Four-prong putter head support

Claim 1

A golf putter, comprising: an elongated head having an upright striking face and means defining a generally horizontally extending surface extending rearwardly from said striking face adjacent an upper edge thereof; four prongs independently connected to said horizontally extending surface, said four prongs being grouped into two groups of two prongs, a first prong in each group being connected to said horizontally extending surface at a location spaced rearwardly from said upper edge, said first prongs being out of parallel alignment, a second prong in each group being connected to said horizontally extending surface at a location spaced further rearwardly from said first prongs, said second prongs being out of parallel alignment, said first prongs in said two groups at their place of attachment to said elongated head being equally spaced from a theoretical plane extending perpendicularly to said striking face and containing the center of said elongated head, said second prongs in said two groups at their place of attachment to said elongated head being equally spaced from said theoretical plane and from said first prongs, said two groups of prongs and said horizontally extending surface defining generally a first triangular-shaped opening therebetween; and support means spaced above said horizontally extending surface and including securement means for effecting a securement of said support means to a handle, said support means having a front-to-rear dimension less than the spacing between said front upright striking face and a rearmost portion on said elongated head and a side-to-side dimension less than the spacing between each prong at its place of connection to said horizontally extending surface and said theoretical plane, each of said four prongs extending between said horizontally extending surface and said support means converging upwardly therefrom and being connected at their upper ends to said support means, said support means being located at the apex of said first triangular-shaped opening, each of said prongs in each of said groups of prongs and said horizontally extending surface define generally second and third triangular-shaped openings therebetween, said support means being located at the apex of said second and third triangular-shaped openings.