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Portable putter teaching aidRelated Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Golf, Practice Swingable Implement Or Indicator Associated With Swingable Implement, Device Attachable To Or Integral With Swingable Implement, Adjustable Swingable Implement, Or Swing Or Position Indicator, Projection On Face Of Swingable Implement Head Provides Reduced Striking AreaPortable putter teaching aid description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060183562, Portable putter teaching aid. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is closely related to and claims benefit from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/652,940 filed Feb. 15, 2005. FIELD OF INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates, in general, to an apparatus for use as a golf teaching tool, and, more particularly, the present invention relates to a an apparatus that attaches to an individual's putter to help a golfer with proper alignment and a proper putting stroke for striking the ball accurately. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The game of golf is a difficult game to master requiring a great deal of practice time in order to become proficient in the game. Various teaching aids are available to help a golfer groove his or her swing or to help eliminate faults such as a slice or a hook. [0004] There are many items that are available in today's market for helping a person practice golf strokes. There are weighted clubs that are intended to help a golfer's swing. Also there are clubs with a collapsible portion which if the golfer's swing is not correct the club collapses during the swing. However, if the swing is uniform the club remains intact. Other teaching aids and new club designs are constantly on the market to help a golfer with what is referred to as the short game which includes chipping and putting. [0005] Also, there are a wide variety of putters that are sold on the market with such diverse shapes as blade putters, mallet putters, and almost any shape imaginable to help a golfer with his putting. Many of these putters have lines on the putter head to help the golfer with alignment of the putter and determining the line the ball will follow. All of these aids can be quite useful but one of the most important items in putting or swinging a golf club is that the ball must be struck correctly with the sweet spot of the club or the putter. Unless this is accomplished the aids may not give the golfer his desired result. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] Therefore, the present invention provides an apparatus which can easily be attached or removed from a blade style putter as a teaching aid. The apparatus comprises a bracket member for engagement with such putter. The bracket member having a substantially horizontal portion and at least two substantially vertical portions engageable with each end of the substantially horizontal portion. There is one of a sphere member or a cone member. A portion of the sphere member or cone member is engageable with an end of the first one of the at least two substantially vertical portions of the bracket member. Another portion of the sphere member or cone member is engageable with a face of such putter while a radially opposed outer surface of the sphere member or cone member contacts a golf ball in a putting stroke. There is also a securing means engageable with a second one of the at least two substantially vertical portions of the bracket member and with a back side portion of such face of such putter for securing the bracket to such putter. [0007] An alternate embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus for removable attachment with a mallet style putter as a teaching aid. The apparatus comprises a first bracket member for engagement with such mallet style putter. The first bracket member having a substantially horizontal portion and a substantially vertical portion engageable with a first end of the substantially horizontal portion. There is a second bracket member having a substantially horizontal portion for sliding engagement with the substantially horizontal portion of the first bracket member and at least one descending portion, having a predetermined shape, for engagement with a rear portion of such mallet style putter for securing the apparatus to such putter. Also there is one of a sphere member or a cone member, a portion of such sphere member or cone member is engageable with an end of the at least one substantially vertical portion of the first bracket member and another portion of the sphere member or cone member is engageable with a face of such putter while a radially opposed outer surface of the sphere member or cone member contacts a golf ball in a putting stroke. The apparatus also provides a securing means engageable with the substantially horizontal portion of the first bracket member and the substantially horizontal portion of the second bracket member for securing the first bracket member to the second bracket member. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION [0008] It is, therefore, one of the primary objects of the present invention to provide an apparatus attachable to an individual's putter as a teaching aid. [0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus which uses a sphere or a vertex of a cone to strike the ball in a putting stroke. [0010] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus as a teaching aid which can be used with blade or mallet style putters. [0011] Still another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus as a teaching aid for putting which is portable. [0012] Another object of the present invention provides an apparatus as a teaching aid for putting which is easily attached and removed from a putter. [0013] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus as a teaching aid for putting which provides a narrower putting surface. [0014] Still it is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus as a teaching aid for putting which has an alignment aid on the top of the apparatus. [0015] These and various other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent after a full reading of the following detailed description, particularly, when read in conjunction with the attached drawings as described below and the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0016] FIG. 1 is a front view of a blade style putter with an embodiment of the invention attached. [0017] FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of a blade style putter with an embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 1 attached. [0018] FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of a blade style putter with an alternate embodiment of the invention attached. Continue reading about Portable putter teaching aid... 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