Golf ball putter

• US 3,333,854 A
• Filed: 04/28/1964
• Issued: 08/01/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Frederick G. White
• Original Assignee: Frederick G. White
• Inventors: White, Frederick G.
• Application Number:
  US04/363,134
• Time in Patent Office: 1,190 Days
• US Class Current: 473/288
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0441 with visual indicators for aligning the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0458 with non-uniform thickness of the impact face plate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/52 with slits

Claims

1. A GOLF BALL PUTTER FOR USE IN IMPARTING AN OVERSPIN MOTION TO A CONVENTIONAL GOLF BALL, SAID PUTTER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HEAD OF A PREDETERMINED HEIGHT, SAID HEAD HAVING UPPER AND LOWER OFFSET GENERALLY VERTICAL FRONT FACES, SAID UPPER FACE EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE TOP OF SAID HEAD A DISTANCE LESS THAN HALF OF SAID PREDETERMINED HEIGHT AND TERMINATING IN A FIRST EDGE FOR IMPARTING AN OVERSPIN TO SAID BALL WHEN THE UPPER PORTION THEREOF IS STRUCK THEREBY, SAID LOWER FACE BEING SPACED REARWARDLY A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM THE PLANE OF SAID UPPER FACE AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID HEAD, SAID LOWER FACE TERMINATING IN A SECOND EDGE FOR IMPARTING AN OVERSPIN TO SAID BALL WHEN THE UPPER PORTION THEREOF IS STRUCK THEREBY, SAID PREDETERMINED DISTANCE BEING SUCH THAT SAID LOWER FACE WILL NOT CONTACT SAID BALL WHEN AN OVERSPIN IS IMPARTED THERETO BY THE FIRST EDGE, WHEREBY WHEN THE PUTTER IS SWUNG IN ONE ARC SAID FIRST EDGE MAY STRIKE THE UPPER PORTION OF THE GOLF BALL AND IMPART AN OVERSPIN THERETO AND WHEN THE PUTTER IS SWUNG IN ANOTHER ARC SAID SECOND EDGE MAY STRIKE THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BALL TO IMPART THE OVERSPIN.