Golf putter head

• US 5,816,930 A
• Filed: 02/26/1997
• Issued: 10/06/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jon R. Brown
• Original Assignee: Jon R. Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Jon R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US08/806,634
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 473/253, 473/254, 473/340, 473/341, 473/350
• US Class Current: 473/254
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence

Abstract

A golf club head (H) having a head body (10) adapted to be secured to a club shaft (12) includes a first vertically oriented surface (14) that defines a ball striking face containing a sweet spot (16) thereon. A first sighting indicia (42) has a plurality of stepped surfaces (46) having an elongated longitudinal axis (52) extending parallel to the first vertically oriented surface (14). A second sighting indicia (44) has an elongated slender stripe (54) having a longitudinal axis (56) perpendicular to the elongated longitudinal axis (52) of the stepped surfaces (46) and intersecting the sweet spot (16). The first and second sighting indicia (42, 44) enable a user 58) of the club to visually align the sweet spot (16) of the first vertically oriented surface (14) relative to a golf ball (B) to be struck and a desired direction of travel 28) for the golfball (B).

Claims

1. A golf club head having a head body adapted to be secured to a club shaft and comprising:

a first vertically oriented surface defining a ball striking face containing a sweet spot thereon and a cavity formed in a backside of the club head;

a first sighting indicia comprising a series of stepped surfaces and one supporting bands connecting pairs of separate levels of the stepped surfaces, the stepped surfaces each having an elongated longitudinal axis extending parallel to the first vertically oriented surface;

a second sighting indicia formed on a bottom surface of said cavity and comprising an elongated slender stripe having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the elongated longitudinal axis of the stepped surfaces and intersecting the sweet spot of the first vertically oriented surface; and

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the first sighting indicia being located between the first vertically oriented surface and the second sighting indicia;

whereby the first and second sighting indicia enable a user of the club to visually align the sweet spot of the first vertically oriented surface relative to a golfball to be struck and a desired direction of travel for the golfball.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein the second sighting indicia is a groove formed in the backside of the club head.

3. The invention of claim 1 wherein the second sighting indicia has a color different from a surrounding portion of the club head.

4. The invention of claim 1 wherein the series of stepped surfaces descend in levels from an upper edge of the first vertically oriented surface toward the backside of the club head.

5. The invention of claim 4 wherein the first sighting indicia extends only a portion of the backside of the club head.

6. The invention of claim 1 further including at least one mass member in the club head extending behind the first vertically oriented surface and having a portion visible on an upper surface of the club head.