Putter head with distributive frame and weights
View Patent ↗A putter head includes a hosel connectable to a club shaft, a frame cooperable with the hosel, and a putter face connected to the frame. The putter face includes a toe portion and a corresponding toe shoulder and a heel portion and a corresponding heel shoulder. The toe shoulder and the heel shoulder define an encasement. Weights are positioned in the encasement respectively adjacent the toe shoulder and the heel shoulder.
1. A putter head comprising:
a hosel connectable to a club shaft;
a frame cooperable with the hosel, the frame including a closed border portion surrounding an open area;
a putter face connected to the frame, the putter face including a toe portion and a corresponding toe shoulder and a heel portion and a corresponding heel shoulder and a hitting surface, the toe shoulder and the heel shoulder defining an encasement, wherein a front side of the frame is positioned against an opposite side of the hitting surface within the encasement; and
a pair of weights positioned in the encasement respectively adjacent the toe shoulder and the heel shoulder, wherein the weights are disposed on a back side of the frame that is opposite from the front side of the frame.
2. A putter head according to claim 1 , wherein the frame is integral with the hosel.
3. A putter head according to claim 1 , wherein the hosel and the frame are formed of the same material.
4. A putter head according to claim 1 , wherein the putter face is connected to the frame border and covers the open section on a hitting side of the frame.
5. A putter head according to claim 1 , wherein the putter face is shaped such that the frame is positioned entirely within the encasement.
6. A putter head according to claim 1 , wherein the putter face is secured to the frame via at least one of screws and an adhesive.
7. A putter head according to claim 1 , wherein the putter face comprises a generally L-shaped construction defined by a hitting surface and the toe and heel shoulders.
8. A putter head according to claim 1 , wherein the weights are positioned adjacent a bottom portion of the frame.
9. A putter head according to claim 1 , wherein the weights are shaped and positioned to assist with alignment of the putter head.
10. A putter head according to claim 9 , wherein the shape of the weights defines an alignment channel that is perpendicular to a hitting surface of the putter face.
11. A putter head according to claim 1 , wherein the hosel and the frame are formed of stainless steel, and wherein the putter face is formed of carbon steel that is softer than the stainless steel.
12. A putter head comprising:
a hosel and an integrated frame coupleable with a club shaft, the frame including a closed border portion surrounding an open area;
an L-shaped putter face attached to the frame, the putter face including a top ledge, a hitting surface and shoulder portions that together define the L-shape and an encasement, wherein the frame is disposed in the encasement such that at least a portion of the frame is disposed under the top ledge of the putter face; and
a weighted member positioned in the encasement.
13. A putter head according to claim 12 , wherein the weighted member comprises a pair of weights respectively positioned adjacent the shoulder portions.
14. A putter head according to claim 13 , wherein the shape of the weights defines an alignment channel that is perpendicular to a hitting surface of the putter face.
15. A putter head according to claim 12 , wherein the putter face comprises a toe portion and a heel portion, and wherein the toe portion is taller than the heel portion.