Bell-shaped putter with counterweight and offset shaft
AssigneeJohn McGee
InventorsWilliam Joseph Bluto, Jeff Todd Powers
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Abstract
A golf putter provides improved power, control and "feel" with a special head configuration including a counterweight as well as a hosel and striking portion. The counterweight extends behind the striking portion and has a horizontal centroid that aligns with that of the striking portion. The hosel connects the shaft to the head via the portion of the counterweight that is opposite the connection to the striking portion. A beveled surface connects the lower surface of the striking portion to the vertical striking face thereby facilitating an easier stroke.
Claims12
A golf putter including a head, a shaft and a hosel connecting said head and said shaft, said head comprising
- a. a substantially bell-shaped striking portion with a striking surface arranged along a substantially vertical plane, said striking portion having a horizontal centroid, and a lower surface arranged along a substantially horizontal plane, said lower surface and said striking surface being connected by a beveled surface;
- and,
- b. a counterweight having a longitudinal axis extending from said striking portion in a direction perpendicular and opposite said striking surface, said counterweight having a centroid extending along said longitudinal axis and aligned with said centroid of said striking portion;
- said hosel being connected to said counterweight opposite said striking portion, and extending at an angle upward from said counterweight and towards said striking surface;
- and, said shaft being connected at an end of said hosel opposite to a connection between said hosed and said counterweight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.