Weight holding device 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 the 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. Various other forms of the receptacle and retainer are provided.
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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 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, and
- e) said retainer being foldable to extend at least partly over said opening, and which then extends generally forwardly from proximate said heel portion toward said toe portion, thereby to bring a side of the retainer into position for releasable attachment to a surface carried by the receptacle.
A weighting device for use on a golf club as during swinging of a club head, comprising in combination
- a) a structure defining an associated space for receiving, removably carrying said structure,
- b) said structure positionable in generally fitting relation to the club head,
- c) weighting carried by said structure 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 a retainer comprising a flap operatively connected to said structure to extend at least partly on a structure opening in position in which the flap, has forward extent releasably attachable to a surface carried by said structure, the club head receivable into said space via said opening.
A weighting device for use on a golf club of the head as during swinging club head, comprising in combination:
- a) the 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 to the club head, during said swinging,
- c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the club head, 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, and
- e) said retainer being foldable to extend at least partly over said opening, so that a portion of the retainer then extends generally forwardly from proximate said receptacle heel portion toward said toe portion, thereby to bring a size of said portion of the retainer into position for releasable attachment to a surface carried by the receptacle.
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 a club head is received into the receptacle,
- b) a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle to the club head, during said swinging,
- c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add, substantial weight to the club head, for use as in club swinging,
- d) said receptacle having a front portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a back portion, and a top portion;
- and said weighting structure located proximate at least one of said portions, and
- e) said retainer being manipulable to extend at least partly over said opening so that a portion of the retainer then extends generally forwardly toward said toe portion, thereby to bring a side of said portion of the retainer into position for releasably attachment to a surface carried by the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.