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US5709611:
Golf club alignment device
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Intag, Dominic T.; St. Louis, MO 63126
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1998-01-20
/ 1997-03-10
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| Application Number: |
US1997000813447
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| IPC Code: |
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A63B 69/36;
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IPC-7:
A63B 69/36;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63B69/36P2;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
473/236;
473/244;
473/251;
Original:
473/236;
473/244;
473/251;
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| Field of Search: |
473/236,244,251
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| Priority Number: |
| 1997-03-10 |
US1997000813447 |
| 1996-05-08 |
US1996000016600P |
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| Abstract: |
A retractable golf club alignment device and method for use for assisting a golfer to hit the sweet spot of a golf ball with the optimum spot on the face of a golf club head. The device comprise a retractable extension pin mounted through the optimum spot on the club face which extends from the face of the golf club head and provides a three dimensional alignment aid to the golfer and retracts flush with the golf club face when the golfer hits a golf ball. The retractable extension pin is mounted in a pin bearing and extended via a pin extender unit. In use, the golfer mentally notes the position and extension axis of the extension pin and then proceeds with a normal swing as if the extension pin was not present. The extension pin does not affect the expected trajectory of the golf ball.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Klug, Kevin L. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Marlo, George J.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A retractable golf club alignment device for properly aligning a golf club head, said golf club head having a club face with a sweet spot and a hole through said club face and through said golf club head, with a golf ball comprising:
- an extension pin of substantially cylindrical shape having a first end, a second end, and a shaft, said first end having a golf ball contacting portion and said second end having a pin head of moderately larger diameter than said shaft and connected via said shaft to said first end, said pin head forming a shoulder where it is connected with said shaft; and
- a pin bearing of substantially tubular shape adapted to be frictionally inserted within said hole of said golf club head, said pin bearing having a bearing hole of slightly larger diameter than said shaft of said extension pin, said bearing hole having a counterbored portion adapted to be opposite said club face and of larger diameter than said pin head which forms a seat; and
- said shaft of said extension pin floatingly held within said bearing hole whereby said golf ball contacting portion and a substantial portion of said shaft of said extension pin are protrudable from said club face and said extension pin is capable of substantially retracting when contacted with said golf ball thereby allowing said extension pin to be used as an aid when optimally aligning said golf club head and said golf ball; and
- said shoulder of said pin head optimally limiting the protrusion of said first end of said extension pin from said club face by contacting said seat when said first end of said extension pin is inserted into said bearing hole opposite said club face; and
- a pin extender unit having an extender unit housing, a pin extender cap, an extender spring, and a pusher rod;
- said pusher rod having a first end and a second end connected via a substantially cylindrical member, said second end having a pusher head of moderately larger diameter than said substantially cylindrical member; and
- said extender unit housing being of substantially tubular form and having a first end, a second end, an inside, and an outside, said inside of greater diameter than said substantially cylindrical member of said pusher rod;
- said inside of said first end of said extender unit housing having a counterbored portion with sufficient depth and sufficient diameter that a portion of said extender spring may fit within said inside of said first end, and said inside of said second end having a counterbored portion with a diameter at least as large as said pusher head of said second end of said pusher rod and with a depth such that said counterbored portion of said first end is not contacted with said counterbored portion of said second end; and
- said pin extender cap being of substantially cylindrical cup shape and having an interior, an exterior, an open end and a substantially closed end, said interior portion of said open end having a diameter at least as large as said outside of said extender unit housing of substantially tubular form; and
- said extender spring inserted into said inside of said first end of said extender unit housing and said interior of said open end of said pin extender cap inserted over said extender spring and said first end of said extender unit housing;
- said first end of said pusher rod inserted into said inside and through said counterbored portion of said second end of said extender unit housing through said extender spring and rigidly attached to the interior portion of said substantially closed end of said pin extender cap, thereby comprising said extender spring and causing said pusher head of said second end of said pusher rod to fully retract within said counterbored portion of said second end of said extender unit housing; and
- said second end of said extender unit housing rigidly attached to said counterbored portion of said pin bearing and substantially centered and aligned with said bearing hole whereby said pin extender cap may be pushed to force said pusher head of said pusher rod to contact said pin head of said extension pin and thereby cause said contacting portion of said extension pin to extend from said club face.
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