GOLF PUTTER INCORPORATING SWING ANALYSIS MODULE
First Claim
1. A golf putter comprising:
- a head including a main body and a rearwardly projecting portion integrally formed with and extending from said main body;
said main body including a face, a heel portion, a toe portion, a top portion, and a sole;
said main body top portion defining an elongate aperture having a length and a width, said length exceeding said width, said length aligned parallel with said face;
a hosel having an end portion sized for insertion within said elongate aperture;
removable weights received within weight-receiving ports defined in the upper half of said heel portion and said toe portion;
said rearwardly projecting portion including a top that projects rearwardly from said main body face portion and terminates in a rear end;
first and second modules sized and shaped for alternate removable insertion behind said main body face portion and below said the top of said rearwardly projecting portion, each of said modules defining a bottom surface that sweeps upward from the front portion thereof to the back portion thereof;
said first module adapted for removably receiving a weight selected from one of a group of weights of differing mass;
said second module comprising a swing analysis module and housing at least one 3-axis accelerometer, a gyroscope to detect movement of said head in each of the three dimensions, a battery power source, a processor, and wireless transmitter for transmitting data obtained by said module.
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Abstract
An improved golf putter incorporating a weight management system that allows for adjustment of a golf club head weighting by incorporating an adjustable weight system wherein weights may be removed and replaced quickly and easily without requiring a specialized tool is disclosed. Weights received within weight ports formed in the heel and toe portions of the putter are maintained securely affixed within the club head body. While the preferred golf club embodiment disclosed is a putter, the present invention contemplates incorporating any of the features and/or advancements disclosed herein into any golf club. In addition, the present invention further includes novel aspects relating to overall design, including mass distribution and a rearwardly projecting portion having an upwardly sloped sole that prevents the club from snagging the turf. Furthermore a hollowed out area formed within the rearwardly projecting portion is sized and shaped to receive a correspondingly sized and shaped sensing module adapted to measure club head movement and wirelessly transmit data to a remote graphical user interface.
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13 Claims
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1. A golf putter comprising:
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a head including a main body and a rearwardly projecting portion integrally formed with and extending from said main body; said main body including a face, a heel portion, a toe portion, a top portion, and a sole; said main body top portion defining an elongate aperture having a length and a width, said length exceeding said width, said length aligned parallel with said face; a hosel having an end portion sized for insertion within said elongate aperture; removable weights received within weight-receiving ports defined in the upper half of said heel portion and said toe portion; said rearwardly projecting portion including a top that projects rearwardly from said main body face portion and terminates in a rear end; first and second modules sized and shaped for alternate removable insertion behind said main body face portion and below said the top of said rearwardly projecting portion, each of said modules defining a bottom surface that sweeps upward from the front portion thereof to the back portion thereof; said first module adapted for removably receiving a weight selected from one of a group of weights of differing mass; said second module comprising a swing analysis module and housing at least one 3-axis accelerometer, a gyroscope to detect movement of said head in each of the three dimensions, a battery power source, a processor, and wireless transmitter for transmitting data obtained by said module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A golf putter comprising:
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a head including a main body and a rearwardly projecting portion integrally formed with and extending from said main body; said main body including a face, a heel portion, a toe portion, a top portion, and a sole; said face including a recessed area including a recessed generally planar surface defining at least two through bores, each through bore aligned generally perpendicular to said recessed generally planar surface and extending completely through said main body, said at least two through bores including at least one through bore disposed toward the toe portion relative, and at least one through bore disposed toward the heel portion; said main body top portion defining an elongate aperture having a length and a width, said length exceeding said width, said length aligned parallel with said face; a hosel having an end portion sized for insertion within said elongate aperture; removable weights received within weight-receiving ports defined in the upper half of said heel portion and said toe portion; said rearwardly projecting portion including a top that projects rearwardly from said main body face portion and terminates in a rear end; first and second modules sized and shaped for alternate removable insertion behind said main body face portion and below said the top of said rearwardly projecting portion, each of said modules defining a bottom surface that sweeps upward from the front portion thereof to the back portion thereof; said first module adapted for removably receiving a weight selected from one of a group of weights of differing mass; said second module comprising a swing analysis module and housing at least one 3-axis accelerometer, a gyroscope to detect movement of said head in each of the three dimensions, a battery power source, a processor, and wireless transmitter for transmitting data obtained by said module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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