Golf club head with bi-polar magnetic impact detectors
OwnerVictor DeLuciainventor
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Abstract
A golf club head with multiple cells of magnetically held pins is disclosed. The cells are placed on the sweet spot on the head of the golf club. The pins within the cells are set to extend beyond the face of the golf club and maintained in position with a bi-polar magnetic force. When the pins make contact with a golf ball the magnetic field holding the pin(s) in position is broken and the pin is pushed into a rear position where it is held in a retracted magnetic position. The impact location of the ball on the head of the golf club can then be determined by visually looking at the location of the displaced pins. The pins can then be manually pushed to the initial position and the club is ready to detect the impact location with subsequent golf balls.
Claims20
A golf ball impact location indicating apparatus comprising:
- at least one pin assembly located on the face of a golf club wherein the pin assembly is magnetically held in a forward biased location with a first ferrous member and upon forced contact with a golf ball the pin is dislodged from the forward biased location and is held in a rear biased location by a second ferrous member.
A magnetic impact detecting apparatus comprising:
- a hollow chamber;
- a first ferrous member located essentially at one end of the hollow chamber;
- a pin supported on a magnet positioned concentric within the hollow chamber where the pin extends beyond the end of at least one end of the hollow chamber;
- a second ferrous member located essentially at the opposing end of the hollow chamber wherein the pin supported on the magnet can be translated within the hollow chamber to attract the magnet to the first or second ferrous member to identify contact of the pin with a golf ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.