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Golf putter with vibration dampening and golf ball pickup and release

  • US 5,692,968 A
  • Filed: 06/17/1996
  • Issued: 12/02/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a golf club that has a club head and a shaft extending to said club head, the improvement comprising:

  • ball pickup means, including a concave recess formed in a rear portion of said club head with said concave recess including a slotted aperture formed in said rear portion of said club head and opening rearwardly; and

    ,detent means for engaging a golf ball and gripping the golf ball against a first portion of said concave recess, whereby the golf ball may be picked up from a ground surface;

    said detent means securing a golf ball at a ball pickup position, and further including means for transferring a golf ball from said ball pickup position through said slotted aperture to a ball release position in which a golf ball is supported free of frictional engagement at an upper portion of said club head.

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