# US 5,700,206 A · Golf putter structure

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- Number: US 5,700,206 A
- Document ID: US5700206A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/761,523
- Filed: 1996-12-06
- Granted: 1997-12-23
- Earliest claimed: 1996-12-06
- Inventors: Shen-Ju Lin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5700206A

## CPC

- A63B 53/0487: {for putters (A63B53/065 takes precedence)}
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

A golf putter includes a handle having a lower end to which a head is fixed. The head has a left side face and a right side face. The left and right side faces are symmetrical to each other and may both be used to putt a golf ball. The head further has a front face which may also be used to putt the golf ball as the player stands facing the target hole and spaces his or her legs on both sides of the ball. The putter is then swung under the crotch and between the legs of the player as a pendulum to putt the ball with the front face thereof which is substantially normal to the horizontal as it gets into contact with the ball. The handle of the putter is shortened as compared to the conventional putter to facilitate the swinging operation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A golf putter structure comprising a handle having a lower end to which a head is mounted, the head comprising a top face attached to the lower end of the handle, a bottom face opposite to the top face, a front face which is substantially parallel with the handle, serving as a primary golf ball hitting face, a rear face which is inclined toward the handle as extending from the bottom face to the top face, a left side face and a right side face which is opposite to and symmetrical to the left side face, both the left and right side faces also serving as ball hitting faces, the bottom face comprising a front section that is inclined toward the front face and a rear section that is inclined toward the rear section, the front section and the rear section of the bottom face being configured so that the front face of the head has a bottom to top dimension greater than that of the rear face, the handle being attached to approximately a center of the top face and defining an angle rather than a right angle with respect to the top face, the handle having a length so as to allow the putter to be adapted to swing under the crotch and between the legs by a golf player, wherein the putter is movable as a pendulum by the player to have the front face thereof to contact and drive a golf ball toward a front direction relative to the player so as to allow the player to control direction and magnitude of force applied by the player to putt the ball.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The golf putter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the left side face and the right side face are symmetrical to each other so that the putter is suitable to both a sinistral player and a dexterous player.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The golf putter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the left side face and the right side face are symmetrical to each other so that the player in encountering a condition that an obstacle located closely next to the ball may select the suitable one of the left and right side faces to hit the ball.