Variable interface putter golf club with attachable device for analyzing golf course conditions and selecting putter face
US8192297B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2220/833
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A variable interface putter golf club includes a golf club having a shaft with a club head affixed to a first end of the shaft that is distil from a second end of the shaft to be gripped by a golfer. A multi-sided rotatable carousel is contained substantially within the club head of the golf club, the multi-sided rotatable carousel having a putter face on a plurality of sides of the multi-sided rotating carousel. The multi-side rotating carousel preferably is shaped as a pentagon with a different putter face on each of the five sides of the pentagon. A device is included for permitting rotation of the multi-sided rotatable carousel for exposing one putter face of the plurality of putter faces at a given time for allowing the golfer to putt with the one putter face so exposed. A securing device, such as a securing screw, is used for preventing unwanted rotation of the multi-sided rotatable carousel so that only one putter face is exposed at a given time and that the selected putter face is secured in place during play. An optional analyzer device is included which aids the golfer in selecting the appropriate putter face for the conditions of a putter green at a given time. The optio…
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