CLUB HEAD FOR A GOLF PUTTER

A club head is adapted to be connected to a shaft of a golf putter. The club head includes a head unit formed with a fixing hole that is adapted for insertion of the shaft thereinto. The fixing hole has a width in a lengthwise direction of the head unit adapted to be larger than a width of the shaft in the lengthwise direction, such that the position of the head unit relative to the shaft is adjustable in the lengthwise direction.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority of Taiwanese Patent Application No. 106214278, filed on Sep. 26, 2017.

FIELD

The disclosure relates to a club head, and more particularly to a club head for a golf putter.

BACKGROUND

Referring toFIG. 1, generally, a conventional golf club1includes a head11and a shaft12fixedly connected to the head11. Characteristics of the golf club1such as material, shape or weight of the head11, as well as disposition between the head11and the shaft12may affect the accuracy of a golfer's shot. As a result, the golfer needs to select a suitable golf putter according to different situations before each shot.

In compliance with current rules of golf, the golfer is only allowed to carry a maximum of fourteen clubs during a round. For each conventional golf club1, the head11is fixedly connected to the shaft12and is not adjustable relative to the shaft12. Therefore, in order to have better performance, the golfer generally has to purchase a large number of different golf clubs with different characteristics, which would be costly, and choose fourteen therefrom for different playing conditions of each round.

SUMMARY

Therefore, an object of the disclosure is to provide a club head that can alleviate the drawback associated with the abovementioned prior art.

Accordingly, the club head is adapted to be connected to a shaft of a golf putter. The club head includes a head unit that is formed with a fixing hole adapted for insertion of the shaft thereinto. The fixing hole has a width in a lengthwise direction of the head unit that is adapted to be larger than a width of the shaft in the lengthwise direction, such that the position of the head unit relative to the shaft is adjustable in the lengthwise direction.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring toFIGS. 2 to 4, an embodiment of a club head according to the present disclosure is adapted to be connected to a shaft3of a golf putter2. The club head includes a head unit4including a striking member41and a fastening member42. The striking member41is formed with a fixing hole5adapted for insertion of the shaft3. The fixing hole5has a width in a lengthwise direction (a) of the head unit4that is adapted to be larger than a width of the shaft3in the lengthwise direction (a). Specifically, the striking member41has top and bottom surfaces that are opposite to each other in a first transverse direction (b) perpendicular to the lengthwise direction (a). The fixing hole5extends from the top surface to the bottom surface.

Since the width of the fixing hole5in the lengthwise direction (a) is larger than the width of the shaft3in the lengthwise direction (a), the position of the head unit4relative to the shaft3is adjustable in the lengthwise direction (a). The fixing hole5has two coupling portions51and a connecting portion52. The coupling portions51are respectively formed in the top and bottom surfaces of the striking member41. In this embodiment, one of the coupling portions51which is formed in the top surface of the striking member41is adapted for insertion of the shaft3thereinto. The connecting portion52is in spatial communication with the coupling portions51, and has a width in a second transverse direction (c) that is perpendicular to the lengthwise direction (a) and the first transverse direction (b) smaller than that of the coupling portions51.

In this embodiment, the fastening member42of the head unit4has a head portion422and a stem portion421extending from the head portion422. The head portion422is disposed in the other one of the coupling portions51of the fixing hole5which is formed in the bottom surface of the striking member41, and has a width in the second transverse direction (c) larger than that of the connecting portion52of the fixing hole5. The stem portion421extends through the connecting portion52of the fixing hole5, and is adapted to be threadedly connected to the shaft3for securing the shaft3onto the striking member41.

Referring toFIGS. 2 and 5, when the fastening member42is loosened, the position of the shaft3in the fixing hole5is permitted to be adjusted so as to adjust the position of the head unit4relative to the shaft3. When the head unit4and the shaft3reach a desired arrangement, the fastening member42is reversely rotated to lock the head unit4to the shaft3.

In summary, by virtue of the configuration of the fixing hole5of this embodiment according to the present disclosure, the position of the head unit can be easily adjusted to meet the golfer's requirement, so that the golf putter2is suitable for different conditions during play.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the width of the fixing hole5in the second transverse direction (c) may be designed to be substantially the same as that of the shaft3, so that the shaft3can be fittingly inserted into the corresponding one of the coupling portion51and is secured by friction between the shaft3and the main body portion41without having to be fastened by the fastening member42. Furthermore, while the fastening member42is configured as a screw in this embodiment, it may be configured as other types of fasteners in other embodiments.

While the disclosure has been described in connection with what is considered the exemplary embodiment, it is understood that his disclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.