Reconfigurable golf putter
A golf putter has a head with a shaft and a handle thereon. The putter has a faceplate with a plurality of counterweights removably anchored thereto in a spaced relationship with the faceplate and with one another. The number and shape of the counterweights can be varied by choosing the appropriate counterweight from a selection of counterweights. The faceplate has a putting surface on a side opposite to the counterweights and the counterweights can be mounted on either side of the faceplate to make the putter left-handed or right-handed.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a golf putter having a head with a faceplate that is symmetrical about a vertical plane through the faceplate with a plurality of counterweights removably mounted on the faceplate on a side opposite to a putting surface. Both the number of counterweights and the side of the faceplate on which the counterweights are removably mounted are variable. In a method of constructing a golf putter, a user can mount the counterweights on either side of the faceplate to provide a right-handed or left-handed putter.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Golf putters are known and it is known to have counterweights located on the putter. In the Nelson application published as 2003/0073510, there is described a customizable golf putter head which may be selected from a plurality of differently configured face members and back bodies. The hosel is also variable and can be selected from a plurality of hosels. The back body is mounted onto the rear surface of a face member. The face member has a cavity formed in the rear surface and a back body is mounted on the rear surface with a mating section that is partially disposed within the cavity.
Previous putters do not have counterweights that are spaced apart from one another or the number and size of counterweights is not variable by a user or the putter cannot be converted by a user from a right-handed putter to a left-handed putter or vice-versa as desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is an object of the present invention to provide a golf putter having a faceplate with a putting surface thereon and a plurality of counterweights located adjacent to the faceplate where the counterweights are spaced apart from one another and spaced apart from the faceplate. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a putter having a faceplate that is symmetrical about a vertical centerline so that an identical faceplate can be used for a right-handed or a left-handed putter.
A golf putter comprises of a head and a shaft, the shaft having a faceplate with a putting surface thereon. The faceplate has at least two counterweights located adjacent to the faceplate on a side opposite to the putting surface. Counterweights are spaced apart from the faceplate and from one another, the faceplate having a hosel thereon. There is a shaft connected to the hosel and the shaft has a handle on the free end thereof.
A method of constructing a golf putter for use by a user has a head with a faceplate, which is capable of having a plurality of counterweights thereon. The counterweights are spaced apart from the head and spaced apart from one another and are held on the faceplate by screws. There is a plurality of counterweights available for selection of different sizes and shapes. The head has a hosel that is connected to a shaft with a handle. The method comprises, commencing with the putter unassembled, choosing at least two counterweights and installing the counterweights on the side of the faceplate with two anchors to attach the counterweights to the faceplate in a spaced relationship with one another and with the faceplate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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The faceplate 12 has two sides 37, 38. Either side 37, 38 can be the putting surface 16 of the putter depending on whether the counterweights are mounted on the side 37 or on the side 38. When the counterweights are mounted on the side 37, the putter is a right-handed putter and the side 38 is the putting surface 16. When the counterweights are mounted on the side 38, the putter is a left-handed putter and the putting surface 16 is on the side 37.
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In FIGS. 15 to 18, the same reference numerals are used for those components that are identical. The faceplate 12 of the putter 2 has a heel 48 and a toe 50. The faceplate 12 preferably has a tapered putting surface as shown in
Claims
1. A golf putter comprising a head and a shaft, said shaft having a faceplate with a putting surface thereon, said faceplate having at least two counterweights located adjacent to said faceplate on a side opposite to said putting surface and being spaced apart from said faceplate and from one another, said faceplate having a hosel thereon, with a shaft connected to said hosel, said shaft having a handle at a free end thereof.
2. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein said counterweights are substantially parallel to said faceplate.
3. A putter as claimed in claim 2 wherein said counterweights are removably connected to said faceplate.
4. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein said counterweights have a smaller area than an area of said faceplate.
5. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein there are at least two sets of counterweights, a first set of counterweights having an area that is substantially the same as said faceplate and a second set of counterweights having an area that is substantially smaller than said faceplate.
6. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein said faceplate has a heel and a toe, said hosel being located on said faceplate near said toe, each side of said faceplate being capable of being said putting surface, said faceplate and said hosel being symmetrical about a vertical centerline through said faceplate, said faceplate having openings therein to receive anchors for said counterweights, said anchors and said counterweights being mountable on either side of said faceplate so that said putter can be assembled as a right-handed putter or a left-handed putter depending on which side of said faceplate said counterweights are mounted.
7. A putter as claimed in claim 6 wherein said putting surface changes from one side of said faceplate to another depending on whether said putter is assembled to be a right-handed putter or a left-handed putter.
8. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein there are at least three counterweights on said putter.
9. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein there are at least four counterweights on said putter.
10. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein all of the counterweights mounted on said putter at any given time are identical to one another.
11. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of the counterweights has a different shape from the rest of the counterweights.
12. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein said counterweights are installed on one side of said faceplate or an opposite side of said faceplate for either a right-handed or left-handed stroke.
13. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein said counterweights are spaced apart from said faceplate and spaced apart from one another by spacers mounted on anchors that connect said counterweights to said faceplate.
14. A putter as claimed in claim 13 wherein said anchors are screws and said spacers are slidably mounted on said screws, said screws each having an enlarged free end thereon to secure said counterweights on said faceplate.
15. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein said counterweights have a similar shape to said faceplate.
16. A putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein said counterweights have a cutaway portion to create a cavity in said counterweights.
17. A golf putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein said faceplate has two opposing sides that are tapered to converge from bottom to top.
18. A putter as claimed in claim 17 wherein an inner surface of said spacer that is immediately adjacent to said faceplate is tapered to converge from top to bottom.
19. A golf putter as claimed in claim 1 wherein a center of gravity of said putter can be varied by changing the number or shape of the counterweights.
20. A method of constructing a golf putter for use by a user, said putter having a head with a faceplate, said faceplate being capable of having a plurality of counterweights thereon, said counterweights being spaced apart from one another and being held on said faceplate by screws, there being a plurality of counterweights available for selection of different sizes and shapes, said head having a hosel connected to a shaft on a handle, said method comprising, commencing with said putter unassembled, choosing at least two counterweights of a desired size and shape, and installing the counterweights on a side of the faceplate with two anchors to attach the counterweights to the faceplate in a spaced relationship with one another and with the faceplate.
21. A method as claimed in claim 20 including the steps of choosing screws of appropriate length for the number and thickness of counterweights and spacers to be installed so that the counterweights and spacers are held tightly on the faceplate.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 6, 2006
Publication Date: Sep 6, 2007
Inventor: Gregory Shende
Application Number: 11/367,491
International Classification: A63B 53/00 (20060101);