Patent Application
20240416194
The present invention relates to a golf putter, and more specifically, to a golf putter that allows a putting direction of a golf ball to be easily set and accurate putting to be performed using a putting line formed on a putter head and a putting line formed on an extension plate.
Golf is a sport in which players compete by hitting a stationary golf ball on a course into a predetermined hole cup with a golf club and comparing the number of hits until the golf ball enters the hole cup.
Accurate hitting should be performed above all else to reduce the number of hits in golf, and to accurately hit the golf ball, it is important to use a golf putter that suits the user. That is, since each user's physical condition or hitting habits are different, it is very important to select a golf putter that suits the user.
When golf putting is performed, the golfer's eye and the ball should be aligned on the same vertical line to achieve the setup posture that allows accurate putting. However, since conventional putters are not provided with a separate means for checking the alignment state of the golfer's eye and the ball, the golfer cannot check whether the setup condition has been properly established.
In the past, users would buy and use suitable golf putters selected from various golf putters available for sale in stores. However, it takes a long time for users to visit several golf stores to find golf putters that suit them. Therefore, separate golf putters that suit the users may be customized, but it can be costly.
Therefore, various research and development efforts have been undertaken for golf putters that enable vertical alignment of a ball and a user's eye to suit the user.
The present invention has been proposed taking into consideration the aforementioned situation and aims to provide a golf putter that allows a putting direction and a putting distance of a golf ball to be easily adjusted by enabling a loft angle and a lie angle of the conventional golf putter to be accurately set up by making the golf ball positioned vertically downward from the eye using a head putting line formed on a putter head and a plate putting line formed on an extension plate configured in a three-dimensional stepwise manner with at least two steps.
Also, the present invention aims to provide a golf putter which allows a putter head to be customized to suit a user through a weight attached to or detached from the putter head.
A golf putter according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a putter head of which a front surface is provided with a golf ball putting surface and a center of an upper portion is provided with a head putting line formed in a front-rear direction, an extension plate formed on a rear side of the putter head, having at least two stepped parts formed in a stepwise manner, and having a plate putting line formed on the stepped parts positioned to be collinear with the head putting line, and a shaft fixed to one end of the putter head.
In addition, side plate putting lines may be formed at both sides of the plate putting line of the extension plate, and the side plate putting lines may be formed to be inclined so that virtual lines extending from front ends of the side plate putting lines are in contact with a front end of the head putting line.
In addition, the putter head may have weight mounting grooves formed in both sides of the head putting line and spaced apart from the head putting line, and weights, which selectively adjust a weight of the putter head, may be detachably mounted in the weight mounting groove.
Here, the weight mounting groove may have either a triangular pyramid shape or a polygonal pyramid shape whose cross-section decreases in a downward direction and have a fixed magnet mounted at a bottom thereof, and the weight may include a weight body part, which has a triangular pyramid shape or a polygonal pyramid shape corresponding to the shape of the weight mounting groove and has a magnet mounting groove formed at a bottom thereof, a grip part formed at a top of the weight body part, and a weight magnet mounted in the magnet mounting groove of the weight body part.
In addition, the head putting line on the putter head and the plate putting line on the extension plate may be formed as stepped parts having any one shape among a circle, a quadrangle, and a polygon, and the stepped part may be recessed inward from an outside in a stepwise manner.
In addition, the head putting line of the putter head may be formed as a head stepped part having any one shape among a circle, a quadrangle, and a polygon, and the head stepped part may be recessed or protrude inward from an outside in a stepwise manner.
In addition, stepped surfaces of the stepped part and the head stepped part, which have a step shape, and a line formed along the shape may be coated with phosphorescent or fluorescent paint.
A golf putter according to the present invention allows a loft angle and a lie angle of a putter to be accurately set up using a head putting line formed on a putter head and an extension plate formed with at least two steps to facilitate the vertical alignment of a golf ball and a user's eye, thereby easily adjusting a putting distance and a putting direction of the golf ball and a golf putter head toward a hole cup and consistently putting the golf ball toward the hole cup every putting.
In addition, a putter head of the golf putter according to the present invention can be customized to suit a user using a weight, which is attached to or detached from the putter head, and the weight of the putter head can also be customized according to the surrounding environment and the user's condition.
The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects and should be understood to encompass all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the present invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present invention
The advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will become apparent by referring to detailed embodiments described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below but may be embodied in various different forms. The embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. The present invention is defined only by the claims. Meanwhile, terms used in the specification are for the purpose of describing the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In the specification, the singular forms are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms “comprise” or “comprising” used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of other elements, steps, operations, and/or devices other than the mentioned elements, steps, operations, and/or devices.
Hereinafter, when describing exemplary embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings,
As shown in
The putter head 200 has a predetermined size and putts a golf ball when the shaft 400 is operated.
