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US 10,300,348 B2Granted
Ball pickup aid putter
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorThomas J. Morris
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a golf putter having a putter head attached to an elongated shaft with the putter head defining a retention cavity configured to engage and retain a golf ball therein are disclosed. The retention cavity is formed along the back region of the putter head and is configured to have a diameter that is slightly less than the diameter of a regulation sized golf ball such that the golf ball is retained therein when urged into the confines of the retention cavity by the putter head. The putter head further includes an alignment aid that cooperates with the retention cavity to assist in aligning the golf putter during a putting stroke.
Claims12
A golf putter comprising:
- an elongated shaft configured for gripping by an individual;
- a putter head coupled to the elongated shaft, the putter head defining a heel region, a toe region formed opposite the heel region, a strike face, a back region formed opposite the strike face, a sole region, and a crown region formed opposite the sole region;
- an interior perimeter formed along the back region of the putter head, the interior perimeter defining a retention cavity forming a lateral opening between a first end point and a second end point of the interior perimeter, the retention cavity being configured to receive and retain a golf ball within the interior perimeter in a downward direction;
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- a top edge, a bottom interior edge, and a peripheral surface defined between the top edge and the bottom edge collectively form the interior perimeter of the retention cavity, where the peripheral surface defines a flat configuration, and the top edge and the bottom edge define a rounded configuration;
- wherein the interior perimeter defines a plurality of interior sides configured to engage and retain the golf ball;
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- wherein the plurality of interior sides of the interior perimeter collectively define a five-sided configuration with each interior side having a similar length.
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A putter head comprising:
- a putter body defining a heel region, a toe region formed opposite the heel region, a strike face, a back region formed opposite the strike face, a sole region, and a crown region formed opposite the sole region;
- an interior perimeter formed along the back region of the putter head, the interior perimeter defining a retention cavity forming a lateral opening between a first end point and a second end point of the interior perimeter, the retention cavity being configured to receive and retain a golf ball within the interior perimeter in a downward direction;
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- a top edge, a bottom interior edge, and a peripheral surface defined between the top edge and the bottom edge collectively form the interior perimeter of the retention cavity, where the peripheral surface defines a flat configuration, and the top edge and the bottom edge define a rounded configuration;
- wherein the interior perimeter defines a plurality of interior sides configured to engage and retain the golf ball;
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- wherein the plurality of interior sides of the interior perimeter collectively define a five-sided configuration with each interior side having a similar length.
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A method of manufacturing a golf putter comprising:
- forming an elongated shaft configured for gripping by an individual;
- coupling a putter head to the elongated shaft, the putter head defining a heel region, a toe region formed opposite the heel region, a strike face, a back region formed opposite the strike face, a sole region, and a crown region formed opposite the sole region;
- forming an interior perimeter along the putter head that defines a retention cavity forming a lateral opening between a first end point and a second end point of the interior perimeter such that the retention cavity is configured to engage and retain a golf ball within the confines of the interior perimeter in a downward direction;
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- a top edge, a bottom interior edge, and a peripheral surface defined between the top edge and the bottom edge collectively form the interior perimeter of the retention cavity, where the peripheral surface defines a flat configuration, and the top edge and the bottom edge define a rounded configuration;
- wherein the interior perimeter defines a plurality of interior sides configured to engage and retain the golf ball;
- and
- wherein the plurality of interior sides of the interior perimeter collectively define a five-sided configuration with each interior side having a similar length.
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