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US 7,448,955 B2Granted
Golf club head with alignment indicia
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsLeslie J. Bryant, Gregory J. Schmidt
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a body and ball alignment indicia that protrudes forwardly of the front surface of the body. A transparent plate covers the ball alignment indicia and has a front face arranged for impacting a golf ball. A flange on the transparent plate is received in a recess in the body thereby forming a mechanical interlock between the transparent plate and the body. The ball alignment indicia has a partial spheroid shape and is located intermediate heel and toe ends of the body.
Claims15
A golf putter head comprising:
- a body having a heel end, a toe end, a front surface and a hosel for receiving a golf club shaft;
- ball alignment indicia attached to said body, said ball alignment indicia having a partial spheroid shape that protrudes forward of the front surface of said body;
- a transparent plate mounted on said body covering said ball alignment indicia, said transparent plate having a rear surface in contact with the front surface of said body;
- said body further including a longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to and through the center of the front surface;
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- said ball alignment indicia being centered about the longitudinal axis of said body.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a heel end, a toe end, a front surface and a hosel for receiving a golf club shaft;
- ball alignment indicia attached to said body and protruding forwardly of the front surface of said body, said ball alignment indicia having a partial spheroid shape;
- a transparent plate mounted on said body enclosing said ball alignment indicia between said body and said transparent plate;
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- said transparent plate having a front face arranged for impacting a golf ball.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.