Adjustable putter

• US 7,052,410 B2
• Filed: 05/06/2003
• Issued: 05/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Acushnet Company (FILA Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Acushnet Company (FILA Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Cameron, Donald T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Caldarola, Glenn
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUONG, THANH P
• Application Number:
  US10/429,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20030195053A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: 473/245, 473/247, 473/251, 473/255, 473/305, 473/313, 473/350
• US Class Current: 473/245
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/065 for putters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/50 with through-holes A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00

Abstract

A golf putter head adapted for attachment to a club shaft is provided with a face member having a strike face and a cylindrical back cavity, and a body member configured to fit and rotate within the back cavity. Selective rotation of the body member within the back cavity sets a loft of the putter head. The weighting of the putter is adjusted by securing a weight member to the body member.

Claims

1. A golf club, comprising:

a face;

a body having a first end and a second end, said body coupled to said face at said first end, said body extending away from said face;

a flange located on a side of said body and oriented at an angle relative to a top edge of said body for receiving a shaft; and

a weight coupled to said second end of said body, said weight including ends that are curved toward said face.

2. The golf club of claim 1, wherein said flange includes a bore for receiving said shaft and said bore is located at a point approximately equidistant from said first and second ends.

3. The golf club of claim 1, wherein said face has a face length and said body has a body length, said face length being substantially equal to said body length.

4. The golf club of claim 1, wherein said weight is substantially symmetrically coupled to said body.

5. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein said body member including weight-removing bores therethrough.

6. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein said face and said body are arranged in a t-shape configuration.

7. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein said weight ends are closer to said face than a middle portion of said weight.

8. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein said weight is coupled to said body at a central portion of said weight, and wherein said weight ends are closer to said face than said weight central portion.

9. A golf club, comprising:

a face member having a strike surface and a rear surface opposite said strike surface;

a body member having a first end and a second end, said first end being coupled to said face member rear surface substantially perpendicular to said face member, said body member including weight-removing bores therethrough; and

a weight member symmetrically coupled to said body member opposite said face member, said weight member including ends that are curved toward said face member.

10. The golf club of claim 9, wherein:

said face member has a face width and a face length, said face length being greater than said face width;

said body member has a body width and a body length, said body length being greater than said body width; and

wherein said face length is approximately equal to said body length.

11. The golf club of claim 10, wherein said body member includes a bore for attaching a shaft thereto.

12. The golf club of claim 11, wherein said bore is positioned on said body member such that it is approximately equidistant from said first and second ends.

13. The golf club of claim 11, wherein said bore is on a side of said body member at an angle to a top edge of said body member.

14. The golf club of claim 9, wherein said body member comprises two rails, said rails being substantially parallel and extending from said rear surface to said weight member.

15. The golf club head of claim 9, wherein said face member and said body member are arranged in a t-shape configuration.

16. The golf club head of claim 9, wherein said weight member ends are closer to said face member than a middle portion of said weight member.

17. The golf club head of claim 9, wherein said weight member is coupled to said body member at a central portion of said weight member, and wherein said weight member ends are closer to said face member than said weight member central portion.