A golf ball putting surface 210 is formed in the front of the putter head 200, and a head putting line 220 is formed in the middle of an upper portion of the putter head 200 in a front-rear direction.
That is, the putter head 200 is configured so that the golf ball putting surface 210 accurately putts the golf ball using the head putting line 220 when putting is performed using the shaft 400.
Here, the shape of the putter head 200 is not limited to what is shown in the drawings and may vary according to the user's preferences and purposes.
The extension plate 300 has a predetermined size and is formed on a rear side of the putter head 200.
The extension plate 300 has at least two stepped parts 320, and a plate putting line 340 is formed on the stepped parts 320 to be collinear with the head putting line 220.
That is, the extension plate 300 is formed on the rear side of the putter head 200 in a stepwise manner, and the plate putting line 340 is formed to be collinear with the head putting line 220, thereby enabling accurate putting in a set putting direction when the golf ball putts.
To explain further, when a user looks at the putter head 200 from top to bottom, since the head putting line 220 and the plate putting line 340 can be vertically aligned, the putting direction can be easily set.
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Further, the side plate putting lines 350 are formed to be inclined such that virtual lines L extending from the front ends of the side plate putting lines 350 are in contact with a front end of the head putting line 220.
That is, as the extension plate 300 is formed so that the horizontally formed plate putting line 340 and vertices of the inclined side plate putting lines 350 are in contact with an end of the head putting line 220 of the putter head 200, a putting direction of the golf ball putting surface 210 of the putter head 200 can be easily set.
The shaft 400 has a predetermined length and is connected to the putter head 200. The shaft 400 has a predetermined length, a neck 420 is formed at a lower portion of the shaft 400 to be coupled to the putter head 200, and a grip 440 is mounted on an upper portion of the shaft 400.
That is, the shaft 400 is coupled to the putter head 200 through the neck 420 formed at the lower portion of the shaft 400, and the user putts the golf ball by moving the putter head 200 in a front-rear direction through the grip 440 formed at the upper portion of the shaft 400.
In this case, the shaft 400 is not limited to what is shown in the drawings and may be modified into various forms according to surrounding environment, purposes, and the like.
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A first auxiliary line 260 is formed on an upper surface of the putter head 200, and a second auxiliary line 360 may be formed on an upper surface of the extension plate 300. In
Such an auxiliary line is an auxiliary means for checking whether a set putting direction is accurately set in a setup state for putting the golf ball, along with the head putting line 220 and the plate putting line 340. In other words, as shown in
As shown in
Therefore, the putter head 200 has weight mounting grooves 230 formed in both sides of the head putting line 220 and spaced apart from the head putting line 220, and weights 500, which selectively adjust the weight of the putter head 200, are mounted in the weight mounting grooves 230 in a detachable manner.
In this case, the putter head 200 and the weight 500 may be fastened in an insertion coupling manner or using a fastener or the like. In the present invention, an example in which the weight 500 is fixed in the putter head 200 by a magnet will be described.
Specifically, the shape of the weight mounting groove 230 may be any one of a triangular pyramid and a polygonal pyramid whose cross-section decreases in the downward direction, and a magnet mounting groove 240 in which a fixed magnet 250 is mounted may be formed at a lower portion of the weight mounting groove 230.
The weight 500 may be formed in a triangular pyramid or a polygonal pyramid shape corresponding to the weight mounting groove 230 and includes a weight body part 510, which has a magnet mounting groove 512 formed in the bottom thereof, a grip part 520 formed at the top of the weight body part 510, and a weight magnet 530 mounted in the magnet mounting groove 512 of the weight body part 510.
That is, as the weight mounting groove 230 and the weight body part 510 of the weight 500 are formed in a shape such as a triangular pyramid, a polygonal pyramid, or the like, not only the weight 500 can be easily mounted in the weight mounting groove 230 by the grip part 520, but also the rotation of the weight 500 can be prevented.
Also, since the fixed magnet 250 and the weight magnet 530 are respectively mounted at the bottom of the weight mounting groove 230 and the bottom of the weight body part 510, where the weight mounting groove 230 comes into contact with the weight body part 510, the weight 500 can be easily fixed to the weight mounting groove 230 and can be easily separated by the grip part 520 formed at the top of the weight body part 510.
Here, it is obvious that the weight body part 510, which is a component that determines the weight of the weight 500, may be formed of various materials.
Next, the neck 420 of the shaft 400 is inserted into and coupled to any one of the weight mounting grooves 230 formed in the putter head 200.
In this case, a magnet mounting groove 422 is formed at the bottom of the neck 420 so that a neck fixing magnet 424 is mounted therein.
That is, the neck 420 is formed in the same coupling method as or a different method from a method for coupling the putter head 200 and the weight 500, and thus the neck 420 and the putter head 200 can be conveniently coupled.
To further explain, the neck 420 may be formed as not only one type but also various types, users may selectively use the neck 420 that suits the users, and the neck 420 can be easily position-changed so that both left-handed and right-handed users can share one putter head 200.
