Adjustable golf putter

• US 4,194,739 A
• Filed: 08/08/1978
• Issued: 03/25/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Woodrow F. Thompson
• Original Assignee: Woodrow F. Thompson
• Inventors: Thompson, Woodrow F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phillips, Charles E.
• Application Number:
  US05/932,081
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• Field of Search: 273/77 R, 273/79, 273/80 C, 273/164, 273/167-175, 273/162 B, 273/183 D, 273/193 R, 273/194 R, 273/194 A
• US Class Current: 473/241
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/065 for putters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence

Abstract

The golf putter includes an elongated tapered body having a vertical plane of symmetry extending in the direction of putting motion and an adjustable putting face secured to the leading surface of the tapered body. The putting face is provided with a loft no greater than 10° and the face is pivotable about a horizontal axis on the plane of symmetry so that the face can be adjusted to a horizontal position for a particular angle of the putter shaft relative to the vertical and then secured to the body. The weight of the putter head is also adjustable.

Claims

1. A golf putter comprising a head having a flat elongated front face and rearwardly tapering sides and bottom surfaces, a shaft secured to said head at an angle greater than 90°

relative to the length of said elongated face on said head and disposed parallel to the plane of said face on said head, a putter face member rotatably mounted on said head for rotating about an axis perpendicular to said face of said head and means for securing said putter face to said head in a plurality of positions relative to said head, said putter face member being provided with a flat rear face engageable with the flat front face of said head and a front ball engaging face inclined relative to the rear face of the face member, said putter head being provided with a vertical plane of symmetry in a putting direction with a bore located in a flat front surface on said line of symmetry and said face member being provided with a pin on the rear surface thereof extending into said bore for rotatably mounting said face member on said head, at least one curved slot extending through the front face of said head with said bore as the center of curvature for said slot and screw means extending through said slot into threaded engagement with a bore in the rear face of said face member for securing said face member in adjusted angular position relative to said head, and level indicating means located on the upper surface of said face member and extending parallel to the line of intersection of the planes of the front and rear faces of the face member.

2. A golf putter as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of said head and the bottom surface of said face member are provided with identical curvatures in the plane of engagement between the head and face member.

3. A golf putter as set forth in claim 1, wherein said level indicating means is permanently secured in said face member.

4. A golf putter as set forth in claim 1, wherein said level indicating means is detachably secured to the upper surface of said face member.

5. A golf putter as set forth in claim 1, wherein adjustable weight means are disposed in said putter head.

6. A golf putter as set forth in claim 5, wherein said putter head is provided with a cylindrical bore extending into the head perpendicular to said flat elongated face and said weight means are comprised of a plurality of cylindrical weight means removably disposed in said bore to vary the weight of the putter.