Golf putter

A golf club used to putt a golf ball during a game; the club including a shaft with a handle on one end, and a putter head on its other end, the putter head including a steel base having a clear, rock-hard, plastic face bonded to its front side, for striking against the golf ball, and the head having a groove on top, for lining up towards a hole.

This invention relates generally to golf clubs. More specifically, it 
relates to a golf putter. 
It is well known that many golf players very frequently miss getting a ball 
into a hole for two reasons: they do not apply quite enough force on the 
stroke for the ball to quite reach the hole, and also, their aim towards 
the hole is not correct enough. 
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a 
putter having a putter face, made of rock-hard plastic, that thus delivers 
a stronger force against a golf ball than a same-applied stroke of a 
conventional putter, so that the ball will travel approximately four to 
eight inches further. 
Another object is to provide a putter having one or more grooves across its 
top surface, and which serve to line up towards a hole for improved 
directional aim, thus differing from conventional putters having grooves 
or lines behind the putter face, and thus give an illusion of lining up 
away from the hole, instead of towards it. 
Other objects are to provide a golf putter which is simple in design, 
inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and 
efficient in operation.

Referring now to the drawing in greater detail, the reference numeral 10 
represents a golf putter, according to the present invention, wherein 
there is a handle shaft 11, having a hand grip 12 at one end, while an 
offset tubing 13, at its other end, is attached to a putter head 14, that 
includes a steel base 15, having a face plate 16 imbedded within a front 
side thereof. The face plate is made of a transparent, rock-hard plastic 
material. 
A practical size of the golf putter includes the club head base measuring 
four and one-fourth inches long, one and one-fourth inch thick and one 
inch high. A three-eighth inch deep recess 17, on the front side thereof, 
receives the face plate that is three-eighth inch thick, so that a front 
side of the face plate and base are flush at ends 18. The face plate is 
approximately three and three-fourths inches long, and is also one inch 
high, opposite ends of the face plate being angled, so as to set in the 
base. 
The base includes generally a vertical wall 19, behind the face plate, and 
at right angles to a bottom wall 20. Three angular ribs 21 are integrally 
formed therebetween, on a rear side of the base. 
In the present invention, a groove 22 extends across a top surface 23 of 
the base, extending from front to rear, midway between opposite side ends 
of the head. The groove is visible to a golf player looking downward at 
the head, so the groove, accordingly, extends on the upper surface 24 of 
the center of the ribs 21. The groove serves as a directional guide 
forwardly toward a hole. Alternately, three parallel grooves may be used 
instead of only one, as preferred by a manufacturer. 
While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it is 
understood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of the 
present invention, as is defined by the appended claims.