Golf putter

• US 8,888,605 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2012
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kie-Ho Cynn
• Original Assignee: Kie-Ho Cynn
• Inventors: Cynn, Kie-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US13/573,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20140080618A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 473/340, 473/341, 473249-256, 473/286, D21736-746, D21/759
• US Class Current: 473/249
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2053/0491 with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/04 Heads
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/00 Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved golf putter head with a unique shape and. sighting and alignment system. The head has an annular-like body with an undulating rim edge. A transparent plate extends across the opening of the annular body bearing the alignment aid. The alignment aid may have a crosshair component. The surface of the annular body is provided with a camouflage pattern.

Claims

1. A golf putter head comprising an annular body, said annular body defined by a substantially continuous annular undulating outer rim extending outwardly between an outer edge of a top annular surface and an outer edge of a bottom annular surface, said undulating rim extending continuously around the annular body terminating proximately at a striking face on a front of said annular body;

an annular opening defined by an inner substantially continuous surface extending substantially vertically from an inward edge of the top surface to an inward edge of the bottom annular surface;

a clear transparent plate having an alignment aid comprising means for defining a crosshair.

2. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said clear transparent plate is circular.

3. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said top surface is provided with a camouflage pattern.

4. The golf putter head of claim 3, wherein said undulating rim comprises a regular sinusoidal rim.

5. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said undulating rim comprises a sinusoidal rim.

6. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said undulating rim comprises an irregular sinusoidal rim.

7. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said means for defining a crosshair comprises an intersecting pair of grooves.

8. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said means for defining a crosshair comprises intersecting lines of highly contrasting color.

9. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said means for defining crosshair comprises intersecting lines of high refractive or reflective material.

10. The golf putter head of claim 9, wherein said high refractive material is selected from the group consisting of glass, lead glass, gemstones and mixtures thereof.

11. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said bottom annular surface is curved.

12. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said top annular surface is curved.

13. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said top annular surface extends from said striking face and curves downward from an area toward said bottom annular surface, said bottom annular surface curves upwardly toward said top annular surface and convergingly toward a distal end of said golf putter head away from and opposite to said striking face.

14. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said outer edge of bottom annular surface is beveled.

15. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said outer edge of top surface is beveled.

16. The golf putter head of claim 1, wherein said clear transparent plate has a center point, said crosshair has an intersecting point and said intersecting point is positioned substantially in the center point of said clear transparent plate.

17. A golf putter head comprising an annular body, said annular body defined by a substantially continuous annular undulating outer rim extending outwardly between a top annular surface and a bottom annular surface, said top annular surface provided with a camouflage pattern, said undulating rim extending continuously around the annular body terminating proximately at a striking face on said annular body;

an annular opening defined by an inner substantially continuous surface extending substantially vertically from an inward edge of the top surface to an inward edge of the bottom annular surface;

a substantially circular clear transparent plate having an alignment aid comprising means for defining a crosshair.