US5915533A — Inertia golf hat

Claim 1

Independent Claim 34 words

A golf hat having a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, wherein a radius of gyration of said hat is in the range of 138 mm to 149 mm.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 34 words

A golf hat having a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, wherein a radius of gyration of said hat is in the range of 138 mm to 149 mm.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 29 words

The hat as claimed in claim 1, further comprising weight increasing means provided at, or adjacent to, a periphery of said brim, and contributing to said radius of gyration.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 19 words

The hat as claimed in claim 2, wherein said weight increasing means comprises at least one length of wire.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 24 words

The hat as claimed in claim 3, wherein said wire is selected from the group consisting of solder wire, copper wire and steel wire.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 55 words

A golf hat comprising an annular brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means is associated with said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a ratio between said radius of gyration and an average radius of said hat, is greater than 75%.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 55 words

A golf hat comprising an annular brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means is associated with said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a ratio between said radius of gyration and an average radius of said hat, is greater than 75%.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 19 words

The hat as claimed in claim 5, wherein said weight increasing means comprises at least one length of wire.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 24 words

The hat as claimed in claim 6, wherein said wire is selected from the group consisting of solder wire, copper wire and steel wire.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 46 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means associated with a periphery of said brim, wherein said weight increasing means increases a mass of said hat by between 20 grams and 120 grams.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 46 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means associated with a periphery of said brim, wherein said weight increasing means increases a mass of said hat by between 20 grams and 120 grams.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 26 words

The hat as claimed in claim 8, wherein said hat and said weight increasing means have a combined mass of between 120 grams and 300 grams.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 18 words

The hat as claimed in claim 9, wherein said combined mass is between 175 grams and 225 grams.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 64 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means provided at, or adjacent to, a periphery of said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein the radius of gyration of said hat is increased by at least 5% as a result of inclusion of said weight increasing means.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 64 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means provided at, or adjacent to, a periphery of said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein the radius of gyration of said hat is increased by at least 5% as a result of inclusion of said weight increasing means.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 57 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means is provided at, or adjacent to, a periphery of said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat by an amount between 10% and 100% compared with said hat absent said weight increasing means.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 57 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means is provided at, or adjacent to, a periphery of said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat by an amount between 10% and 100% compared with said hat absent said weight increasing means.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 59 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means associated with a periphery of said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a proportion between a radius of gyration of the hat, and a radius of said hat is between 70% and 85%.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 59 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means associated with a periphery of said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a proportion between a radius of gyration of the hat, and a radius of said hat is between 70% and 85%.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 54 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and for which a radius of gyration exists, said hat further comprising a weight increasing means provided at, or adjacent to, a periphery of said brim to increase said radius of gyration of said hat by about 15%.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 54 words

A golf hat comprising a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and for which a radius of gyration exists, said hat further comprising a weight increasing means provided at, or adjacent to, a periphery of said brim to increase said radius of gyration of said hat by about 15%.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 72 words

A golf hat having a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means associated with said brim to increase said radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a proportion between the radius of gyration of the hat before said weight increasing means is provided, and the radius of gyration of the hat after the weight increasing means is provided is between 85% and 95%.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 72 words

A golf hat having a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means associated with said brim to increase said radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a proportion between the radius of gyration of the hat before said weight increasing means is provided, and the radius of gyration of the hat after the weight increasing means is provided is between 85% and 95%.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 65 words

A golf hat having a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means provided at, or adjacent to, a periphery of said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a quotient of a mass of said weight increasing means and an average radius of said hat is between 0.1 kg/m and 0.3 kg/m.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 65 words

A golf hat having a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means provided at, or adjacent to, a periphery of said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a quotient of a mass of said weight increasing means and an average radius of said hat is between 0.1 kg/m and 0.3 kg/m.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 63 words

A golf hat having a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means associated with said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a proportion between a mass of said weight increasing means and a mass of the hat before said weight increasing means is provided is between 10% and 30%.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 63 words

A golf hat having a brim configured to extend substantially around the head of a wearer, and a weight increasing means associated with said brim to increase a radius of gyration of said hat, wherein a proportion between a mass of said weight increasing means and a mass of the hat before said weight increasing means is provided is between 10% and 30%.

Claim 28

Independent Claim 65 words

A method of influencing the manual enactment of a golf swing, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hat with a brim configured to extend substantially around a crown in which a person's head can be placed, said hat having a radius of gyration within the range of 138 mm to 149 mm; and (b) wearing the hat to perform a golf swing.

Claim 29

Independent Claim 65 words

A method of influencing the manual enactment of a golf swing, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hat with a brim configured to extend substantially around a crown in which a person's head can be placed, said hat having a radius of gyration within the range of 138 mm to 149 mm; and (b) wearing the hat to perform a golf swing.

Claim 30

Independent Claim 91 words

A method of influencing the manual enactment of a golf swing, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hat with a brim configured to extend substantially around a crown in which a person's head can be placed, said hat having an existing associated radius of gyration; (b) increasing said radius of gyration by providing a weight at or around a periphery of said hat to increase said existing radius of gyration of said hat by at least 5%; and (c) wearing the hat to perform a full golf swing.

Claim 31

Independent Claim 91 words

A method of influencing the manual enactment of a golf swing, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hat with a brim configured to extend substantially around a crown in which a person's head can be placed, said hat having an existing associated radius of gyration; (b) increasing said radius of gyration by providing a weight at or around a periphery of said hat to increase said existing radius of gyration of said hat by at least 5%; and (c) wearing the hat to perform a full golf swing.

Claim 32

Independent Claim 49 words

A method of manufacturing a golf hat, said method comprising the steps of: (a) empirically determining a range of average radius of gyration values attributable to a hat which optimizes the performance of a golfer's swing; and (b) adjusting a structure of said hat to fall within said range.

Claim 33

Independent Claim 49 words

A method of manufacturing a golf hat, said method comprising the steps of: (a) empirically determining a range of average radius of gyration values attributable to a hat which optimizes the performance of a golfer's swing; and (b) adjusting a structure of said hat to fall within said range.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 23 words

A method as claimed in claim 20, wherein said adjusting step comprises providing a weight at or around a periphery of said hat.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2002-06-28	2002-12-28	2003-06-29	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2006-06-28	2006-12-28	2007-06-29	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2010-06-28	2010-12-28	2011-06-29	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Inertia golf hat

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