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Golf club graphics

USPTO Application #: 20070072693
Title: Golf club graphics
Abstract: A method of communicating and/or decorating a golf club head and a golf club head graphic are disclosed. There is selecting a visual display, presenting a desired message, coupling the visual display to a top surface of a head of a golf club, and/or viewing the visual display. There is a display layer, an adhesive layer, a release layer, and a lead layer. The lead layer may be at least indirectly coupled to the adhesive layer and may be configured to alter a balance of a golf club head. The lead layer may be configured to remain attached to a surface when the display layer is removed therefrom. The lead layer may be integral to the message. (end of abstract)



Agent: Starkweather & Associates - Sandy, UT, US
Inventor: John Kallberg
USPTO Applicaton #: 20070072693 - Class: 473226000 (USPTO)

Related Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Golf, Practice Swingable Implement Or Indicator Associated With Swingable Implement, Device Attachable To Or Integral With Swingable Implement

Golf club graphics description/claims


The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070072693, Golf club graphics.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to graphical communication, specifically applying graphics to golf clubs.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] In golf, a certain mental and emotional state is necessary to successfully play as desired. Accordingly, there are methods, devices, structures, instructions, and rules configured to aid players in obtaining and maintaining such a state of mind. Such may be an instructor providing advice, a book giving tips, etc.. Desired states of mind include but are not limited to: serenity, focus, happiness, peace, energy, and ambition.

[0005] In certain instances, a particular message or signal may be needed over a longer period of time. For example, where a golf player may have a particular tendency that may only be overcome by repeated notice. In another example, a golf player may use a particular seed thought to trigger a desired mental state. Some golfers use mantras, breathing, and/or picture images in their mind to assist in golfing.

[0006] Problems with current methods, devices, structures, instructions, and rules include but are not limited to inconsistency in use, failure to differentiate between a golfer golfing state and a golfer in a non-golfing state, insufficient stimuli, inconsistency in presentation, and inability to vary according to swing/club/stroke type.

[0007] What is needed is a golf club graphic and/or method that solves one or more of the problems described herein and/or one or more problems that may come to the attention of one skilled in the art upon becoming familiar with this specification.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The present invention has been developed in response to the present state of the art, and in particular, in response to the problems and needs in the art that have not yet been fully solved by currently available graphics. Accordingly, the present invention has been developed to provide a method of communication including a graphic configured to be used on a golf club.

[0009] In one embodiment, there is a method of communicating. The method may include selecting a visual display presenting a desired message, coupling the visual display to a top surface of a head of a golf club, and/or viewing the visual display. The coupling step may further comprise removably coupling the visual display to the top surface of the head of the golf club. There may further be an instructing step including instructing a viewer regarding a meaning of the message. The visual display may include a lead portion. The desired message may include a behavioral modification reminder and/or may be configured to cause a particular emotional response. There may be a further step including coupling a lead layer to a top surface of the visual display.

[0010] In another embodiment, there is a method of decorating a golf club. The method may include selecting a visual display presenting a desired message and/or coupling the visual display to a top surface of the head of a golf club. The coupling step may further include removably coupling the visual display to the top surface of the head of the golf club. There may be a further step including instructing a viewer regarding a meaning of the message. The visual display may include a substantially transparent portion. The desired message may include a behavioral modification reminder and/or may be configured to cause a particular emotional response. There may be a step including coupling a lead layer to a top surface of the visual display.

[0011] In a still further embodiment, there is a golf club graphic for affixing to a head of a golf club. The golf club graphic may include a display layer, an adhesive layer, a release layer, and/or a lead layer. The display layer may be configured to display a message. The adhesive layer may be coupled to the display layer and/or configured to couple the display layer to metal, wood, paint, lacquer, plastic, fiber, composite, and/or resin. The release layer may be weakly adhesively coupled to the adhesive layer such that the release layer removable from the adhesive layer without significantly removing adhesive from the display layer. The lead layer may be at least indirectly coupled to the adhesive layer and may be configured to alter a balance of a golf club head.

[0012] The adhesive layer may include an adhesive removable from metal. The display layer may include an aperture and the lead layer may be disposed within the aperture. The lead layer may significantly alter the balance of the golf head. The lead layer may be configured to remain attached to a surface when the display layer is removed therefrom. The lead layer may be integral to the message.

[0013] Reference throughout this specification to features, advantages, or similar language does not imply that all of the features and advantages that may be realized with the present invention should be or are in any single embodiment of the invention. Rather, language referring to the features and advantages is understood to mean that a specific feature, advantage, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, discussion of the features and advantages, and similar language, throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, refer to the same embodiment.

[0014] Furthermore, the described features, advantages, and characteristics of the invention may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize that the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific features or advantages of a particular embodiment. In other instances, additional features and advantages may be recognized in certain embodiments that may not be present in all embodiments of the invention.

[0015] These features and advantages of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of the invention as set forth hereinafter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order for the advantages of the invention to be readily understood, a more particular description of the invention briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments that are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are not therefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0017] FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a graphic coupled to a golf club being viewed by a golfer according to one embodiment of the invention;

[0018] FIG. 2 illustrates a top view of a graphic coupled to a golf club being viewed by a golfer according to one embodiment of the invention;

[0019] FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of a graphic according to one embodiment of the invention; and

[0020] FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of a graphic coupled to a golf club according to one embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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