Golf club and head including alignment indicators

• US 4,688,798 A
• Filed: 10/15/1985
• Issued: 08/25/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Original Assignee: David T. Pelz
• Inventors: Pelz, David T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US06/787,109
• Time in Patent Office: 679 Days
• Field of Search: D21/219, 273/163 R, 273/163 A, 273/164, 273/183 D, 273/183 C, 273/186 A, 273/186 C, 273/167 F, 273/168, 273/169, 273/171, 40/317
• US Class Current: 473/249
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence

Abstract

A putter type golf club alignment system wherein a ball to be struck forms an extension of the alignment indicia on the golf club to provide an indication that the putter head is properly aligned with the ball and the intended target line, including a putter club head, having an upper surface, and a ball striking face wherein the upper surface of the club head is provided with a plurality of simulated golf balls aligned in a row perpendicular to the ball striking face, the simulated balls in use forming a straight line row with the ball to be struck when the putter is properly aligned.

Claims

1. A golf club including a putter type golf club head having a body, an upper surface on said body, and a ball striking face, and wherein the improvement comprises:

alignment means on said upper surface of said golf club head;

said alignment means being formed of a plurality of adjacent indicators each of which has substantially the same shape and diameter and corresponds generally to the appearance of a golf ball to be struck by said club head;

each of said indicators being located along a line extending perpendicular to and in line with the center of said ball striking face and through the centers of said indicators;

whereby, in use, said plurality of indicators form an aiming line and said ball to be struck forms an extension of said aiming line.

2. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said plurality of indicators are three-dimensional, hemispherically shaped forms.

3. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said plurality of indicators are two-dimensional circular shaped forms.

4. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said plurality of indicators are three.

5. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said plurality of indicators include markings having the appearance of a plurality of golf ball dimples providing further the appearance of a golf ball.

6. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said body is an elongated block.

7. The golf club head of claim 6 wherein said block is formed with a width having substantially the same dimension as the diameters of said indicators and the golf ball to be struck.

8. The golf club head of claim 7 wherein said indicators on said upper surface of said rectangular block are two-dimensional and circular shaped forms.

9. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said body is a series of discs, the diameters of which are substantially the same as the diameters of said indicators and said golf ball to be struck.

10. The golf club head of claim 1 wherein said diameter of said indicators is approximately 1.68 inches.

11. A golf club head comprising an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, said body including an upper surface, a ball striking face formed on one end of said body, said ball striking face having a length substantially greater than the width of said elongated body and said ball striking face presenting a flat planar surface perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said body, and wherein the improvement comprises:

alignment means on said upper surface of said golf club head;

said alignment means being formed of a plurality of adjacent indicators each of which has substantially the same shape and diameter and corresponds generally to the appearance of a golf ball to be struck by said club head;

each of said indicators being located along a line extending perpendicular to and in line with the center of said ball striking face and through the centers of said indicators;

whereby, in use, said plurality of indicators form an aiming line and said ball to be struck forms an extension of said aiming line.

12. The golf club head of claim 11 wherein said plurality of indicators are three-dimensional, hemispherically shaped forms.

13. The golf club head of claim 11 wherein said plurality of indicators include markings having the appearance of a plurality of golf ball dimples providing further the appearance of a golf ball.

14. The golf club head of claim 11 wherein said body is an elongated block.

15. The golf club head of claim 14 wherein said indicators on said upper surface of said elongated block are two-dimensional and circular shaped forms.