IP Library Granted Patent US 8,246,480
Granted Patent B2
US 8,246,480 · App. 12/847,210 · Granted Aug 21, 2012

Golf ball holding structure

Assignee: Swing Sensei, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,246,480
App. No.
12/847,210
Granted
Aug 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus which uses a club having a head portion and a shaft. Integrated with the head portion is a shaped recess with a golf ball holder. The golf ball holder is capable of gripping and holding a golf ball with a predetermined force requirement for release, which requires the user to execute a proper golf swing to release the ball. The predetermined force requirement may be adjustable. The user also may vary the angle of the club face on various planes relative to the shaft, thereby changing the swing required to release the ball.

Claims (14)

1. A golf club assembly comprising:

a club head having a recess portion;

a projectile holder with at least two opposing holding elements, said projectile holder residing at least partially inside said recess portion;

a hosel attached to said club head, wherein said hosel includes a proximate hosel end and a distal hosel end; and

wherein a first imaginary line connecting the center of said proximate hosel end to the center of said distal hosel end and a second imaginary line connecting a first opposing holding element of said at least two opposing holding elements to a second opposing holding element of said at least two opposing holding elements are substantially parallel to one another.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein said at least two opposing holding elements is four opposing holding elements, and wherein a third imaginary line connecting a third opposing holding element to a fourth opposing holding element is substantially parallel with said first imaginary line and said second imaginary line.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein said at least two holding elements have a first distance setting from one another; wherein a first mechanism attached to said projectile holder is operable to fix said first distance setting or to fix at least a second distance setting of said at least two holding elements from one another; and wherein said first distance setting is different from said second distance setting.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of said at least two holding elements each further comprises a contact area, wherein said contact area of each of the said at least two holding elements is wider than two golf ball dimples.

5. A golf club assembly comprising:

a club head having a recess portion;

a projectile holder with at least two opposing holding elements, said projectile holder residing at least partially inside said recess portion; and

a hosel attaching said club head to a shaft, said shaft having a gripping portion with a proximate end and a distal end,

wherein a first imaginary line connecting the center of said proximate gripping end to the center of said distal gripping end and a second imaginary line connecting a first opposing holding element of said at least two opposing holding elements to a second opposing holding element of said at least two opposing holding elements are substantially parallel to one another.

6. The assembly of claim 5 , said shaft having a proximate end and a distal end, wherein a third imaginary line connecting said the center of said shaft proximate end to said shaft distal end is substantially parallel to said second imaginary line.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2010
From: PARKS, WILLIAM; SURI, HARPREET
To: SWING SENSEI, LLC
Reel/Frame 024773/0242 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 12578994 · Oct 14, 2009
Provisional Application 61166457 · Apr 3, 2009
Related Publication 20100298061A1 · Nov 25, 2010