Golf putter

• US 8,070,622 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2008
• Issued: 12/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jacob H. Schmidt
• Original Assignee: Jacob H. Schmidt
• Inventors: Schmidt, Jacob H.
• Primary Examiner(s): BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER
• Application Number:
  US12/157,375
• Publication Number:
  US 20090069110A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,275 Days
• Field of Search: 473/314, 473340-341, 473/345, 473/350, 473/313
• US Class Current: 473/313
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/02 Joint structures between the head and the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/50 with through-holes A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00

Abstract

A golf putter providing a center mount of the hosel to the club head and a shaft engagement to the hosel at the heel end of the club head. The center mount provides the sole engagement of the hosel to the head as a gap is formed by a pathway formed through the body of the head which is larger than the circumference of the hosel in its communication therethrough. The centered engagement provides better touch to the user and feedback on striking a ball while concurrently removing the shaft from the user'"'"'s line of sight to the ball and club face and reduces the twist or torque at impact with a golf ball, thereby increasing the moment of inertia.

Claims

1. A golf putter comprising:

a head formed of a body, said body having a heel end and a toe end and a central portion therebetween;

said body having a face adapted for contact with a golf ball;

a first cavity formed in said central portion of said body adjacent to said toe;

a second cavity formed in said central portion of said body adjacent to said heel; and

a rib separating said first cavity and said second cavity;

a hosel having a first end adapted for engagement to a shaft and having a distal end opposite said first end and having a middle section there between;

a pathway communicating through said body from a point adjacent to said heel end to said central portion;

said hosel communicating through said pathway to an attachment point on said rib;

means for engagement of said distal end of said hosel with said attachment point; and

said pathway dimensioned larger than said hosel communicating therethrough thereby defining a gap between said pathway surrounding said hosel between said point adjacent to said heel and said attachment point.

2. The golf putter of claim 1, additionally comprising:

said putter having an in-use position wherein said shaft is engaged in the hands of a user for striking said ball with said face of said head; and

said shaft engaged to said rib by said hosel, thereby providing means to position said shaft out of the user'"'"'s view of a ball striking said face.

3. The golf putter of claim 2, additionally comprising:

said attachment point being substantially centered between said heel and said toe.

4. The golf putter of claim 3 additionally comprising:

said second cavity extending into a notch in said rib;

said distal end of said hosel dimensioned substantially similar to a shape of said notch; and

adhesive or welding providing a means of permanent engagement of said distal end within said notch.

5. The golf putter of claim 4 additionally comprising:

said rib being centered between said heel and said toe.

6. The golf putter of claim 5 additionally comprising:

a pliable ring positioned to fill said gap at said point adjacent to said heel; and

said ring engaging both said hosel and said pathway.

7. The golf putter of claim 2 additionally comprising:

said second cavity extending into a notch in said rib;

said distal end of said hosel dimensioned substantially similar to a shape of said notch; and

adhesive or welding providing a means of permanent engagement of said distal end within said notch.

8. The golf putter of claim 7 additionally comprising:

said rib being centered between said heel and said toe.

9. The golf putter of claim 1, additionally comprising:

said attachment point being substantially centered between said heel and said toe.

10. The golf putter of claim 9 additionally comprising:

said second cavity extending into a notch in said rib;

said distal end of said hosel dimensioned substantially similar to a shape of said notch; and

adhesive or welding providing a means of permanent engagement of said distal end within said notch.

11. The golf putter of claim 10 additionally comprising:

said rib being centered between said heel and said toe.

12. The golf putter of claim 1 additionally comprising:

said second cavity extending into a notch in said rib;

said distal end of said hosel dimensioned substantially similar to a shape of said notch;

adhesive or welding providing a means of permanent engagement of said distal end within said notch.

13. The golf putter of claim 12 additionally comprising:

said rib being centered between said heel and said toe.

14. The golf putter of claim 1 additionally comprising:

a pliable ring positioned to fill said gap at said point adjacent to said heel; and

said ring engaging both said hosel and said pathway.

15. A method of manufacture of a golf putter having a shaft engaged to a hosel which is engaged to a head formed of a body having a heel end and a toe end, and having a face adapted to strike a golf ball communicating along a central portion positioned between said head end and said heel end, comprising the steps of:

forming a passage communicating from a position adjacent to said heel to a central portion of said body between said toe end and said heel end, with a diameter of said passage being larger than an exterior circumference of said hosel;

engaging a distal end of a hosel having a first end opposite thereto, with said central portion by insertion through said passage thereby forming a gap between passage and said and said exterior circumference of said hosel;

engaging said shaft to said first end to extend away from said head at an angle positioning said shaft out of a view of a user holding said shaft while striking said golf ball with said face, whereby said user is able to employ said putter having a centrally engaged hosel and a view of the ball and face unobstructed by said shaft.

16. A golf putter comprising:

a head formed of a body, said body having a heel end and a toe end and a central portion therebetween;

said body having a face adapted for contact with a golf ball;

a cavity located in said central portion;

a rib dividing said cavity;

a pathway communicating through said body from a point adjacent to said heel end to said central portion;

a shaft having a first end for gripping by a user and a distal end opposite said first end;

said distal end of said shaft dimensioned for communicating through said pathway to an attachment point on said rib;

means for engagement of said distal end of said shaft with said attachment point; and

said pathway dimensioned larger than said distal end of said shaft communicating therethrough thereby defining a gap between said pathway surrounding said shaft between said point adjacent to said heel and said attachment point.