Putter with alignment figure

Details Putter with alignment figure Putter with alignment figure

1999-09-08

2001-07-17

Passaniti, Sebastiano (Department: 3711)

Games using tangible projectile

Golf

Practice swingable implement or indicator associated with...

C473S254000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06261190

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns a golf club putter with a putter head having an alignment figure disposed on two offset surfaces of the putter head which cause the alignment figure to separate in characteristic ways to indicate disorientation of the putter.
The prior art does provide for the placement of a mark on a putter to aid a golfer in aligning the sweet spot of the putter with a golf ball. Such a line may typically be disposed on one or more top surfaces of a putter. However, the alignment of a putter is a complex three-dimensional relationship in which pitch and roll angles of the putter play an important part. In this regard, the problem is to orient one particular surface of the putter—the striking face—with respect to the surface of a golf ball when the putt is lined up and the ball is struck by the putter. The single line marks of the prior art merely indicate proximity of the sweet spot to the ball; they do not provide effective indications to a golfer of three-dimensional orientation of the putter face. Therefore, the problem to be solved is that of providing a visual indication to a golfer of three-dimensional orientation of the striking face of a putter.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The problem is solved in this invention by provision of an alignment figure on a golf putter head having a periphery that encloses an area and is comprised of two or more portions, each portion including sections of the periphery. Each portion is disposed on a respective surface of the golf putter head in such a manner as to indicate the degree of orientation of the putter by the degree of alignment between the portions of the alignment figure.
An object of this invention is therefore to provide a putter having an alignment figure that permits a golfer to detect and correct three-dimensional disorientation of a putter while lining up the putter to strike the ball.
A second objective of this invention is to provide a putter having two or more separated surfaces on the putter in which a first portion of the alignment figure is disposed on a first of the surfaces and a second portion of the alignment figure is disposed on a second of the surfaces, with each portion in alignment with the other portion.
A third objective of this invention is to provide a putter having such an alignment figure in which the figure is a closed one. Symmetrical or non-symmetrical.
A further objective is to provide such a putter in which the figure is a triangle, a quadrilateral, a polygon, a circle, or an oval.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will manifest themselves when the following detailed description is read with reference to the below-described drawings, in which:
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a putter according to this invention.
FIG. 2
is a top plan view drawing of the putter of FIG.
1
.
FIG. 3
is a side elevation view drawing of the putter of FIG.
1
.
FIG. 4
is a sectional view drawing of the putter of
FIG. 3
taken along A—A of FIG.
1
.
FIGS. 5A
,
5
B,
5
C and
5
D illustrate use of the putter of
FIG. 1
in orienting the striking face with a golf ball.
FIGS. 6A-6E
illustrate respective embodiments of the alignment figure used in connection with a putter according to the invention.


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