Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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1 The invention refer8 to the heads of golf club~ and
more ~pecifically to those called Putters~ which usually
contain a series of defects for the game itself. These
defects caa be summed up as follows:
- The face which i8 u~ed to ~trike the ball i8 U8Ua-
lly at a positive angle of a few degree~ understanding
that the ~aid face is inclined ~lightly backward3 in rela-
tion to a front vertical plane. If a ~harp ~troke ~ pla-
yed, that is that the club i~ stopped on the moment of
impact~ an effect called 81icing of the ball i~ produced,
with which the ball i~ ~iven a certain spin, which is not
adviRable if wishing to ~end it io a particular direction.
- To aim the club~ that iæ to obtain the requircd
alignment in relation to the hole~ the position or ~tance
of the playor is deci~ive~ given that on a 6reat many
occa~ion~ thi~ alignment i~ defectivç.
- ~ai~ing the club~ that i8 the so-called Back
Swing, which giveR the degree of flat or upper in traditio
nal putters, carries with in the danger of rai~ing the
club wide, which causes slicing of the ball, thus produ-
cing the fact that the ball veer~ to the right, a~ mentio
ned earlier.
Usually~ both when putting and when driving~ the
stroke i~ plsyod on the ball when the club is rl~ing and
once that it has pa~ed the vortical point behind the
ball~ that i~ when the head of the club i8 rising~ ~o
that a rotation efPect~ known a~ ~pin, is given to the
- ball a~ the putter ~trikes it sbove its middlc plane.
Undoubtedly, with a negativc angle on the ~triking
face of the head on the ball~ the putter stroke can be
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of this contact, with U.S. Patents N~ 467,114 DOERR~
3,085,804 PIEPER and 4,664,385 MACERA in thie se~se being
known.
S However~ it mu~t be pinted out that these known pu-
tters do not manage to overcome the irregularities of
the green or~ in the same way~ do not prevent the ball
from fading due to the said irregularities i~ the green.
- The basic objects of the pre~ent invention are:
in the flrst place, to prevent the ball from being sliced~
either by playin~ a sharp ~trolce on hitting the ball or
by raising the club wide and making a back swing that
moves from outward~ in, a~ well as to align the ~troke
b0tter and offer fewer pos~ibilitie~ of the ball fading
because of irregularities on the green.
- A second object of the invention is to obtain a
suitable line in order to aim the club with complete inde-
pendence of the position and stance of the player.
To achieve the first of these objectives~ the patent
claims the positioning of a front face of the putter~ with
a specific negative angle, based on an upper end or edge
of the said face which i~ further forward than the lower
edge, which makes the ball roll better, without being
sliced and with less fade. This angle is between 7 and
15 degrees with re~pect to the vertical.
This negative angle of the front face can be
exactly ao described~ or with the variant of forming a
front face which is vertical or with a positive angle,
with a projecting top edge with regard to the superficia
lity of the ~aid face~ ~o that this edge is the one that
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To achieve the ~aid first objecti~e, based on the
other variant, the patent claims the positioning of a cut
area which starts its inclination from the ~tarting point
of the shAft towards the other end of the ~ame, at which
this inclination form~ an angle with the theoretical lon
tudinal axi~ of the body of the putter.
Both innovation~ can be perfomed~ either together
or independently, in a qpecific putter~ which it i~ wi~hed
to put on record for the appropriate purposes, as will bo
explained more fully later.
To achieve the second of the objectives of the pa-
tent~ a second face is claimed, which comes from the base
of the putter from which the shaft starts~ which ~hows an
inclination with re6pect to the vertical~ in that this in-
clination is positive with respect to the front part of the
putter~ and with a value of between 40 and 50 degrees~ pre-
ferably 45 degree~.
Thi~ second face is metallic~ made of ~tainle~s
steel~ aluminium~ etc.~ and is polished to give a mirror
effect~ 80 that it allows the player~s ~ight to be reflec-
; ~ ted from the upper vertical position towards the front fa-
i ce of tho putter.
Combined with thi~ inclined face~ with its mirror
effect~the top edge of the front face can be equipped
; with mar~s~ for example a small rise or a notch~ 80 that
the direction of the player~ si~ht can be focused towards
the ball and the hole with total independence of the said
i , player~s stance.
