Curved golf putter
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorDon Cameron
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Abstract
A golf putter with a having a curved body and a high toe design is disclosed and claimed. The putter head includes a face member, which has a heel and a toe, and a body member. The body member is connected to and extends rearward from the face member. At least a portion of the body member is curved toward the heel of the club head. The face member preferably is angled such that the toe has a greater height than the heel. The body member may be similarly angled. The body member extends through the face member and forms at least a portion of a striking face of the club head. The body member may define a hole therethrough, exposing a portion of the face member underneath, which may be used as a club head alignment aid. A variety of body members may interchangeably be connected to a single face member.
Claims25
A golf club head, comprising:
- a face member defining a striking face and having a rear surface opposite said striking face, a heel, and a toe;
- and
- a body member extending from said rear surface rearward from said face member;
- wherein:
- at least a portion of said body member is curved toward said heel;
- and
- a rear portion of said face member opposite said striking face contains a heel flange and a toe flange, said rear surface being intermediate said flanges.
A golf club head, comprising:
- a face member defining a striking face and having a first, substantially vertical rear surface opposite said striking face, a second, substantially horizontal rear surface, a heel, and a toe;
- and
- a body member coupled to said first rear surface and extending rearward away from said striking face, said body member defining a hole therethrough, exposing a portion of said substantially horizontal surface;
- wherein said face member includes an alignment aid on said substantially horizontal surface portion.
A golf club head, comprising:
- a face member defining a striking face and having a heel and a toe;
- and
- an interchangeable body member coupled to said face member, wherein said body member is selected from a group including:
- a first body member in which at least a portion of said first body member is curved toward said heel;
- and
- a second body member in which said second body member defines a hole therethrough, exposing a substantially horizontal portion of said face member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.