Golf putter construction

• US 5,839,974 A
• Filed: 06/26/1997
• Issued: 11/24/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William F. Mcallister
• Original Assignee: William F. Mcallister
• Inventors: McAllister, William F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US08/883,612
• Time in Patent Office: 516 Days
• Field of Search: 473/324, 473/334, 473/335, 473/336, 473/337, 473/338, 473/339, 473/340, 473/342, 473/349, 473/350, 273/DIG. 14
• US Class Current: 473/337
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/02 Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass A63B60/24, A63B60/54 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/14 Transparent

Abstract

A golf putter construction 10 comprising a putter head member 20 having a putter head body 21 provided with a generally vertical face 22 having a plurality of apertures 24 formed therein and dimensioned to receive a like plurality of insert members 30 including weighted elements 32 which may be captively retained within the putter head member 20 by a clear impact cover plate 25.

Claims

1. A golf putter construction for a putter head member having a putter head body provided with a generally vertical putter face having an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the putter construction consists of:

a plurality of cylindrical apertures formed in the generally vertical putter face and extending into the putter head body wherein said plurality of apertures are generally horizontally aligned along the lower portion of the vertical putter face;

a plurality of insert members dimensioned to be selectively received in said plurality of cylindrical apertures wherein each of said insert members comprise a generally cylindrical weighted element; and

an impact cover plate which is fixedly secured to the vertical putter face to captively secure selected insert members within selected apertures in the vertical putter face wherein said impact cover plate is transparent;

whereby the user can visually determine the location of the selected insert members within the selected apertures in the vertical putter face without the necessity of removing the impact cover plate.