Golf putter with bottom rail
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsGlenn H. Schmidt, Richard C. Helmstetter
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Abstract
A golf putter for use with a putter shaft supporting a head, the head comprising in combination a putter body having a heel, toe, sole defining a bottom wall, and a ball striking front face, the body elongated between the heel and toe; a control rail projecting downwardly from the bottom wall, the rail being elongated in a direction between the heel and toe to engage the turf as the putter is placed downwardly on a golf green, and in a manner to stabilize the head against twist during the head downward placement, and the rail spaced rearwardly from the front face along the major length of the rail.
Claims16
A golf putter for use with a putter shaft supporting a head, the head comprising, in combination:
- a) a putter body having a heel, toe, sole defining a bottom wall, and a ball striking front face, the body elongated between the heel and toe, and
- b) a control rail projecting downwardly from said bottom wall, the rail being elongated in a direction between the heel and toe to engage the turf as the putter head is placed downwardly on a golf green, and in a manner tending to stabilize the head against twist during said head downward placement,
- c) said rail spaced rearwardly from said front face along the major length of the rail,
- d) the rail having a narrow bottom surface along the rail length, said surface being flat in a front to rear direction widthwise of the rail,
- e) the body forming a shaft bore extending downwardly in alignment with said rail narrow, flat bottom surface.
A golf putter for use with a putter shaft supporting a head, the head comprising, in combination:
- a) a putter body having a heel, toe, sole defining a bottom wall, and a ball striking front face, the body elongated between the heel and toe, and
- b) a control rail projecting downwardly from said bottom wall, the rail being elongated in a direction between the heel and toe to engage the turf as the putter head is placed downwardly on a golf green, and in a manner tending to stabilize the head against twist during said head downward placement,
- c) said rail spaced rearwardly from said front face along the major length of the rail,
- d) the rail having a narrow bottom surface along the rail length, said surface being flat in a front to rear direction widthwise of the rail, the rail defining a flat upright plane which extends between the toe and heel,
- e) said flat bottom surface being downwardly convex along said length in a direction between the heel and toe.
A golf putter for use with a putter shaft supporting a head, the head comprising, in combination:
- a) a putter body having a heel, toe, sole defining a bottom wall, and a ball striking front face, the body elongated between the heel and toe, and
- b) a control rail projecting downwardly from said bottom wall, the rail being elongated in a direction between the heel and toe to engage the turf as the putter head is placed downwardly on a golf green, and in a manner tending to stabilize the head against twist during said head downward placement,
- c) said rail spaced rearwardly from said front face along the major length of the rail,
- d) the rail having a narrow bottom surface along the rail length, said surface being flat in a front to rear direction widthwise of the rail, and along the rail length,
- e) and wherein the rail defines a curved upright plane which extends between the toe and heel, whereby the rail bottom surface is lengthwise curved to provide anti-tilt body support on the turf.
A golf putter for use with a putter shaft supporting a head, the head comprising, in combination:
- a) a putter body having a heel, toe, sole defining a bottom wall, and a ball striking front face, the body elongated between the heel and toe, and
- b) a control rail projecting downwardly from said bottom wall, the rail being elongated in a direction between the heel and toe to engage the turf as the putter head is placed downwardly on a golf green, and in a manner tending to stabilize the head against twist during said head downward placement,
- c) said rail spaced rearwardly from said front face along the major length of the rail,
- d) the rail defining a curved upright plane which extends between the toe and heel, whereby the rail bottom surface is lengthwise curved to provide anti-tilt body support on the turf,
- e) the rail bottom surface being widthwise flat along the rail length, and said bottom surface being downwardly convex along the said length in a direction between the heel and toe,
- f) and wherein the body defines a shaft bore intersecting the rail, and a shaft extending downwardly in said bore and affixed thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.