Golf club
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorDon T. Cameron
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Abstract
A golf putter with an offset and shaft-attachment design is disclosed and claimed. The club includes a head having a strike surface, a sole, and a top line. A tube is coupled to the head, a coupling member is coupled to the distal end of the tube, and a shaft is also coupled to the coupling member. The coupling member connects the tube and the shaft such that they are relatively offset. The longitudinal axes of the tube and the shaft may be substantially parallel. An alignment indicia is provided on the club head. The tube is coupled to the head at an angle such that it blocks the indicia from a user's view at address when the head is aligned properly. If the club head is not properly aligned, the golfer will be able to see the indicia and therefore know to adjust the club head before putting.
Claims20
A golf club, comprising:
- a head having an alignment indicia thereon;
- a tube having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis, said first end coupled to said head;
- a coupling member coupled to said tube second end;
- and
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis, said shaft coupled to said coupling member;
- wherein said tube blocks said indicia from a user's view at address when said head is aligned properly;
- and
- wherein said tube longitudinal axis is substantially parallel to and offset from said shaft longitudinal axis.
A golf club, comprising;
- a head having an alignment indicia thereon;
- a tube having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis, wherein the first end is coupled to the head;
- a coupling member coupled to the tube second end;
- and
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis, wherein the shaft is coupled to the coupling member,
- wherein the tube blocks the indicia from a user's view at address when the head is aligned properly, and
- wherein the tube longitudinal axis is substantially parallel to and offset from the shaft longitudinal axis,
- wherein said indicia is positioned between the tube and a heel end of the head, and wherein the indicia includes a plurality of dots.
A golf club, comprising:
- a head having an alignment indicia thereon;
- a tube having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis, wherein the first end is coupled to the head;
- a coupling member coupled to the tube second end;
- and
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis, wherein the shaft is coupled to the coupling member,
- wherein the tube blocks the indicia from a user's view at address when the head is aligned properly, and
- wherein the tube longitudinal axis is substantially parallel to and offset from the shaft longitudinal axis,
- wherein the tube is coupled to the head at an angle from about 2° to 45° as projected onto a vertical plane passing through a heel and a toe of the head, and
- wherein the tube has a length as measured from a junction with the head to a junction with the coupling member between about 1 inch and 4 inches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.