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Top weighted putter headRelated Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Golf, Club Or Club Support, Head, PutterTop weighted putter head description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070142122, Top weighted putter head. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to golf clubs, in general, and more particularly to golf club putter heads. BACKGROUND ART [0002] Various constructions of golf putter heads have been designed to enhance putting skills. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,484,375 to McKinley describes a putter head having an upper section manufactured from a heavier, more dense material than the lower half. The higher center of gravity design is to cause a golf ball struck by a face to be less prone to bouncing or hopping. The head has a large cavity in the center to accommodate a large insert face block and other face blocks to adjust the characteristics of the putter. [0003] U.S. Pat. No. 6,267,689 to Ambrose describes a golf putter having most of its mass in the upper half of the putter head. The putter preferably incorporates a solid brass head. [0004] U.S. Pat. No. 5,676,606 to Schaeffer et al. describes a putter head having a main body portion including a front, striking face and an arcuate indent. The main body portion is of a first mass, and an arcuate massing member comprised of a material heavier than the first material is secured in the indent in the bottom of the club. The massing member has a lower face flush with the sole face of the main body and an outer peripheral portion flush with the adjacent outer perimeter portions. [0005] U.S. Pat. No. 6,315,678 to Teramoto describes a golf club including weights, either separate from or integral with the club, adjacent the top and the face of the club. The weights are projections projecting inwardly into the club. [0006] U.S. Pat. No. 5,211,401 to Hainey describes a putter head having a thick upper plate and thin face and sole plates so that the bulk of the mass of the putter will be concentrated about a plane through the center of the ball. [0007] U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,797,176 and 5,951,412 to Rose et al. describes putters each including a first body element made of a high density material constituting the heel, toe and a sole and a second body element of a lower density covering the remainder of the head including at least the central portion of the striking face. [0008] U.S. Pat. No. 6,149,534 to Peters et al. describes a putter having an upper metal piece and a lower metal piece, the lower piece being comprised of a relatively denser and heavier material. [0009] Though many golf clubs enhancing putting ability have been provided, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved golf putter head and/or putter. [0010] It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved putter head and/or putter. [0011] Also, it is an object of the present invention to provide a golf putter head and/or putter to assist in enhancing putting ability. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0012] These and other objects have been achieved by a putter head comprising a body including an upper section having a first mass and a lower section having a second mass less than the first mass with the upper section including an entire top surface extending into an entire upper perimeter of the body and a front striking face of the lower body. The upper section, in one example, includes an extension from the front striking face into a front sole portion and may also include a portion extending from the upper, rear perimeter portion to a lower, rear perimeter of the body which may also extend into a rear sole portion of the club head. The lighter, lower section comprises all of the sections of the putter body which do not make up the heavier, upper section, including the majority of the sole and lower perimeter portions. The upper and lower section are attached or connected to each other to form the putter head with a hollow interior. [0013] The mass distribution of the putter head incorporated into a putter results in optimum balance and moment of inertia while putting, as most of the mass of the putter head is placed at or above the equator of a golf ball to be struck. The mass distribution imparts immediate topspin on the ball when putting and substantially decreases or eliminates skidding, sidespin, or bouncing resulting in more accurate putts. The dispersion of the high density material of the putter head to the top surface and face of the putter and, in other examples, also to the rear, lower perimeter and/or sole portions also results in optimum balance and moment of inertia when putting. The weight of the putter head is distributed such that when a putter incorporating the head is swung it does not tend to "open" or "close" at impact with a golf ball. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0014] FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment of a putter head of the present invention. [0015] FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the putter head of FIG. 1. [0016] FIG. 3 is a top view of the putter head of FIG. 1. [0017] FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the putter head of FIG. 1. [0018] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an upper section and a lower section of the putter head of FIG. 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0019] With reference to FIG. 1 there is seen a first embodiment of a putter head 10 of the present invention. The putter head 10 includes an opening 12 configured to receive a shaft (not shown) to form a putter (not shown). The depicted putter head includes a body 14 having an upper section 16 and a lower section 18. The upper section 16 has a mass greater than a mass of the lower section 18. In one example, the upper section 16 is comprised of stainless steel and the lower section is comprised of aluminum. In one example, the upper section is comprised of a material having a greater density than the lower section. The upper section of the putter head includes an entire top surface 20 which extends into a front, striking face section 22 of front surface 38 of the body. The front striking face section 22 of the upper section may be integral with the top surface 20 or it may be a separate insert of the upper section. It may have various degrees of loft. In one example, a lower length of the front face striking section 22 measured from the lines a to b ranges from 3/4 of an inch at its shortest to 33/4 inches at its longest, typically less than the entire length. An interior of the putter 10 head is hollow. Continue reading about Top weighted putter head... Full patent description for Top weighted putter head Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Top weighted putter head patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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