Golf training putter

• US 5,213,331 A
• Filed: 04/30/1992
• Issued: 05/25/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Costantino, Marianna Avanzini
• Original Assignee: Frank Avanzini
• Inventors: Avanzini, Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US07/876,858
• Time in Patent Office: 390 Days
• Field of Search: 273/186.2, 273/187.4, 273/194 A, 273/83, 273/194 R, 273/163 R, 273/163 A, 273/186.3, 434/252
• US Class Current: 473/220
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3614 using electro-magnetic, magnetic or ultrasonic radiation emitted, reflected or interrupted by the golf club

Abstract

A putter with laser sighting including a laser unit formed with or permanently mounted onto the putter head. The laser unit also can be a part of a kit which can be mounted onto the putter head of a conventional putter. The laser unit is adjustably mounted on the putter head for adjustment of the laser beam in a vertical plane perpendicular to the putter'"'"'s ball striking surface so that the laser beam may be projected over the top of a golf ball onto a putting surface at select distances forwardly of the golf ball. The laser unit preferably includes a button mounted on the handle of the putter. The button is utilized by the golfer to activate the laser beam when the golfer is aligning the putter and during the putting stroke to illustrate the direction and alignment of the putting stroke.

Claims

1. A golf putter with laser sighting, comprising:

a putter shaft including a handle affixed at a first end thereof and a putter head affixed at the other end thereof having a substantially planar ball striking surface on one side thereof;

a laser unit mounted on said putter head including means for directing a laser beam transversely of said ball striking surface when activated, said laser unit being adjustably mounted on said putter head for adjustment of said laser beam in a vertical plane perpendicular to said ball striking surface so that said beam may be projected over the top of a golf ball onto a putting surface at select distances forwardly of said golf ball; and

switch means mounted on said handle and electrically coupled to said laser unit for activating said laser unit.

2. The golf putter as defined in claim 1 including said laser putting unit permanently mounted onto said putter head.

3. The golf putter as defined in claim 1 including said switch means electrically coupled to said laser unit by wiring mounted inside said putter shaft.

4. The golf putter as defined in claim 1 including said laser putting unit integrally formed with said putter head.

5. An improved golf putter with laser sighting including a putter shaft, a handle affixed at a first end thereof and a putter head affixed at the other end thereof and having a substantially planar ball striking surface on one side thereof, said improvement comprising:

a laser unit mounted on the putter head including means for directing a laser beam transversely of the ball striking surface when activated, said laser unit being adjustably mounted on said putter head for adjustment of said laser beam in a vertical plane perpendicular to said ball striking surface so that said beam may be projected over the top of a golf ball onto a putting surface at select distances forwardly of said golf ball; and

switch means mounted on said handle and electrically coupled to said laser unit for activating said laser unit.

6. The improvement as defined in claim 5 including said laser putting unit permanently mounted onto said putter head.

7. The improvement as defined in claim 5 including said switch means electrically coupled to said laser unit by wiring mounted inside said putter shaft.

8. The improvement as defined in claim 5 including said laser putting unit integrally formed with said putter head.