Golf club impact recording system

• US 5,142,309 A
• Filed: 03/08/1991
• Issued: 08/25/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Consumer Advantage Marketing Group Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Consumer Advantage Marketing Group Incorporated
• Inventors: Lee, James S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reinhart, Mark J.
• Application Number:
  US07/666,797
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 346/146, 273/183 A, 273/183 C, 273/183 D, 273/186
• US Class Current: 473/237
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3617 Striking surfaces with impact indicating means, e.g. markers
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 15/02 Styli or other recording elements acting to mechanically deform or perforate the recording surface printing recording elements G01D15/20

Abstract

A system is disclosed for recording the location on a golf club where the club head impacts a golf ball. A recording medium is attachable to the club head prior to swinging the golf club and is removable from the club head after one or more impacts against the golf ball. One surface of the recording medium is coated with a releasable adhesive substance to permit temporary attachment of the recording medium to the club head. A protective coating is disposed on the other surface of the recording medium for protecting the recording medium and for preventing direct contact between the recording medium and the golf ball. A backing material covers the releasable adhesive substance prior to utilization of the recording medium on the club head to prevent the recording medium from adhearing to unintended objects.

Claims

1. A golf club impact recorder for recording the location at which the head of a golf club impacts a golf ball, said apparatus comprising;

a sheet of impact sensitive recording medium having first and second sides and including means for identifying the point of impact on said medium; and

a protective coating disposed on said first side of said sheet for protecting said sheet and for preventing direct contact between said sheet and the golf ball.

2. An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by said protective coating including a layer of plastic disposed on said first side of said sheet.

3. An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 further characterized by including an adhesive disposed on said second side of said sheet of recording medium.

4. An apparatus as set forth in claim 3 further characterized by said means for identifying the point of impact including a plurality of die capsules disposed within said sheet, said die capsules rupturing upon impact with the ball and leaving an impression on said sheet to locate the point of impact of the ball on the head of a golf club.

5. An apparatus as set forth in claim 4 further characterized by said sheet of impact sensitive recording medium including an ink impregnated kraft paper.

6. An apparatus as set forth in claim 5 further characterized by including a primer coating disposed on said second side of said sheet of recording medium and between said sheet of said recording medium and said adhesive.

7. An apparatus as set forth in claim 6 further characterized by said sheet of impact sensitive recording medium releasably adhesively mounted to a backing material on said second side of said sheet of impact sensitive recording medium.

8. An apparatus as set forth in claim 7 further characterized by including a silicone coating disposed on said backing and between said backing and said adhesive coating disposed and said second side of said sheet of impact sensitive recording medium.

9. An apparatus as set forth in claim 8 further characterized by said layer of plastic being made of polyethylene.