Golf club alignment device
OwnerEdward Hamburgerinventor
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Abstract
Golf club alignment devices are described herein. An example golf club alignment device includes an attachment portion and a sighting structure. The attachment portion has a main body and a contact member. The main body is formed of a first material and the contact member is formed of a second material that is different than the first material. The main body has a first retaining arm and a second retaining arm. The contact member extends outwardly from the main body of the attachment portion and is disposed between the first and second retaining arms. The sighting structure extends from the attachment portion.
Claims20
An alignment device for a golf club having a shaft, the alignment device comprising:
- an attachment portion having a main body and a contact member, the main body formed of a first material and having a first retaining arm and a second retaining arm defining a cavity configured to receive the shaft, the main body having a passageway that extends into the cavity and defines an opening, the contact member formed of a second material that is different than the first material and provides a higher coefficient of friction against the shaft than the first material, the contact member extending through the passageway and a portion of the contact member extending from the opening toward the shaft and disposed between the first retaining arm and the second retaining arm;
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- a sighting structure extending from the attachment portion.
A golf club and alignment device comprising:
- a golf club having a shaft, the shaft having an end and a head extending from the end of the shaft in a first direction;
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- an alignment device comprising:
- an attachment portion attached to the shaft and having a main body and a contact member, the main body formed of a first material and defining a first retaining arm and a second retaining arm, the first and second retaining arms cooperatively defining a cavity configured to receive the shaft and having a recess configured to retain the contact member, the contact member formed of a second material having a higher coefficient of friction against the shaft than the first material;
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- a sighting structure extending from the attachment portion, the alignment device being rotatable about the shaft against the higher coefficient of friction from a second direction to the first direction.
A golf club and alignment device comprising:
- a golf club having a shaft, the shaft having an end and a head extending from the end of the shaft in a first direction;
- an alignment device comprising:
- an attachment portion attached to the shaft and having a main body and a contact member, the main body formed of a first material and defining a first retaining arm and a second retaining arm, the first and second retaining arms cooperatively defining a cavity that encircles more than half of a circumference of the shaft, the main body having one of a passageway defining an opening in the cavity or a recess that communicates with the cavity, the passageway or the recess supporting the contact member, the contact member formed of a second material configured as one of a natural rubber compound or a synthetic rubber compound having a higher coefficient against the shaft than the first material, the contact member extending outwardly from the main body into the cavity, the first and second retaining arms creating a resilient clamping force applied to the contact member against the shaft that generates a resistance to rotation of the alignment device;
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- a sighting structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.