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US 8,632,415 B1Granted
Putter
OwnerJohn T. Smithinventor
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Abstract
In one embodiment of a putter the putter comprises a head, a cap, at least one brush insert, and a handle. The brush insert(s) may be positioned between the head and cap and retained by the engagement of the cap with the head. The head and cap may be formed with respective ball apertures such that a golf ball may pass through those apertures. The brush insert, which is replaceable, may be formed with a plurality of radially oriented brushes having distal ends extending inward. The putter may be used to retrieve a golf ball from a golf cup by lowering the putter into the cup and forcing the golf ball into the brush insert. Subsequently removing the golf ball coupled with inserting the golf ball into the brush insert cleans the golf ball.
Claims17
A putter comprising:
- a. a head, wherein said head comprises:
- i. a head ball aperture formed substantially in the center of said head;
- ii. a handle housing formed on the top surface of said head, wherein said handle housing includes a handle aperture;
- iii. a strike face formed on one side of said head, wherein said strike face is substantially flat and perpendicular with respect to the ground surface during use;
- iv. a cavity formed in the bottom surface of said head, wherein said cavity is substantially cylindrical in shape;
- v. an interface ring formed in said cavity and extending radially inward, wherein the periphery of said interface ring defines the periphery of said head ball aperture;
- b. a cap configured to fit within said cavity in said head, wherein said cap comprises:
- i. a cap ball aperture formed in the center of said cap, wherein said cap ball aperture and said head ball aperture are concentric, and wherein said cap is configured to be selectively secured to said head such that said cap may be decoupled from said head;
- ii. an insert retainer lip formed in said cap and extending radially inward, wherein the periphery of said insert retainer lip defines the periphery of said cap ball aperture;
- c. at least one brush insert, wherein said brush insert is configured to be positioned between said interface ring in said head and said insert retainer lip in said cap, wherein said interface ring, said insert retainer lip, and said brush insert are sized so that a standard golf ball may pass through said interface ring, said brush retainer, and said brush insert;
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- d. a handle, wherein one end of said handle is configured to engage said handle aperture.
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A putter comprising:
- a. a head, wherein said head comprises:
- i. a head ball aperture formed substantially in the center of said head;
- ii. a handle housing formed on the top surface of said head, wherein said handle housing includes a handle aperture;
- iii. a strike face formed on one side of said head, wherein said strike face is substantially flat and perpendicular with respect to the ground surface during use;
- iv. a cavity formed in the bottom surface of said head, wherein said cavity is substantially cylindrical in shape;
- v. an interface ring formed in said cavity and extending radially inward, wherein the periphery of said interface ring defines the periphery of said head ball aperture;
- b. a cap configured to fit within said cavity in said head, wherein said cap comprises:
- i. a cap ball aperture formed in the center of said cap, wherein said cap ball aperture and said head ball aperture are concentric, and wherein said cap is configured to be selectively secured to said head such that said cap may be decoupled from said head;
- ii. a cap wall extending axially toward said head;
- iii. a bottom contour formed on the bottom surface of said cap, wherein said bottom contour is configured to mimic the curvature of a golf cup;
- iv. an insert retainer lip formed in said cap and extending radially inward, wherein the periphery of said insert retainer lip defines the periphery of said cap ball aperture;
- c. a brush insert, wherein said brush insert is configured to be positioned within said cap and surrounded on its outer periphery by said cap wall, wherein said brush insert is held between said interface ring and said insert retainer lip, and wherein said interface ring, said insert retainer lip, and said brush insert are sized so that a standard golf ball may pass through said interface ring, said brush retainer, and said brush insert;
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- d. a handle, wherein one end of said handle is configured to engage said handle aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.