of the club contact face and in a perpendicularly extending direction relative to a coplanar axis extending across the club contact face. An adhesive tacky material applied to an underside surface of the body engaging the body to a top surface of the club head. A processor communicates with an inertially sensitive cam shaped member rotatably mounted within a location of the body. A swing speed adjustment knob is in operative communication with the body and in contact with the inertially sensitive element via an adjustment spring. An audio-generating transistor and a plurality of LED elements cooperate with the processor for instructing a correct planar orientation of a contacting face of the club head relative to the golf ball.

Claims

1. A device for a golf club for instructing club face orientation for a selected swing speed, said device comprising:

a body adapted to being secured to a surface of the club head and incorporating a powered processor in communication with an inertially sensitive element; and

said body further including and at least one of an audio and a visual output communicated by said processor and for instructing at least one of a correct swing speed and a correct planar orientation of a contacting face of the club head relative to the golf ball.

2. The device as described in claim 1, further comprising a swing speed adjustment in operative communication with said body and in contact with said inertially sensitive element via all adjustable spring.

3. The device as described in claim 2, said swing speed adjustment further comprising a rotary dial mounted to a rearward end location of said body.

5. The device as described in claim 2, said inertially sensitive element further comprising a weighted and cam-shaped element rotatably mounted within a location of said body a spaced distance from said swing speed adjustment.

6. The device as described in claim 5, said swing speed adjustment further comprising a speed sensor contact post secured to an extending end of said adjustable spring, an opposite end of said spring fixedly securing at a forward location of said body and, depending upon forward or rearward adjustment of said post establishing a desired swing speed.

7. The device as described in claim 6 further comprising an inner two piece frame mounted within said body, first and second pairs of opposing frame ends communicating with opposite sides of a pair of speed sensor alignment studs with outer contact rings.

8. The device as described in claim 7, a first and forward-most disposed of said frames being fixedly disposed within said body, the other and rearward disposed frame being linearly displaceable in response to rotation of said weighted and cam-shaped element.

9. The device as described in claim 1, further comprising a lithium style battery mounted within said body, a plurality of lead wires extending from said battery and connecting to first, second and third LED elements mounted to selected exterior locations of said body, said processor instructed a selected LED element to illuminate dependent upon at least one of a sensed club speed and an achieved planar orientation of the club face relative to the golf ball.

10. The device as described in claim 9, further comprising a sound-generating transistor component mounted in said body and, in concurrent communication with said processor along with said LED elements, issuing a selected audio output to correspond with a selected illuminated LED.

11. The device as described in claim 6, further comprising an alignment adjustment dial mounted in a forward spaced fashion relative to said speed sensor contact post, said adjustment dial exerting a selected sideways bias to said spring in order to compensate for left and right club face planar offset for a selected swing speed.

12. A device for a golf club for instructing club face orientation for a selected swing speed, said device comprising:

a body including an outer housing exhibiting a substantially arrowhead shape with a selected thickness and such that a substantially pointed forward end of said body intersects a midpoint of the club contact face and proceeds in a substantially perpendicularly extending direction relative to a coplanar axis extending across the club contact face;

an adhesive tacky material applied to an underside surface of said body and for engaging said body to a top surface of the club head;

said body including a powered processor in communication with an inertially sensitive element including at least a weighted and cam shaped member rotatably mounted within a location of said body;

at least one of a swing speed adjustment knob and an alignment adjustment dial in operative communication with said body and in contact with said inertially sensitive element via an adjustment spring; and

said body further including and at least one of an audio and a visual output communicated by said processor and for instructing either of a desired swing speed and a correct planar orientation of a contacting face of the club head relative to the golf ball.

13. The device as described in claim 12, said swing speed adjustment further comprising a speed sensor contact post secured to an extending end of said adjustable spring, an opposite end of said spring fixedly securing at a forward location of said body and, depending upon forward or rearward adjustment of said post, establishing a desired swing speed.

14. The device as described in claim 13, further comprising an inner two piece frame mounted within said body, first and second pairs of opposing frame ends communicating with opposite sides of a pair of speed sensor alignment studs with outer contact rings.

