Cantilever-weighted golf putter
US5571053A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B53/0487
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cantilever-weighted golf putter which is characterized by an elongated putter head having a rounded bottom and sides and a flat top, with a longitudinal heel bore and toe bore provided in the heel and toe, respectively, of the putter head. A pair of threaded plugs fitted with a central opening and a recessed area communicating with the central opening are threaded into the heel bore and toe bore, respectively, for receiving bolts, such that the bolt heads are recessed in the recessed areas of the plugs and the threaded bolt shanks extend into the heel bore and toe bore, respectively. Each of the bolts is fitted with internally-threaded weights threadably secured in place on the bolts by means of nuts, such that the multiple weight system on each bolt is mounted in cantilever relationship in the heel bore and toe bore, respectively, of the putter head, without touching the heel and toe bore walls. A shaft mount bore is provided in the flat top of the elongated putter head in conventional fashion to receive a putter shaft. The heel bore and toe bore are drilled or molded in longitudinally aligned relationship and are internally spaced at a rounded "sweet spot" on the putter head fo…
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