Golf putter head

• US 4,867,457 A
• Filed: 04/27/1988
• Issued: 09/19/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Puttru Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Puttru Incorporated
• Inventors: Lowe, John D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US07/186,910
• Time in Patent Office: 510 Days
• Field of Search: 273/167 A, 273/167 B, 273/167 C, 273/167 R, 273/167 D, 273/167 E, 273/167 F, 273/167 H, 273/167 J, 273/167 K, 273/78, 273/169, 273/171, 273/172 , 273/164
• US Class Current: 473/341
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0433 with special sole configurations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0441 with visual indicators for aligning the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence

Abstract

A golf putter head has a vertical front face, a bottom surface, and a inclined face extending from a lower edge of the front face to a leading edge of the bottom surface. The inclined face is inclined rearwardly from the lower edge at about 50°-60° from vertical, and preferably about 56°. An elongate aperture is provided through the inclined face and the lower edge of the front face is vertically about 7/16th inch above the bottom surface. The lower edge is also preferably a horizontal line and the front face has a height which is greater than the distance from the lower edge to the bottom surface.

Claims

1. A gold putter head for attachment to a shaft comprising:

a vertical front face (12) having an upper edge (14) and a lower edge (16);

a planar bottom surface (18) having a leading edge (20) and a trailing edge (22);

an inclined face (24) extending from the lower edge (16) of said front face (12) to said leading edge (20) of said bottom surface (18), said inclined face (24) being inclined rearwardly from said lower edge (16) at 50°

to 60°

from said vertical front face (12).

2. A golf putter head as claimed in claim 1 wherein the inclination angle of said inclined face (24) is 56°

.

3. A golf putter head as claimed in claim 1 wherein an elongate aperture (28) is provided through said inclined face (24), said elongate aperture (28) being elongated in a horizontal direction along said inclined face (24).

4. A gold putter head as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lower edge (16) of said front face (12) is vertically 7/16th inch above the leading edge (20) of said bottom surface (18).

5. A golf putter head as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lower edge (16) of said front face (12) is a horizontal line.

6. A golf putter head as claimed in claim 1 wherein said front face (12) has a vertical height from the upper edge (14) to the lower edge (16) which is greater than the vertical distance from said lower edge (16) to the leading edge (20) of said bottom surface (18).

7. A golf putter head for attachment to a shaft comprising:

a planar bottom surface (18) having a leading edge (20) and a trailing edge (22);

a substantially vertical front face (12) having an upper edge (14) and a lower edge (16), said lower edge (16) being located 7/16th inch vertically above said leading edge (20) of said bottom surface (18); and

an inclined planar face (24) extending from the lower edge (16) of said front face (12) to the leading edge (20) of said bottom surface (18), said inclined face (24) being inclined rearwardly from said lower edge (16) at an angle of 56°

from said vertical front face (12).

8. A golf putter head as claimed in claim 7 wherein an elongate aperture (28) is provided through said inclined face (24), said elongate aperture (28) being elongated in a horizontal direction along said inclined face (24).

9. A golf putter head as claimed in claim 8 wherein said front face (12) has a vertical height from the upper edge (14) to the lower edge (16) which is greater than the vertical distance from said lower edge (16) to the leading edge (20) of said bottom surface (18).

10. A golf putter head as claimed in claim 7 wherein said bottom surface (18) is inclined upwardly from horizontal from said leading edge (20) to said trailing edge (22) at 10°

.