15. The device as described in claim 14, a first and forward-most disposed of said frames being fixedly disposed within said body, the other and rearward disposed frame being linearly displaceable in response to rotation of said weighted and cam-shaped element.

16. The device as described in claim 12, further comprising a lithium style battery mounted within said body, a plurality of lead wires extending from said battery and connecting to first, second and third LED elements mounted to selected exterior locations of said body, said processor instructed a selected LED element to illuminate dependent upon at least one of a sensed club speed and an achieved planar orientation of the club face relative to the golf ball.

17. The device as described in claim 16, further comprising a sound-generating transistor component mounted in said body and, in concurrent communication with said processor along with said LED elements, issuing a selected audio output to correspond with a selected illuminated LED.

18. The device as described in claim 13, further comprising said alignment adjustment dial being mounted in a forward spaced fashion relative to said speed sensor contact post, said adjustment dial exerting a selected sideways bias to said spring in order to compensate for left and right club face planar offset for a selected swing speed.

19. An inertially and positionally sensitive device for use with a golf putter for instructing club face orientation for a selected swing speed, said device comprising:

a body including a sandwichingly engageable base and cover and which is adapted to being secured to a surface of the club head;

a power supply incorporated into said body;

a swing speed dial incorporated into a first location associated with said body and exhibiting a number of rotational settings, a cam-shaped surface associated with said swing speed dial exhibiting a plurality of contact locations for selectively biasing to varying degrees an interior mounted tempo clip for selectively illuminating a tempo indicating element associated with said body;

an accuracy dial incorporated into a second location associated with said body and exhibiting a number of rotation settings for linearly displacing an accuracy adjustment slide within said body; and

an accuracy contact mounting to an end of a spring element and extending in both biasing and electrically communicating fashion relative to said accuracy dial, a lateral resistance imparted to said accuracy contact being a variable of an accuracy dial setting and selectively illuminating an accuracy indicating element.

20. The device as described in claim 19, further comprising a pair of angled legs extending from locations associated with said body and overlaying first and second spaced apart locations associated with a front putter face in order to define a ball striking region.

21. The device as described in claim 19, further comprising:

an inner frame component seating in communication with said power supply and extending within perimeter defining locations associated with an architecturally configured and component defining base, a First end of said inner frame component locating at a first end location of said base and contacting a tempo/speed indicating LED;

alignment locations associated with said base retaining said component, such that a further location is selectively biasingly communicated with an accuracy indicating spring conduit;

an accuracy indicating LED element being inter-disposed in electrically communicating fashion between said inner frame component location and said accuracy spring conduit; and

a second end of said inner frame component being arranged in biasing contact with a like end portion associated with said accuracy indicating spring conduit, in seating fashion within said base, and such that an on/off switch is mounted in biasing contact with said inner frame component.

22. A device for a putter golf club for instructing club face lie for a selected swing speed, said device comprising:

a body constricted of first and second assembleable components and which establishes an interior and component supporting cavity, said body being adapted to being secured to a surface of the club putter head; and

said body further including and at least one of an audio and a visual output communicated by said processor and for instructing at least one of a correct swing tempo and a correct planar lie of a contacting face of the club head relative to the golf ball.

23. The device as described in claim 22, further comprising left and right side adjustable lie controls mounted to first locations of said body, a tempo slide control being mounted to a further location, left and right side disposed lie LED indicators and a forward-most disposed tempo LED indicator being in operative communication with said left/right lie and tempo controls

24. The device as described in claim 22, further comprising left and right side adjustable legs projecting from a rear location of said body and, in cooperation with a fastening structure employed at an underside of said body, operating to affix said device to the putter head.

25. The device as described in claim 23, said inertially sensitive element further comprising a spring pendulum ball contact secured to a bottom end of a coil spring in turn secured to an linearly repositionable on/off contact, said pendulum ball being inertially influenced during a putting stroke in order to contact a selected one of first and second side disposed lie indicating conductors and a further and forwardly disposed pendulum conducter to notify the exceeding of a preset Club head lie and/or a tempo/speed parameter.