IP Library Granted Patent US 7,625,299
Granted Patent B2
US 7,625,299 · App. 12/230,610 · Granted Dec 1, 2009

Golf putter

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Patent No.
US 7,625,299
App. No.
12/230,610
Granted
Dec 1, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A real loft angle of a putter ( 2 ) is one to four degrees. In a reference section (D 1 ), an intersection point of a line which passes through a center of gravity (g 1 ) of a head and is perpendicular to a horizontal plane (H 1 ) and a sole surface ( 18 ) is represented by (T 1 ), a line passing through the point (T 1 ) and a leading edge point (Le) is represented by (S 1 ), a point which is present on the sole surface ( 18 ) and is provided apart from the line (S 1 ) toward a lowermost side is represented by (T 2 ), a line which passes through the point (T 2 ) and is parallel with the line (S 1 ) is represented by (S 2 ), a distance between the point (T 2 ) and the line (S 1 ) is represented by (K 1 ), a line passing through the point (T 2 ) and the point (Le) is represented by (S 3 ), a distance in the front-rear direction between the point (T 2 ) and the point (Le) is represented by (L), and a distance in the front-rear direction between the point (T 1 ) and the point (Le) is represented by (M). An angle (θ 1 ) formed by the line (S 3 ) and the horizontal plane (H 1 ) is equal to or greater than two degrees and is equal to or smaller than ten degrees. (K 1 /M) is greater than zero and is equal to or smaller than 0.10. (L/P) is equal to or greater than 0.10 and is equal to or smaller than 0.50. A lower portion ( 22 ) positioned below the line (S 1 ) is present between the point (T 1 ) and the point (Le).

Claims (12)

1. A golf putter comprising a head, a shaft and a grip,

wherein a real loft angle is equal to or greater than one degree and is equal to or smaller than four degrees,

a length P (mm) in the front-rear direction of the head is equal to or greater than 30 mm and is equal to or smaller than 100 mm,

a state in which the head is stationarily mounted by itself on a horizontal plane H 1 is set to be a reference state, a plane which passes through a center of gravity of the head, is perpendicular to the horizontal plane H 1 and includes a line in the front-rear direction is set to be a reference plane in the head brought into the reference state, and a section of the head in the reference state along the reference plane is set to be a reference section, and

when an intersection point of a line which passes through the center of gravity of the head and is perpendicular to the horizontal plane H 1 and a sole surface is represented by T 1 , a line passing through the point T 1 and a leading edge point is represented by S 1 , a point which is present on the sole surface and is provided apart from the line S 1 toward a lowermost side is represented by T 2 , a line which passes through the point T 2 and is parallel with the line S 1 is represented by S 2 , a distance between the point T 2 and the line S 1 is represented by K 1 (mm), a line passing through the point T 2 and the leading edge point is represented by S 3 , a distance in the front-rear direction between the point T 2 and the leading edge point is represented by L (mm), and a distance in the front-rear direction between the point T 1 and the leading edge point is represented by M (mm) in the reference section, an angle θ 1 formed by the line S 3 and the horizontal plane H 1 is equal to or greater than two degrees and is equal to or smaller than ten degrees, (K 1 /M) is greater than zero and is equal to or smaller than 0.10, (L/P) is equal to or greater than 0.10 and is equal to or smaller than 0.50, and a lower portion is positioned below the line S 1 between the point T 1 and the leading edge point.

2. The golf putter according to claim 1 , wherein a height N of the center of gravity of the head is equal to or greater than 20 mm.

3. The golf putter according to claim 2 , wherein the sole surface has a plane portion including the point T 1 , and

when a rearmost point of the plane portion is represented by T 3 and a distance in the front-rear direction between the point T 1 and the point T 3 is presented by Q (mm) in the reference section,

(Q/P) is equal to or greater than 0.1.

4. The golf putter according to claim 1 , wherein the sole surface has a plane portion including the point T 1 , and

when a rearmost point of the plane portion is represented by T 3 and a distance in the front-rear direction between the point T 1 and the point T 3 is presented by Q (mm) in the reference section,

(Q/P) is equal to or greater than 0.1.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045932/0024 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2008
From: FUJIMOTO, HIROAKI
To: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 021522/0374 →