US2025249318A1PendingUtilityA1

Golf putter head with alignment aid

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 5, 2024Filed: Feb 5, 2025Published: Aug 7, 2025
Est. expiryFeb 5, 2044(~17.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Michael D. Winters
A63B 69/3685A63B 53/007A63B 53/0487A63B 53/0441
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Abstract

A putter head includes a club head body. The club head body has a front face, a rear face, a lower longitudinal alignment aid extending rearwardly from the rear face, a lower latitudinal alignment aid extending perpendicularly relative to the lower longitudinal alignment aid and spaced from the rear face, an upper longitudinal alignment aid extending rearwardly from the rear face and spaced above the lower longitudinal alignment aid, and an upper latitudinal alignment aid extending perpendicularly relative to the upper longitudinal alignment aid and spaced from the rear face. The upper alignment aids are vertically aligned with the lower alignment aids when the front face of the club head body is aligned with a target and a user's eyes are positioned vertically above the intersection of the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A putter head, comprising:
 a club head body having at least a front face and a rear face;   a lower longitudinal alignment aid extending rearwardly from the rear face of the club head body;   a lower latitudinal alignment aid extending perpendicularly relative to the lower longitudinal alignment aid and spaced from the rear face of the club head body;   an upper longitudinal alignment aid extending rearwardly from the rear face of the body and spaced above the lower longitudinal alignment aid;   an upper latitudinal alignment aid extending perpendicularly relative to the upper longitudinal alignment aid and spaced from the rear face of the club head body and above the lower latitudinal alignment aid,   wherein the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid are vertically aligned with the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid when the front face of the club head body is aligned with a target and a user's eyes are positioned vertically above the intersection of the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid.   
     
     
         2 . The putter head of  claim 1 , wherein each of the lower longitudinal alignment aid, the lower latitudinal alignment aid, the upper longitudinal alignment aid, and the upper latitudinal alignment aid has a linear configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The putter head of  claim 1 , wherein the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid are a first color, wherein the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid are a second color, and wherein the first color contrasts with the second color. 
     
     
         4 . The putter head of  claim 1 , wherein the lower latitudinal alignment aid intersects and extends across the lower longitudinal alignment aid to cooperate with the lower longitudinal alignment aid to form a lower intersection, wherein the upper latitudinal alignment aid intersects and extends across the upper longitudinal alignment aid to cooperate with the upper longitudinal alignment aid to form an upper intersection, and wherein the upper intersection and the lower intersection are approximately 1.75 inches from the front face of the club head body. 
     
     
         5 . The putter head of  claim 4 , wherein each of the lower longitudinal alignment aid, the lower latitudinal alignment aid, the upper longitudinal alignment aid, and the upper latitudinal alignment aid has a linear configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The putter head of  claim 5 , wherein the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid are a first color, wherein the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid are a second color, and wherein the first color contrasts with the second color. 
     
     
         7 . The putter head of  claim 1 , wherein the upper latitudinal alignment aid is movable along the upper longitudinal alignment aid, and wherein the lower latitudinal alignment aid is movable along the lower longitudinal alignment aid. 
     
     
         8 . The putter head of  claim 7 , wherein at least one vertical support extends between the upper latitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid, so the lower latitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid are moveable along the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the upper longitudinal alignment aid as a unit. 
     
     
         9 . The putter head of  claim 8 , wherein each of the lower longitudinal alignment aid, the lower latitudinal alignment aid, the upper longitudinal alignment aid, and the upper latitudinal alignment aid has a linear configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The putter head of  claim 9 , wherein the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid are a first color, wherein the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid are a second color, and wherein the first color contrasts with the second color. 
     
     
         11 . A putter head, comprising:
 a club head body having at least a front face and a rear face;   a lower longitudinal alignment aid positioned rearwardly from the rear face of the club head body;   a lower latitudinal alignment aid extending perpendicularly relative to the lower longitudinal alignment aid and spaced from the rear face of the club head body;   an upper longitudinal alignment aid extending rearwardly from the rear face of the body and spaced above the lower longitudinal alignment aid;   an upper latitudinal alignment aid extending perpendicularly relative to the upper longitudinal alignment aid and spaced from the rear face of the club head body and above the lower latitudinal alignment aid,   wherein the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid are vertically aligned with the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid when the front face of the club head body is aligned with a target and a user's eyes are positioned vertically above the intersection of the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid.   
     
     
         12 . The putter head of  claim 11 , wherein each of the lower longitudinal alignment aid, the lower latitudinal alignment aid, the upper longitudinal alignment aid, and the upper latitudinal alignment aid has a linear configuration. 
     
     
         13 . The putter head of  claim 11 , wherein the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid are a first color, wherein the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid are a second color, and wherein the first color contrasts with the second color. 
     
     
         14 . The putter head of  claim 11 , wherein the lower latitudinal alignment aid intersects and extends across the lower longitudinal alignment aid to cooperate with the lower longitudinal alignment aid to form a lower intersection, wherein the upper latitudinal alignment aid intersects and extends across the upper longitudinal alignment aid to cooperate with the upper longitudinal alignment aid to form an upper intersection, and wherein the upper intersection and the lower intersection are approximately 1.75 inches from the front face of the club head body. 
     
     
         15 . The putter head of  claim 14 , wherein each of the lower longitudinal alignment aid, the lower latitudinal alignment aid, the upper longitudinal alignment aid, and the upper latitudinal alignment aid has a linear configuration. 
     
     
         16 . The putter head of  claim 15 , wherein the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid are a first color, wherein the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid are a second color, and wherein the first color contrasts with the second color. 
     
     
         17 . The putter head of  claim 11 , wherein the upper latitudinal alignment aid is movable along the upper longitudinal alignment aid. 
     
     
         18 . The putter head of  claim 11 , wherein the club head body has a surface extending from the rear face thereof, and wherein the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid are formed on the surface. 
     
     
         19 . The putter head of  claim 18 , wherein each of the lower longitudinal alignment aid, the lower latitudinal alignment aid, the upper longitudinal alignment aid, and the upper latitudinal alignment aid has a linear configuration. 
     
     
         20 . The putter head of  claim 19 , wherein the lower longitudinal alignment aid and the lower latitudinal alignment aid are a first color, wherein the upper longitudinal alignment aid and the upper latitudinal alignment aid are a second color, and wherein the first color contrasts with the second color.

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