US 12,434,116 B2
Putter with improved construction and alignment
Don T. Cameron, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Augustin W. Rollinson, Del Mar, CA (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/446,374.
Prior Publication US 2025/0050179 A1, Feb. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/04 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0487 (2013.01) [A63B 53/0441 (2020.08); A63B 60/04 (2015.10); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A putter comprising:
a first body member including a striking face and a rear portion extending rearward from said striking face in an address position;
a second body member coupled to said first body member below said rear portion of said first body member and rearward of said striking face in said address position;
a third body member coupled to said second body member below said second body member in said address position; and
a face center plane that passes through a face center of said striking face and is perpendicular to a ground plane in said address position,
wherein said first body member, said second body member, and said third body member are visible to a golfer in said address position,
wherein said first body member is made from a first material having a first density,
wherein said second body member is made from a second material having a second density,
wherein said third body member is made from a third material having a third density,
wherein said second density is less than said first density, and
wherein said second density is less than said third density.