Patent ID: 7077760
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A custom putter comprising: a putter head, formed entirely of a first material, having a sole, a top, a back and a face each formed in a desired shape; a polygonal shaped recess, having a bottom surrounded with vertical walls of approximately 2 mm in height, formed in said first material and said top of said putter head; a bore formed in said bottom of said polygonal shaped recess; a hosel, formed entirely of a second and different material, having an elongated rectangular shaped body of between 1 and 3 inches in length with an upper portion and a foot; said foot including an outwardly flared polygonal shaped shoulder having vertical sides of about 2 mm and a lower surface from which a projection is downwardly directed; said hosel further including an elbow with a receptacle adjacent said upper portion; a shaft of desired length and flex, said shaft being sized at a first end to fit into said receptacle and at a second end to support a grip; wherein, said putter is formed with said hosel connected with said putter head with said projection extending into and being secured with said bore, with said lower surface of said outwardly flared shoulder in engagement with said bottom of said recess, with said vertical sides of said outwardly flared shoulder in engagement with said first material forming said vertical walls of said recess, with said outwardly flared shoulder merging with said top of said putter head, and with said shaft end engaged in said receptacle.