Golf putter

Abstract

A golf putter having upper and lower shaft members which are detachably secured together. The lower shaft member has a putter head secured thereto. In the preferred embodiment, enlarged grips are provided on the upper ends of the upper and lower shaft members. A locking screw connects the upper and lower shaft members to restrict the disconnection of the same.

1 . A golf putter comprising:
 a putter head;   a lower shaft member having upper and lower ends;   said lower end of said lower shaft member being secured to said putter head so as to extend upwardly therefrom;   an upper shaft member having upper and lower ends;   said lower end of said upper shaft member being selectively removably secured to said upper end of said lower shaft member so as to extend upwardly therefrom;   said lower and upper shaft members having a combined length, when said upper shaft member is secured to said lower shaft member, so that a golfer may position said upper end of said upper shaft member between the inside upper portion of the golfer's leading arm and the side of the golfer's chest to position said upper end of said upper shaft member in position with respect to the golfer during the golfer's putting stroke.   
     
     
         2 . The golf putter of  claim 1  wherein an enlarged grip is mounted on said lower shaft member at the upper end thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The golf putter of  claim 1  wherein an enlarged grip is mounted on said upper shaft member at the upper end thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The golf putter of  claim 2  wherein an enlarged grip is mounted on said upper shaft member at the upper end thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The golf putter of  claim 1  wherein each of said lower and upper shaft members are cylindrical in cross-section. 
     
     
         6 . The golf putter of  claim 5  wherein each of said lower and upper shaft members have the same diameters. 
     
     
         7 . The golf putter of  claim 1  wherein said lower shaft member is tapered. 
     
     
         8 . The golf putter of  claim 1  wherein said upper shaft member is tapered. 
     
     
         9 . The golf putter of  claim 7  wherein said upper shaft member is tapered. 
     
     
         10 . The golf putter of  claim 1  further including means to selectively secure said upper shaft member to said lower shaft member to restrict the disconnection of said upper shaft member from said lower shaft member. 
     
     
         11 . The golf putter of  claim 1  wherein said upper end of said lower shaft member has an internally threaded bore extending downwardly thereinto and wherein said lower end of said upper shaft has an externally threaded stud adapted to be threadably received by said internally threaded bore at said upper end of said lower shaft member. 
     
     
         12 . The golf putter of  claim 11  wherein an externally threaded locking screw extends inwardly through said upper end of said lower shaft member and which is received by said externally threaded stud. 
     
     
         13 . The golf putter of  claim 12  wherein said threaded locking screw is received by an opening in said externally threaded stud. 
     
     
         14 . The golf putter of  claim 13  wherein said threaded locking screw extends into said externally threaded stud for at least one-half of the diameter of said externally threaded stud. 
     
     
         15 . The golf putter of  claim 1  wherein said upper shaft member may have variable lengths. 
     
     
         16 . The golf putter of  claim 1  wherein said lower shaft member may have variable lengths. 
     
     
         17 . The golf putter of  claim 16  wherein said upper shaft member may have variable lengths.