As shown in
To this end, the head putting line 220 of the putter head 200 and the plate putting line 340 of the extension plate 300 are formed as stepped parts 220a and 340a, wherein the shape of the stepped part 220a is any one of a circle, a quadrangle, and a polygon, and the stepped parts 220a and 340a are recessed or protrude inward from the outside in a stepwise manner.
That is, the stepped parts 220a and 340a are formed in a three-dimension stepwise manner so that the head putting line 220 of the putter head 200 and the plate putting line 340 of the extension plate 300 correspond to the golf ball putting surface 210 according to the position of the golf ball not only from the center but also the left and right.
In this case, the colors of the stepped parts 220a and 340a may be different from each other so that different stepped parts are easily distinguished.
As shown in
The head putting line 220 of the putter head 200 may be formed as a head stepped part 220b, wherein the head stepped part 220b may be circular, quadrangular, or polygonal, and the head stepped part 220b is recessed or protrudes inward from the outside in a stepwise manner. That is, the head stepped part 220b is formed in a three-dimensional stepwise manner so that the head putting line 220 of the putter head 200 and the plate putting line 340 of the extension plate 300 correspond to the golf ball putting surface 210 according to the position of the golf ball not only from the center but also the left and right.
The shape, width, and the depth of the head stepped part 220b are not limited to specific forms and may vary. A stepped surface forming a step of the head stepped part 220b may be coated with a paint such as phosphorescent or fluorescent paint. In this case, the stepped surface of the head stepped part 220b may be a surface that faces the top of the putter head 200.
In this way, when the stepped surface of the head stepped part 220b is coated with phosphorescent or fluorescent paint, the inside of the head stepped part 220b, which has a three-dimensional stepped hole shape, can be recognized more clearly. In other words, for example, the inside of the hole of the head stepped part 220b, which may be shaded depending on the position of the sun, may be recognized more clearly by the stepped surface coated with the phosphorescent or fluorescent paint to accurately check whether the position of the golf ball is positioned vertically downward from the eye. The stepped surface coated with the phosphorescent or fluorescent paint may be applied to the golf putter 140 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention in the same manner.
The colors of the head stepped part 220b may be different from each other so that the different stepped parts are easily distinguished.
In this way, the golf putter 140 provided with the head stepped part 220b and the plate putting line 340 may allow a golfer to adjust a more accurate zero-point for putting the golf ball.
Without the head stepped part 220b and the plate putting line 340, the golfer may recognize that the golf ball is positioned vertically downward from the golfer's eye at various points shown in
Referring to
In addition, when the golfer's eye is focused on the second point P2 and the third point P3, the plate putting line 340 is not aligned in a straight line, and the head stepped part 220b also does not form a concentric circle. Therefore, the golfer recognizes that a proper zero-point state is not achieved at the second point P2 and the third point P3.
In addition, when the golfer's eye is focused on the fourth point P4 and the fifth point P5, the plate putting line 340 is aligned in a straight line, but the head stepped part 220b does not form a concentric circle. Therefore, the golfer recognizes that a proper zero-point state is not also achieved at the fourth point P4 and the fifth point P5.
In this way, since a more accurate zero point can be adjusted through the head stepped part 220b and the plate putting line 340, golfers can set up their posture to comfortably, accurately, and uniformly adjust a loft angle of the golf ball putting surface 210 of the golf putter 140 and a lie angle of the putter. Therefore, golfers can enjoy putting consistently every time.
Meanwhile, in the golf putters according to various embodiments described above, the putter head 200 and extension plate 300 may be integrated or separable.
Here, in the case of the separable golf putter, the extension plate 300 is coupled to a rear portion of the putter head 200.
Next, the golf putter may be assembled by coupling the neck 420, which has a predetermined length at the top of the putter head 200 and is coupled to the putter head 200 at the bottom, to the putter head 200. Here, the shaft 400 on which the grip 440 is mounted at the top may be coupled to the neck 420.
Of course, the assembly (installation) sequence of the golf putter described above may be different from what is described above.
Thus, when a golfer looks at the golf putter along a vertical line, the golf putter according to the present invention allows the golfer to accurately putt a golf ball positioned in front of the golf ball putting surface through the head putting line formed on the putter head and the plate putting line formed on the extension plate configured in a stepwise manner.
While the technical idea of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to exemplary embodiments, it should be understood by those of skilled in the art that various modifications and variations may be made without departing from the essential features of the present invention.
Therefore, the exemplary embodiments disclosed in the invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the invention but are provided for descriptive purposes, and the scope of the invention is not limited by such embodiments. The scope of the present invention should be defined by the appended claims, and encompasses all modifications and equivalents that fall within the scope of the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2021-0176299 | Dec 2021 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2022/010156 | 7/12/2022 | WO |