I 30 The inclined face mentioned can optionally have a
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1 built-in~ e~sentially horizontal lug starting from it~ top
edge~ in which the outer edge of this lug 1~ inclined in
relation to the lon~itudinal direction of the putter in
order to raise it on the lnslde, the same as waæ stated
earlier.
The inclined edge can form part of a fin which i~
independent of the lug but connected to it in a way capa-
ble of being turnedJ with the aim that this fin can occupy
different positions to thu~ vary the angle of it~ outer
edge in relation to the lug and consequently to the whole
of the putter. Obviously~ the turning point for the fin
will be situated on the ~ide of the area where the shaft
~tart~ (the shank area), that ls on the same side a~ the
golfer, so that the fin can be positioned with the anglo
deaired.
The inclined face with the mirror effect can con-
tain the mirror effect totally or partially~ 80 that the
~uitably polished area for thi~ purpo~e does not occupy
the whole of the face. In the ~ame way~ there can be
more than one of theæe areas~ for example two~ arranged
on both sides of the central area.
Given the complexity of the game of golf it~elf
and of the ~pecial characteristicæ of individual player~
i the poæsibilitie~ of carrying out the invention to mate-
rialize a putter are varied, and to thi~ effect, and
without it~ haYing any excluæive nature~ we could mentiOn
the following:
A.- A putter equipped~ in accordance with the in-
vention~ with a ætriking face which i~ poæitive.
3 B.- A putter, in accordance with the inYention,
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1 with a striking face which i8 vertical and is equipped on
itR top edge with a projection that strike~ the ball.
C.- A putter~ in accordance with the invention~
with a positive ~triking face and a prolongation or ba~e
of the said face, from which the shaft ri~es~ which is
equipped with an inclined rear edge.
D.- A putter, in accordance with the invention,
with a normal, negative ~trlking face and a prolongation
or ba~e, which i~ equipped with an inclined rear edge.
E.- A putter, in accordance with the invention,
with a Yertical ~triking face with a projecting upper
edge and a prolongation or base equipped with an inclined
rear edge.
F.- A putter~ in accordance with the invention~
with an inclined face with a mirror effect~ preferably
metallic.
G.- A putter, in accordance with the invention,
with an inclined face with a mirror effect~ preferably
metallic~ which i~ equipped with a projecting lug at it~
top end~ with the rear edge of the lug being incl$ned.
H.- A putter, in accordance with the invention~
with an inclined face with a mirror effect~ preferably
metallic~ which ~ B equipped with a lug that projects
from its top end~ with the end of this lug receiving a
fin that i~ retractable with regard to the lug in order
to vary the inclination of the rear end or edge of the
fin.
I.- A putter~ in accordance with the invention~
wlth each one of the variant6 F~ G~ H and I~ in that the
3 top end of the front face iB provided with projection~
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J.- A putter~ in accordance with the invention~
with an inclined ~ace without the mirrOr effect and with
an inclined lug or with a retractable fin and lug.
K.- A putter, in accordance with the invention~
with the combination of varia~ts A and C,
L.- A putter, in accordance with the invention,
with the combination of the variants mentioned.
Obviou~ly~ and a~ can be deduced from what ha~
been described so far~ the possible combinations of the
invention are innumerable~ and in fact they are all automa
tically taken in by the present specification~ whether
contained alone or jointly~ the negative face~ the incli-
ned face with or without the mirror effect, the rear edge
or surface to help improve the back swing, the lug~ the
fin, etc.
In this respect~ and without it having any restric-
tive nature~ a series of drawings i8 attached, which show
the invention in ~ome of its different ver~ions.
Figure 1 shows a part provided with a negative face~
an inclined face with a mirror effect and a lug.
Figure 2 is a view from the right of the above.
Figure 3 repre~ent~ a side view of a putter provided
with an incllned face and a lug.
Figure 4 i8 a putter with a front face with a projec
ting section and an inclined face with a lug.
Figure 5 i~ a variant with the inclined face and
two ~eparate mirror effect area~.
Figure 6 is a putter with a normal~ negative face
and an inclined face with a mirror effect.
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1 Figure 7 i~ a view from the right of the above.
Figure 8 i~ a top view of a putter~ equipped with a
front ootch or projection, po~itive face~ inclined face
with mirror effect~ lug and fin.
Figure 9 i8 a perspective of a putter, with a positive
face and inclined rear edge of its base.
