# US 2014/0194218 A1 · Golf putter with repositionable shaft > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0194218 A1 - Document ID: US20140194218A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/735,012 - Filed: 2013-01-06 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-06 - Inventors: JACK YOUNT - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140194218A1 ## CPC - A63B 53/065: {for putters} - A63B 53/02: Joint structures between the head and the shaft - A63B 53/028: {with a range of alternative attachment points for the shaft} - A63B 60/50: with through-holes (A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00) - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract A golf putter with repositionable shaft comprising a head, where the head is composed of a top surface, a striking face, a back face, a first end and a second end: three receiving holes along the top surface of the head, where the receiving holes include a threaded inner surface, and a bottom protrusion positioned horizontally within the receiving hole; a pair of plugs threaded into two of the receiving holes; a shaft fitted into one of the receiving holes, where the shaft repositions with the pair of plugs to fill each receiving hole; and a fitting at a bottom end of the shaft, where the fitting includes an insert with a bottom groove, where the bottom groove receives the bottom protrusion to lock the shaft into place within one of the receiving holes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A golf putter with repositionable shaft comprising: a. a head, where the head is composed of a top surface, a bottom surface, a striking face, a back face, a first end and a second end: b. three top receiving holes along the top surface of the head, where a first top receiving hole is positioned near the first end, a second top receiving hole is positioned in a center of the head, and a third top receiving hole is positioned near the second end, and where the top receiving holes include: i. a threaded inner surface; and ii. a bottom protrusion positioned horizontally within the top receiving hole; c. a pair of plugs threaded into two of the top receiving holes; d. a shaft fitted into one of the top receiving holes, where the shaft repositions with the pair of plugs to fill each top receiving hole; and e. a fitting at a bottom end of the shaft, where the fitting includes an insert with a bottom groove, where the bottom groove receives the bottom protrusion to lock the shaft into place within one of the top receiving holes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 1, where each of the pair of plugs includes a threaded peripheral surface to engage the threaded inner surface of the top receiving hole. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 2, where each of the pair of plugs includes a slot, where the slot enables further tightening and loosening of the plug within the top receiving hole. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 1, where the head includes a platform extending from the back face, where the platform includes a central striking line. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 1, where the insert further includes a pair of wall grooves which receive a pair of wall protrusions positioned within the top receiving hole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 1, where the fitting includes a bolt atop a threaded cap positioned above the insert, where the bolt and threaded cap screw into the threaded inner surface of the top receiving hole to further secure the head to the shaft. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 6, where a washer and a spring are positioned between the threaded cap and the insert, where the spring compresses after the insert is locked in place and the threaded cap is screwed into place. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 1, where the head enables exchange between more than one shaft. ### Claim 9 (depends on 9) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 9, where the shaft is selected from one of at least a standard shaft, a belly shaft and a long shaft. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 1, where the head enables a right hand user and a left hand user to use the same head, by enabling repositioning of the shaft to either of the side top receiving holes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 1, where the bottom surface includes three bottom receiving holes aligned with the top receiving holes, where the bottom receiving holes accept three bolts where the bolts include a head and a threaded tail. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The golf putter with repositionable shaft according to claim 11, where the threaded tail of the bolt inserts into a bolt receiver within the insert to further secure the head to the shaft.