Golf club with overswing alerting mechanism

• US 6,012,988 A
• Filed: 08/13/1998
• Issued: 01/11/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Thomas J. Burke
• Original Assignee: Thomas J. Burke
• Inventors: Burke, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US09/133,236
• Time in Patent Office: 516 Days
• Field of Search: 473/224, 473/223, 473/233, 473/234
• US Class Current: 473/224
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0627 when used improperly, e.g. by giving a warning
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3635 with sound-emitting source

Abstract

A golf club with overswing alerting mechanism is provided which produces an audible sound upon the occurrence of an overswing condition. In this golf club, the overswing alerting mechanism is housed entirely within the hollow opening of the golf club shaft. This overswing alerting mechanism includes a sound generation assembly for generating an audible sound upon occurrence of the overswing condition; an energy generation member to provide electrical energy to the sound generation assembly, and a circuit closing member which closes the electrical circuit between the energy generation member and the sound generation assembly only upon the occurrence of an overswing condition.

Claims

1. A golf club comprising:

a golf club shaft having a hollow opening extending therethrough;

a golf club head supported on an end of said golf club shaft with said golf club head having a striking face for hitting a golf ball; and

means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head with said overswing alerting means being housed entirely within said hollow opening of said golf club shaft, said overswing alerting means including sound generation means for generating a sound upon the occurrence of an overswing condition and energy means for providing electrical energy to said sound generation means, said overswing alerting means further including circuit closing means for electrically connecting said energy means with said sound generating means, said circuit closing means including a weight member which upon occurrence of the overswing condition closes a contact member and impinges upon a contact adjustment screw/switch completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.

2. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said sound generation means includes a horn.

3. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said energy means is a pair of 1-1/2 volt batteries.

4. The golf club of claim 1 and further comprising an on-off switch attached to said golf club shaft for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.

5. A golf club comprising:

a golf club shaft having a hollow opening extending therethrough;

a golf club head supported on an end of said golf club shaft having a striking surface for hitting a golf ball; and

means for alerting the user as to an overswing condition of the golf club head including sound generation means for generating a sound upon occurrence of the overswing condition, energy means for providing electrical energy to said sound generation means, and circuit closing means for electrically connecting said energy means with said sound generation means wherein said circuit closing means includes a weight member which upon the occurrence of the overswing condition closes a contact member which impinges upon a contact adjustment screw/switch which completes electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.

6. The golf club of claim 5 wherein said overswing alerting means is housed entirely within said hollow opening of said golf club shaft.

7. The golf club of claim 5 wherein said sound generation means includes a horn.

8. The golf club of claim 5 wherein said energy means includes a pair of 1-1/2 volt batteries.

9. The golf club of claim 5 and further comprising an on-off switch attached to said golf club shaft for activating and deactivating said overswing alerting means when desired.

10. An overswing alerting mechanism for alerting a user to an overswing of a golf club comprising sound generation means for generating a sound upon occurrence of the overswing condition, energy means for providing electrical energy to said sound generation means, and circuit closing means for electrically connecting said energy means with said sound generation means wherein said sound generation means, said energy means and said circuit closing means can be entirely housed within a hollow opening of a golf club shaft, and wherein said circuit closing means includes a weight member which upon occurrence of an overswing condition closes a contact member which impinges upon a contact adjustment screw/switch which completes an electrical circuit between said energy means and said sound generation means to thereby generate a sound from said sound generation means.

11. The overswing alerting mechanism of claim 10 wherein said sound generation means includes a horn.

12. The overswing alerting mechanism of claim 10 wherein said energy means includes a pair of 1-1/2 volt batteries.