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US 9,844,716 B2Granted
Putter with adjustable alignment features
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorPhilip G. Foster
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Abstract
An adjustable golf club putter head is disclosed herein. The putter head includes a removable alignment feature that can be swapped with a different alignment feature to change the alignment pattern, and a removable divider piece that contrasts with the alignment feature and can be swapped with different divider pieces to affect the cosmetics of the putter head and also adjust the putter head's mass properties.
Claims18
A putter comprising:
- a body comprising a face portion having a face upper surface, a sole portion having a sole upper surface and a sole lower surface, a first protrusion extending from the sole upper surface, and a through-bore extending through the first protrusion from the sole lower surface to an upper surface of the first protrusion;
- and
- an alignment piece comprising a planar alignment feature and a second protrusion extending perpendicular to the planar alignment feature,
- wherein the second protrusion comprises a structure having a threaded bore, and
- wherein the second protrusion is received within the through-bore.
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A putter comprising:
- a metal body comprising a face portion having a face upper surface, a sole portion having a sole upper surface and a sole lower surface, a first protrusion extending from the sole upper surface, and a through-bore extending through the first protrusion from an opening in the sole lower surface to an opening at an upper surface of the first protrusion;
- a non-metal alignment piece comprising a planar alignment feature and a second protrusion extending perpendicular to the planar alignment feature;
- and
- a screw comprising a head and a threaded portion,
- wherein the planar alignment feature comprises at least one circle having the same approximate size as a golf ball,
- wherein the face upper surface comprises a recess sized to receive a portion of the at least one circle,
- wherein the recess has a depth that is equivalent to a thickness of the planar alignment feature,
- wherein the second protrusion comprises a threaded bore,
- wherein the second protrusion is received within the through-bore, and
- wherein the threaded portion extends through the through-bore and engages the threaded bore of the second protrusion to removably fix the alignment piece to the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.