True aim putter

• US 7,766,762 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2007
• Issued: 08/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Profound Putters, LLC
• Original Assignee: Bernt Stellander
• Inventors: Stellander, Bernt
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti; Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US12/278,403
• Publication Number:
  US 20090029798A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,267 Days
• Field of Search: 473251-254, D21736-746
• US Class Current: 473/251
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0441 with visual indicators for aligning the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence

Abstract

The putter according to the invention comprises a putter head having a forward-facing striking surface, a heel, a toe, a top surface and a rear alignment section. The rear alignment section comprises one or more elongated indicator bars of uniform width that project backwards and that are arranged perpendicularly to the striking surface at a first upper level. Arranged at a second, lower level is a corresponding number of elongated warning strips of a contrasting color, each warning strip having approximately the same width as, and being arranged in vertical alignment with, its corresponding elongated indicator bar.

Claims

1. A putter head for a golf putter comprising a forward-facing, planar striking surface, a toe section, a heel section, a top surface and a rearward-projecting tail section, wherein the tail section comprises:

a. one or more elongated indicator bars of uniform width and color in perpendicular alignment with the striking surface arranged at a first, upper level, and

b. an equal number of corresponding elongated warning strips of a contrasting color, each having approximately the same width as its respective indicator bar, and being arranged in vertical alignment with its respective indicator bar at a second, lower level,

and further wherein one or more elongated strips of uniform width and having the same color as the indicator bar or bars are arranged at the lower level adjacent to the warning strip or strips, and that the top surface is provided with a rectangular marking having the same color as, and being centered with, the indicator bar or bars, and having a width approximately equal to the combined widths of the warning strips and elongated strips of the lower level.

2. A putter head according to claim 1, wherein one indicator bar is arranged at the first, upper level, and that one warning strip is arranged at the second lower level intermediate two adjacent elongated strips.

3. A putter head according to claim 1, wherein two indicator bars are arranged at the first, upper level, the bars being spaced apart at a distance approximately equal to their widths, that two warning strips are arranged at the second, lower level and that one elongated strip is arranged intermediate the two warning strips.

4. A putter head according to either of claims 2 or 3, wherein the elongated strip or strips represent the upper surface of an elongated member or members having a raised cross sectional profile, and that the warning strip or strips represent the upper surface of a groove or trough.

5. A putter head according to claim 1, wherein said tail section comprises at least one vertically oriented window member having a front frame portion, a back frame portion, a top frame portion and a bottom frame portion, and wherein the elongated indicator bars represents the upper surface of the top frame portion of the window member and the warning strip represents the upper surface of the bottom frame portion of the window member.

6. A putter according to claim 5 wherein the upper surface of the bottom frame portion is concave.

7. A putter head comprising a forward-facing, planar striking surface, a toe section, a heel section, a top surface and a rearward-projecting tail section, wherein said tail section comprises at least one vertically oriented window member extending rearwardly from the planar striking surface, said window member comprising an opening enclosed by a frame, said frame having a front frame portion, a back frame portion, a rearwardly extending top frame portion and a rearwardly extending bottom frame portion, and wherein the upper surface of the top frame portion of the window member has approximately the same width as, and vertically aligned with the bottom frame portion such that it is arranged to completely obscure the upper surface of the bottom frame portion of the window member when the eyes of a users are vertically aligned with said top and bottom frame members.

8. A putter according to claim 7 wherein the upper surface of the bottom frame portion is concave along its length.