Method to allow simple selection and interchangeability of golf putters and shafts

Abstract

A method to allow simple selection and interchangeability of golf putters and shafts. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

1 . A method for building a golf putter using a golf putter kit, said golf putter kit comprising: interchangeable putter heads; interchangeable putter shafts; a ball and socket joint; epoxy being configured to fix one of said interchangeable putter heads and one of said interchangeable putter shafts in a secure and substantially permanent position,
 said method comprising the steps of:   selecting one of said interchangeable putter heads;   selecting one of said interchangeable putter shafts;   connecting said selected interchangeable putter head together with said selected interchangeable putter shaft with said ball and socket joint to form a golf putter;   adjusting said ball and socket joint of said golf putter to achieve a desired orientation of said selected interchangeable putter head and said selected interchangeable putter shaft with respect to one another;   applying said epoxy to said ball and socket joint; and   allowing said epoxy to harden and thus securing said selected interchangeable putter head and one said selected interchangeable putter shaft of said golf putter in a secure and substantially permanent desired position.   
   
   
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       8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said kit further comprises a cap structure configured to be filled with said epoxy and placed over said ball and socket structure to fix a selected one of said interchangeable putter heads and a selected one of said interchangeable putter shafts in a secure and substantially permanent position; and said step of applying said epoxy to said ball and socket joint comprises filling said cap structure with epoxy and placing said cap structure over said ball and socket joint. 
   
   
       9 . A golf putter kit comprising:
 interchangeable putter heads;   interchangeable putter shafts;   a ball and socket joint being configured to connect a selected one of said interchangeable putter heads together with a selected one of said interchangeable putter shafts to form a golf putter, and to permit adjustment of the orientation of said selected interchangeable putter head and said selected interchangeable putter shaft with respect to one another; and   epoxy being configured to fix a selected one of said interchangeable putter heads and a selected one of said interchangeable putter shafts in a secure and substantially permanent position.   
   
   
       10 . The kit according to  claim 9 , wherein said kit further comprises a cap structure configured to be filled with said epoxy and placed over said ball and socket structure to fix a selected one of said interchangeable putter heads and a selected one of said interchangeable putter shafts in a secure and substantially permanent position. 
   
   
       11 . A golf putter kit comprising:
 a ball and socket joint being configured to connect a putter head together with a putter shaft to form a golf putter, and to permit adjustment of the orientation of said putter head and said putter shaft with respect to one another;   said ball and socket joint comprising:
 a ball structure being configured to be attached to an end of a putter shaft opposite a handle of a putter shaft; and 
 a socket structure being configured to be attached to a putter head, and to receive and hold said ball structure to connect a putter shaft to a putter head; and 
   epoxy being configured to fix a putter head and a putter shaft in a secure and substantially permanent position.   
   
   
       12 . The kit according to  claim 11 , wherein said kit further comprises a cap structure configured to be filled with said epoxy and placed over said ball and socket structure to fix a putter head and a putter shaft in a secure and substantially permanent position.