Putter
First Claim
1. A putter head and a shaft fixed to said putter head, said putter head defining a channel rectangular in cross section and extending longitudinally in said putter head and opening to the back side of said putter head, a plate fixed to said putter head and covering the opening to said channel at the back side of said putter head, a slot defined in said plate in communication with said channel and extending parallel to said channel, and a weight slidably mounted in said channel and adapted to be tightened against said plate to hold said weight in position, said weight comprising a slide shaped to slide within said slot, an external weight portion outside of said channel, and connecting means extending through said slot to releasably hold said slide and said external weight portion tightly together sandwiching said plate to hold said weight in position.
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Abstract
In a putter, adjustable weights are provide which can be moved to different positions longitudinally along the putter head. The putter head is provided with a channel and the adjustable weights include a slide which slides in the channel. The channel communicates with a slot and studs project through the slot and screw into the slides to tighten the knobs against the putter head to hold the slidable weights in position. The front face of the putter is provided with vertical grooves at a pitch of about 16 grooves per inch with the grooves and the lands between the grooves being of equal width.
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- 1. A putter head and a shaft fixed to said putter head, said putter head defining a channel rectangular in cross section and extending longitudinally in said putter head and opening to the back side of said putter head, a plate fixed to said putter head and covering the opening to said channel at the back side of said putter head, a slot defined in said plate in communication with said channel and extending parallel to said channel, and a weight slidably mounted in said channel and adapted to be tightened against said plate to hold said weight in position, said weight comprising a slide shaped to slide within said slot, an external weight portion outside of said channel, and connecting means extending through said slot to releasably hold said slide and said external weight portion tightly together sandwiching said plate to hold said weight in position.
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