Golf putter

• US 5,580,058 A
• Filed: 06/07/1995
• Issued: 12/03/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coughlin; Brian Edward
• Original Assignee: Coughlin; Brian Edward
• Inventors: Coughlin, Brian E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US08/478,697
• Time in Patent Office: 545 Days
• Field of Search: 273/167 R, 273/77 R, 273/167 D, 273/167 A, 273/169, 273/170, 273/171, 273/172, 273/173, 273/174, 273/164.1, 473/251, 473/340, 473/341, 473/250
• US Class Current: 273/250
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence

Abstract

A golf putter composed of transparent or translucent material with a raised opaque central portion and a clear heel and toe. The width of the central portion approximates the diameter of a golf ball. The distance from the ball striking surface to the heel and toe weights is considerable, it is greater than the radius of a golf ball. The weights are placed far enough behind the ball striking surface to be outside the focused area. When the golfer aligns the putter with the ball, the putter head appears to be a single line with a width approximately equal to the diameter of a golf ball and a depth greater than the radius of a golf ball. The clear heel and toe provide maximum contrast to the central portion, enabling the golfer to maintain focus on the center of the head throughout the stroke. This improves the golfer'"'"'s ability to visualize the movement of the putter relative to the "target line". Weights are located behind the heel and toe to resist twisting on off-center hits and to add to the total weight of the head. The bottom surface of the head is curved to allow the golfer to tilt the putter, thus customizing the lie angle of the putter.

Claims

1. A golf putter having a shaft attached to a head, said head comprising a putter head including a front ball striking surface having a ball striking face thereon, a back surface, a heel, a central portion and a toe;

said heel and said toe being fabricated from a light transmitting material with a length from said ball striking surface to said back surface greater than the radius of a USGA golf ball;

said central portion including a raised opaque portion having a width approximately equal to the diameter of a USGA golf ball and a length from said ball striking surface to said back surface greater than the radius of a USGA golf ball and a height extending above a plane containing an upper surface of said heel and said toe, whereby said light transmitting material of said toe and said heel provides maximum contrast to the raised opaque central portion to improve a golfer'"'"'s ability to visualize the movement of the putter head relative to an intended target line;

said ball striking face being fabricated from a light transmitting material and extending between a heel end and a toe end;

said head including a curved bottom extending from said heel end to said toe end, whereby the putter head may be tilted in order to allow the lie angle of the shaft to be changed;

a weight placed behind said heel forming a heel extension perpendicular to the ball striking face;

a weight placed behind said toe forming a toe extension perpendicular to the striking face;

said weights being fabricated from a material having a density greater than the light transmitting material from which the head is fabricated.