Golfer club including indicators for aligning golfer's head relative thereto

• US 3,880,430 A
• Filed: 09/17/1973
• Issued: 04/29/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Terrill R. Mccabe
• Original Assignee: Terrill R. Mccabe
• Inventors: McCabe, Terrill R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US05/398,061
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 273/186,194,162,163,183,164 D34/5GH,5GC
• US Class Current: 473/253
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence

Abstract

The head of a golf club is provided with two sets of indicia, each set being located at a different level and one set arranged to lie between portions of the other set. The two sets of indicia are arranged in association with the golf club head so that, when the golfer adjusts his body with respect to the golf club head, one set of indicia will be aligned precisely between the separated portions of the other set of indicia. When this last mentioned situation comes into being, the golfer and club head are in proper position with respect to one another. These indicia also include an arrangement whereby the golfer may align the golf club head up with respect to the ball and the target to which it is to be directed. These first two mentioned sets of indicia enable the golfer to insure that his own head is properly located above the golf club head in the vertical plane which is perpendicular to the line in which the golf club head will be moved. Other similar sets of indicia may be associated with the golf club head so as to enable the golfer to be sure that his own head is in the proper position over the golf club head along the vertical plane which is on or parallel to the line through which the golf club head will be moved. The first mentioned sets of indicia may be used alone, or the second mentioned sets of indicia may be used alone, or the first and second mentioned sets of indicia may be used together, and some portions of the various sets of indicia may serve more than one function.

Claims

1. A golf club head comprising a ball striking face, a first horizontal portion extending rearward from said striking face adjacent the top thereof, a second horizontal portion extending rearward from said striking face and vertically spaced below said first horizontal portion, first and second symbols located, respectively, on the upper surfaces of said first and second horizontal portions, one of said symbols including at least two horizontally spaced apart alignment elements which may be brought in vertical register with the other of said symbols by a golfer when addressing a golf ball, and thereby indicate the proper position of the golfer'"'"''"'"'s head relative the club head along a line perpendicular to the line of club head movement necessary to propel a golf ball with said striking face.

2. The club head of claim 1 in which said at least one first symbol comprises a line (34) extending at right angles to said face, and said at least one second symbol comprises a pair of parallel lines (36) also extending at right angles to said face, whereby when the golfer positions his head over the said club head so that said first mentioned line appears to his eye to be midway between the second mentioned lines, proper position of the golfer'"'"''"'"'S head is achieved.

3. The club head of claim 2 in which said first portion is free of and spaced from said second portion, and including at least one third symbol comprising a line extending along the top of the said club adjacent the said face and at right angles to the other said lines.

4. The club head of claim 1 including at least one third symbol, said third symbol comprising a line (32) extending along the top of the said club head adjacent the said face and at right angles to said first and second symbols.

5. The club head of claim 1 in which said at least one first symbol comprises a line extending at right angles to said face, and said at least one second symbol comprises a first pair of spaced indicia (38, 40) parallel to said face, whereby when the golfer positions his head over the said club head so that said line appears to his eye to pass midway between said indicia, proper position of the golfer'"'"''"'"'s head is achieved.

6. The club head of claim 5 in which said at least one first symbol includes a second pair of spaced indicia (39, 41) parallel to said face and located on either side of said line, whereby when the golfer positions his head over the said club head so that said first and said second pairs of spaced indicia appear to his eye to be aligned, further proper positioning of his head is achieved.

7. The club head of claim 1 in which said at least one first symbol comprises a pair of spaced indicia (39, 41) parallel to said face, and said at least one second symbol comprises a line (34a) extending at right angles to said face, whereby when the golfer positions his head over the said club head so that said line appears to his eye to pass midway between said indicia, proper position of the golfer'"'"''"'"'s head is achieved.

8. The club head of claim 7 in which said at least one second symbol includes another pair of spaced indicia (38, 40) parallel to said face and located on either side of said line, whereby when the golfer positions his head over the said club head so that said first mentioned and said second mentioned pairs of spaced indicia appear to his eye to be in alignment, further proper positioning of his head is achieved.

9. The club head of claim 1 in which said at least one first symbol comprises a pair of parallel lines (36a) extending at right angles to said face, and said at least one second symbol comprises a line (34a) also extending at right angles to said face, whereby when the golfer positions his head over the said club head so that said second mentioned line appears to his eye to be midway between the said first mentioned lines, proper position of the golfer'"'"''"'"'s head is achieved.