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US5390918A
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Adjustable golf putter head
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-05-09
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Granted: 1995-02-21
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Expires: 2014-05-09
Abstract
Abstract An adjustable golf putter includes an elongated shaft having an upper end with a handle and a lower end with a spherical tip portion. A putter head has an external surface and a socket that includes an enlarged open end portion for receiving the enlarged tip of the shaft, the socket also having a restricted opening through which the shaft passes, but which will not allow passage of the spherical head. A plurality of set screw openings extend between the socket and the external surface of the putter head. A plurality of set screws extend respectively through the plurality of set screw openings each having a pointed tip that engages the enlarged spherical end of the shaft. The enlarged spherical end of the shaft can be of softer metal material than the material for the set screws.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick C. Meyers
- 👤 Charles H. Travis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:58
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B53/00; A63B53/04; A63B53/06; A63B53/065; A63B53/02; A63B53/022; A63B53/023; A63B53/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
An adjustable golf putter comprising: a) an elongated shaft having an upper end portion with a gripping surface and a lower end portion that includes an enlarged spherical tip portion; b) a putter head having an external surface and a socket for receiving the enlarged tip portion of the shaft; c) a plurality of openings extending between the socket and the external surface; d) a plurality of set screws extending through the openings, each having a pointed end to engage the enlarged tip portion of the shaft; and e) wherein the enlarged tip portion is of a material that is softer than the set screws.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
An adjustable golf putter comprising: a) an elongated shaft having an upper end portion with a gripping surface and a lower end portion that includes an enlarged spherical tip portion; b) a putter head having an external surface and a socket for receiving the enlarged tip portion of the shaft; c) a plurality of openings extending between the socket and the external surface; d) a plurality of set screws extending through the openings, each having a pointed end to engage the enlarged tip portion of the shaft; and e) wherein the enlarged tip portion is of a material that is softer than the set screws.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the spherical tip portion is of a brass material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein two of the set screws form an acute angle relative to one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the spherical tip portion is integrally connected to the shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein there are three openings and three set screws.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein two of the set screws form an acute angle relative to one another.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein two of the set screws form an obtuse angle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein two of the set screws form an acute angle relative to one another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein two of the set screws form an obtuse angle relative to one another.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein two of the set screws form an obtuse angle relative to one another.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the spherical tip portion is of a material that is softer than the set screws.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least two of the set screws form an acute angle relative to one another.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the spherical tip portion is integrally connected to the shaft.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein there are three openings and three corresponding set screws.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein two of the set screws form an obtuse angle relative to one another.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the socket has a hemispherically shaped portion and a cylindrically shaped portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The adjustable golf club according to claim 1 wherein the loft angle of said head is adjustable.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The adjustable golf club according to claim 17 wherein the adjustment of the loft angle is limited.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The adjustable golf club according to claim 18 wherein the lie angle is adjustable from fifty (50) degrees to eighty (80) degrees from horizontal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The adjustable golf club according to claim 18 wherein the loft angle is adjustable from a negative twelve (12) degrees to a positive twelve (12) degrees from vertical.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The adjustable golf club according to claim 1 wherein the lie angle of said head is adjustable.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
The adjustable golf club according to claim 21 wherein the adjustment of the lie angle is limited.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
172 words
An adjustable golf putter comprising: a) an elongated shaft having an upper end portion with a gripping surface and a lower end portion that includes an enlarged spherical tip portion with a center point that is removably attachable to said lower end portion; b) a putter head having an external surface that includes upper and lower surface portions, each having respective upper and lower surface openings; c) a socket for receiving the enlarged spherical tip portion of the shaft the socket having a lower end portion that communicates with the lower surface opening, the socket being sized and shaped to receive the spherical tip via the lower surface opening; d) a plurality of openings extending between the socket and the external surface along lines that extend to the center point; e) a plurality of set screws extending through the openings, each having a pointed end to engage the enlarged tip portion of the shaft; and f) wherein each of the set screws forms an angle with each of the other set screws.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
172 words
An adjustable golf putter comprising: a) an elongated shaft having an upper end portion with a gripping surface and a lower end portion that includes an enlarged spherical tip portion with a center point that is removably attachable to said lower end portion; b) a putter head having an external surface that includes upper and lower surface portions, each having respective upper and lower surface openings; c) a socket for receiving the enlarged spherical tip portion of the shaft the socket having a lower end portion that communicates with the lower surface opening, the socket being sized and shaped to receive the spherical tip via the lower surface opening; d) a plurality of openings extending between the socket and the external surface along lines that extend to the center point; e) a plurality of set screws extending through the openings, each having a pointed end to engage the enlarged tip portion of the shaft; and f) wherein each of the set screws forms an angle with each of the other set screws.
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