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US 10,765,926 B2Granted
Golf putter alignment system
OwnerMelvin Arnold Haugeinventor
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Abstract
A golf putter alignment system has two alignment markers placed above the strike face of a putter head on the front top surface of the putter head. The alignment markers are centered about a midpoint that corresponds to the horizontal center of the strike face, with the distance between the centers of the alignment markers corresponding to the diameter of a golf ball. The alignment markers can be mounted on top of or integrally with the putter head to provide visual alignment markers on the front top surface. The alignment markers are formed from several materials with colors that contrast with the color of the front top surface.
Claims20
A putter head comprising:
- a front portion having a forward facing vertical ball striking face and an upward facing front top surface adjacent to the vertical striking face;
- a rear portion that extends away the front portion, and an upward facing rear top surface;
- a first alignment circle and a second alignment circle mounted on the front top surface, the first and second alignment circles formed in one or more colors that contrast with the color of the front top surface,
- wherein the first and second alignment circles are located toward opposite ends of the front top surface;
- wherein each of the first and second alignment circles are equidistantly located from a midpoint in the front top surface that aligns with the horizontal center of the strike face;
- and
- wherein no alignment markers are present at the midpoint.
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A putter head comprising:
- a front portion having a forward facing vertical ball striking face and an upward facing front top surface adjacent to the vertical striking face, the front top surface having a front facing edge and a rear facing edge;
- a rear portion that extends away the front portion, and an upward facing rear top surface;
- a first circular alignment marker and a second circular alignment marker mounted on the front top surface, the first and second circular alignment markers having equal sized diameters;
- the first and second circular alignment markers formed in one or more colors that contrast with the color of the front top surface;
- wherein the first and second circular alignment markers are located toward opposite ends of the front top surface;
- wherein each of the first and second alignment markers are equidistantly located from a midpoint in the front top surface that aligns with the horizontal center of the strike face;
- wherein the distance between the centers of the first and second circular alignment markers corresponds to a golf ball diameter, the diameter of the golf ball being approximately 1.680 inches;
- wherein the centers of the first and second circular alignment markers further align with the midpoint of the front top surface between the front and rear facing edges of the front top surface;
- and
- wherein no alignment markers are present at the midpoint.
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A putter head comprising:
- a front portion having a forward-facing vertical ball striking face and an upward facing front top surface adjacent to the vertical striking face, the front top surface having a front facing edge and a rear facing edge;
- first and second circular alignment markers comprising a fiber optic integrally formed with the front portion, the front portion having two or more receiving members, each receiving member for receiving the first or second fiber optic;
- each fiber optic comprising a light emitting end having a light emitting surface and a light capturing surface;
- wherein the light emitting end of each fiber optic is positioned in a receiving member and is located through the upward front top surface, with the light emitting surface facing upward from the top front surface;
- wherein the light capturing surface of the fiber optic passes through an open space to a bottom receiving member, exposing the light capturing surface to ambient light;
- wherein each of the first and second fiber optic light emitting end surfaces are equidistantly located from a midpoint in the front top surface that aligns with the horizontal center of the strike face;
- wherein the distance between the centers of the first and second fiber optic light emitting end surfaces corresponds to a golf ball diameter, the diameter of the golf ball being approximately 1.680 inches;
- wherein the centers of the first and second fiber optic light emitting end surfaces further align with the midpoint of the front top surface between the front and rear facing edges of the front top surface;
- and
- wherein no alignment markers are present at the midpoint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.