Weight holder attachable to golf club head
OwnerRaymond A. Liberatoreinventor
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Abstract
A weighting device for use on a golf club head as during swinging of the club, comprising in combination, a receptacle having an opening via which the club head is received into thpe receptacle, a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in fitting relation to the club head, and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the club head weight, for use as in club head swinging.
Claims18
A weighting device for use on a golf club head as during swinging of the club, the club head having a toe and a top edge angled downwardly and toward the head hosel, comprising in combination:
- a) a receptacle having an opening via which the club head is received into the receptacle,
- b) a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally fitting relation to the club head,
- c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the club head, for providing enhanced momentum in the direction of head swinging, and for use as in club swinging,
- d) said receptacle having a front portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a back portion, and a top portion, and said weighting structure located proximate at least one of said portions,
- e) said retainer comprising a flap connected to the receptacle to fold at least partly over said opening, said fold angled to extend substantially lengthwise of said head top edge as it approaches the hosel so that the folded flap extends downwardly, and forwardly and toward said toe portion, thereby to bring a side of the flap into position for releasable attachment to the receptacle below the level of said receptacle top portion.
A weighting device for use on a golf club head as during swinging of the club, comprising in combination:
- a) a receptacle having an opening via which the club head is received into the receptacle,
- b) a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally fitting relation to the club head,
- c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the club head, for providing enhanced momentum in the direction of head swinging, and for use as in club swinging,
- d) and including a scuff protector at a periphery or peripheries of the receptacle to protect said periphery or peripheries against scuffing in the event of contact with an external surface as during swinging of the club,
- e) said retainer being foldable and having a free end portion folded downwardly and forwardly, generally toward said scuff protector.
A weighting device for use on a golf club head as during swinging of the club, comprising in combination:
- a) a receptacle having an opening via which the club head is received into the receptacle,
- b) a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally fitting relation to the club head,
- c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the club head, for providing enhanced momentum in the direction of head swinging, and for use as in club swinging,
- d) there being a striker at a front side of the receptacle for striking impact with a ball, during swinging of the club,
- e) and wherein said striker comprises a plate.
A weighting device for use on a golf club head as during swinging of the club, comprising in combination:
- a) a receptacle having an opening via which the club head is received into the receptacle,
- a) a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally fitting relation to the club head,
- c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the club head, for providing enhanced momentum in the direction of head swinging, and for use as in club swinging,
- d) and wherein said weighting structure is sized and snugly positioned and retained proximate at least one of the relatively angled front and rear sides of a club head received in the receptacle,
- e) said retainer being foldable and having a free end porting folded downwardly and forwardly, generally away from said receptacle heel portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.