Cover for the head of a golf club
OwnerCarson Wrightinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a cover for the head of a golf club, especially a putter. The cover comprises a hollow body having an open end, the body being arranged to define a slot which opens onto the open end of the body. The slot is shaped and arranged to receive a portion of the club when the club head is located in the body and to prevent withdrawal of the club head from the body in an axial direction. In the preferred embodiment, the slot is substantially L-shaped so that the cover must first be rotated before it can be removed. The cover offers good protection to a club head while being simple to fit and remove.
Claims18
A cover for the head of a golf club, said cover comprising a hollow body having an open end through which the club head may be inserted, during use, into said body in a generally axial direction, said body being arranged to define a slot comprising an axial portion extending substantially in said axial direction and opening onto said open end of said body, and a transverse portion extending substantially perpendicularly from said axial portion, the arrangement being such that, upon insertion of the club head into said body through said open end, a portion of the club is received by said axial portion and that, upon relative rotation of said body and the club head about said axial direction, the portion of the club is received by said transverse slot portion thereby preventing withdrawal of the club head from said body in said axial direction, wherein said slot is substantially L-shaped.
A cover for the head of a golf club, said cover comprising a hollow body having an open end through which the club head may be inserted, during use, into said body in a generally axial direction, said body being arranged to define a slot comprising an axial portion extending substantially in said axial direction and opening onto said open end of said body, and a transverse portion extending substantially perpendicularly from said axial portion, the arrangement being such that, upon insertion of the club head into said body through said open end, a portion of the club is received by said axial portion and that, upon relative rotation of said body and the club head about said axial direction, the portion of the club is received by said transverse slot portion thereby preventing withdrawal of the club head from said body in said axial direction, wherein said body is formed from a substantially rigid material.
A cover for the head of a golf club, said cover comprising a hollow body having an open end through which the club head may be inserted, during use, into said body in a generally axial direction, said body being arranged to define a slot comprising an axial portion extending substantially in said axial direction and opening onto said open end of said body, and a transverse portion extending substantially perpendicularly from said axial portion, the arrangement being such that, upon insertion of the club head into said body through said open end, a portion of the club is received by said axial portion and that, upon relative rotation of said body and the club head about said axial direction, the portion of the club is received by said transverse slot portion thereby preventing withdrawal of the club head from said body in said axial direction, said cover further including means for gripping the club head located within said body when said cover adopts a locked state, said locked state corresponding to the state wherein the portion of the club is positioned in said slot so that withdrawal of the club head in longitudinal direction is prevented, wherein said body is shaped to define one or more sets of one or more apertures, said gripping means comprising one or more resilient bands located, in use, around said exterior of said body and in register with a respective set of one or more apertures such that one or more respective portions of a respective resilient band protrude through a respective aperture into said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.