Figure 10 i8 a partial perspective of a putter with
a partial mirror effect area.
Figures 11 to 14 ~how four views of the putter cove
10 red by the invention, with an inclined rear face and positi
ve ~triking face.
Figure~ 15 to 18 refer to another putter solution in
accordance with the invention, with a rear inclined face
and a negative striking face.
Figure 19 show~ a perYpective of a putter in accor-
dance with the invention, which includes a front striking
face, a mirror face and an inclined rear line.
In figure 1, which represe~t~ the perspective of a
putter (1)~ it i~ ~hown equipped with a striking face (2)
20 which is positive, an inclined face (6) with a mirror
effect on its ~urface (3)~ a lug (4) projecting from the
I edge of the face (6)~ which is provlded with an inclined
edge (22) at an aagle (5). In this figure, the area where
the shaft ~tarts~ although not shown, i~ indicated by the
25 po~ition (26).
In figure 2~ we can ~ee the view from the right of
the above~ drawing attention to the direction indicated
by (M) - (N)~ along which the golfer can direct his sight
~o that it coincides with the top projection (8) on the
30 front fn~e (Z) and towardY the hole a~l a reforence. The
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1 angle (7) formed by the poQitive front face can al80 be
~een.
Figure 3 represents a putter, in accordance with
the inve~ltion, with a vertical front face (12)J a mirror
1 5 effect inclined face (3) and the lug (4)~ and~ within thi~
^1 same line~ we can see~ in figure 4~ the projection (10) on
the front face~ the inclined face (11) without the mirror
effect and the lug (4) with its inclined ed~e (22). Thin
figure illustrate~ with (9) the angle formed by the incli
ned face (6) with respect to the vertical, with ~hi~ angle
being approximately 45~ as ~tated earlier.
A variant in figure S shows a putter with a front
- face (13) of any kind connected to an inclined face (6)
by means of a central body (15) J ~0 that it provides two
mirror effect areas (14) on both side6 of the central ~ec
tion (15).
Another variantJ as ~hown in figures 6 and 7~ in-
corporate~ only the inclined face (6) with the mirror
effect (3)J any kind of front face (12)J for example nega-
tiveJ and a Atraight top edge (16).
Aa regard~ flgure 8 J we point out that it illustra-
te~ a putterJ which has a positive face (2), a notch (17)
for alignment and an inclined mirror effect area (3).
From thi~ area ri~e~ the lug (4) and on it~ free section
i~ ~ituated the fin (18l provided with an outer edge (27).
i The fin (18) turns on (19) of the lug (4) according to
s I (P~ toward~ one side or the otherJ 50 that the inclination
of it~ edge (27) can be altered.
The putter shown in figure 9 is equipped with front
face (20) whioh iD po~itive and a baDe (~1) fro~ which the
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1 ~haft ri~es at (26), with the base (21) having an inclina-
tion (22).
The putter shown in figure 10 has a base (25), not
~hown whole, with an inclined face (23), which has the
S mirror effect in one portion (24).
In accordance with figures 11 to 14~ a putter (28)
is de~cribed which i~ equipped with a po~itive striking
face ( 30) and an inclined rear face ( 29), which i~ esta-
bli~hed from where the ~haft ri~es to an end point (31).
10 ~rom where a rounded area (3Z) i~ produced until it joins
the ~triking face (30).
The putter shown in figure~ 15 to 18 i8 an item
(33) with a striking face (34) which is at a negative
angle, as can be ~pecifically seen in the side views in
figs. 17 and 18. Thi~ putter (33) is also provided with
the inclined rear ~ection (35) up to the point (31) and
9 from the rounded area (32) to the face (34) .
The ~utter (36) in figure 19 i~ provided with a
~triking face (39) with a positive or negative angle.
20 a face ( 38) which act~ as a mirror and an inclined wall
(37) -
On the other hand, a~ i8 already known, thelputter
of the invention can be provided with a hollow slot or
gap behind itc striking face~ ~o that it form~ a wall of
25 variable thicknes~ and front surface, which increases
the stroke contact on the ball.
It is important to empha~ize~ once having described
the nature and advantage~ sf this invention, its nonres-
trictive character~ inasmuch as changes in the shape~ ma-
30 terial or dimensions of its constituent parts will not in
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any way alter its e~sence, a~; long as they do not mean a
~luL~tantiat ~ariation oE the whole.
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