Putter head

• US 8,636,607 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2009
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Allesandro Marco Renna
• Original Assignee: Allesandro Marco Renna
• Inventors: Renna, Allesandro Marco
• Primary Examiner(s): DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID
• Application Number:
  US12/457,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20100331104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,677 Days
• Field of Search: 473/340
• US Class Current: 473/340
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0445 Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/065 for putters

Abstract

Disclosed is a putter head and a putter having the putter head comprising a putter head body having a putter shaft connector and least one horizontal bore extending therethrough and a locatable adjacent to the putter head body. The impact adjustment body has at least one bore alignable with the bore in the putter head body. The putter head further comprises a putter face plate locatable adjacent to the impact adjustment body such that the impact adjustment body is disposed between the putter face plate and the putter head body and at least one weighted fastener sized to extend through the bores in the putter head body and the impact adjustment body so as to secure the putter face plate to the putter head body. Also disclosed is a kit for constructing an adjustable putter head including a plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies and weighted fasteners.

Claims

1. A putter head comprising:

a putter head body having a putter shaft connector and least one horizontal bore extending completely through said putter head body;

at least one of a plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies an impact adjustment body locatable adjacent to said putter head body, said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body having at least one impact adjustment body bore alignable with said at least one putter head body bore;

a putter face plate locatable adjacent to said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body such that said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body is disposed between said putter face plate and said putter head body wherein said putter face plate is formed of a different homogeneous material than said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies; and

at least one weighted fastener sized to extend through said putter head body bore and said impact adjustment body bore and to engage with said putter face plate so as to secure said putter face plate to said putter head body,

wherein said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body comprises a planar member having an outline corresponding to said putter face plate, wherein said at least one of said plurality of impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body is domed such that a middle portion of the insert is offset towards said putter face plate.

2. The putter head of claim 1 wherein said putter face plate includes at least one fastener receptacle alignable with said at least one impact adjustment body bore and said at least one putter head body bore wherein said at least one weighted fastener is engageable within said fastener receptacle to secure said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body and said putter face plate to said putter head body.

3. The putter head of claim 1 wherein said putter face plate includes at least one post extending therefrom, said post sized to extend through said putter head body bore and said impact adjustment body bore wherein said fastener is securable to an end of said post.

4. The putter head of claim 1 wherein said putter head body comprises a heal portion and a toe portion and a longitudinal length extending therebetween, wherein said heal portion includes a first putter head body bore and said toe portion includes a second parallel putter head body bore.

5. The putter head of claim 1 wherein said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body comprises a planar member having an outline corresponding to said putter face plate.

6. The putter head of claim 5 wherein said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body is domed towards said putter face plate.

7. The putter head of claim 1 wherein said at least one fastener has a weighted head having one of a plurality of predetermined weights.

8. The putter head of claim 1 wherein said putter face plate includes a ball striking surface.

9. The putter head of claim 8 wherein said ball striking surface is substantially planar.

10. The putter head of claim 9 wherein said ball striking surface is substantially perpendicular to said putter body bores and said impact adjustment body bores.

11. The putter head of claim 8 wherein said ball striking surface has a surface pattern therein.

12. The putter head of claim 11 wherein said pattern includes a first surface pattern and a second surface pattern.

13. The putter head of claim 12 wherein said ball striking surface includes said first surface patter across a central portion thereof and said second surface patters adjacent to heal and said toe portions.

14. The putter head of claim 12 wherein said first surface pattern comprises a plurality of parallel substantially horizontal grooves.

15. The putter head of claim 13 wherein said second surface pattern comprise a plurality of parallel grooves angularly extending from central portion upwardly towards said respective heal or toe portion.

16. The putter head of claim 15 wherein said angular groves of said second surface pattern are inclined at an angle of between 60 and 80 degrees from horizontal.

17. The putter head of claim 12 wherein said first surface pattern comprises a plurality of parallel substantially horizontal slots through said putter face plate.

18. A putter having the putter head of claim 1.

19. A kit for constructing an adjustable putter head comprising:

a putter head body having at putter shaft connector and least one horizontal bore extending completely through said putter head body;

a plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies locatable adjacent to said putter head body, each of said plurality of impact adjustment bodies having at least one impact adjustment body bore alignable with said at least one putter head body bore;

a putter face plate locatable adjacent to said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body such that said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body is disposed between said putter face plate and said putter head body wherein said putter face plate is formed of a different homogeneous material than said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies; and

a plurality of weighted fasteners sized to extend through said at least one putter head body bore and said at least one impact adjustment body bore and to engage with said putter face plate so as to secure said impact adjustment body and said putter face plate to said putter head body, said plurality of weighted fasteners having unique predetermined masses for adjusting the swing characteristics of said putter head,

wherein said at least one of said plurality of interchangeable impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body comprises a planar member having an outline corresponding to said putter face plate, wherein said at least one of said plurality of impact adjustment bodies impact adjustment body is domed such that a middle portion of the insert is offset towards said putter face plate.