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Class 473/235 - Projectile retained by head of swingable implement during swing


Subclass of Class 473 - Games using tangible projectile
Definition: Subject matter wherein the first or second swingable instrument
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 03/25/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7347790Golf swing training device
A golf swing training device including a training ball constructed of a compactable, resiliently deformable foam material, the training ball including at least two generally flat club impact surfaces each formed along a chord plane angled between approximately five ...
03/25/2008
7311612Golf club head with bi-polar magnetic impact detectors
A golf club head with multiple cells of magnetically held pins is disclosed. The cells are placed on the sweet spot on the head of the golf club. The pins within the cells are set to extend beyond the face of the golf club and maintained in position with a bi-polar ...
12/25/2007
7121953Practice golf club, target, and swing platform apparatus
A golf practicing apparatus is provided which includes a club with a latch member. A target is provided which is held by a mount. When the golf club is swung in a predetermined manner, the target is released from the mount and is connected with the golf club. When t...
10/17/2006
7118489Golf swing training device
Apparatus 10 for a golf swing training device comprising a golf club 20 with a shaft 24 with a grip 22 at one end and a club head 26 at the other end of the shaft with a cup 12 attached to the face 14 of the club head...
10/10/2006
7086956Apparatus and method for recording the impact location between a golf ball and a golf club
An apparatus and method for recording an impact location between a golf ball and a golf club is disclosed. The apparatus includes a recording member having a recording surface. The recording surface is disposed on one side of the recording member for recording the i...
08/08/2006
7066847Puck catcher
The invention catches and stores pucks and balls. The frame consists of two U-shaped members. The two U-shaped frame members are joined by a plurality of members. Members attach the top and bottom of the two U-shaped members together. Further members join the two le...
06/27/2006
7014567Golf club head
A golf club head for use in a putter includes: a body having a top and a bottom, an aligning portion formed on the top of the body, and a striking portion having a cavity and formed on the bottom of the body. By using the aligning portion to align a golf ball with a...
03/21/2006
6939244Golf swing training aid
The present invention is a golf swing training apparatus comprising, an elongated shaft having a lower end and an upper end, wherein the upper end includes a handgrip. A club head having a ball striking face, a backside face and a ball-capturing cavity within the cl...
09/06/2005
6926629Attachment for blade of hockey stick
An attachment for a blade of a playing stick such as a hockey stick. The attachment includes a floor portion with a leading edge that digs under an object to be flung by the stick. The attachment includes a base portion that engages the blade. The floor portion may ...
08/09/2005
6923738Practice bat and method
A practice bat is provided for baseball or other similar sports which includes an interior longitudinal channel. The channel includes an entrance on the surface of the ball contact section. A 45° guide within the channel directs the ball through the channel where i...
08/02/2005
6899634Golf training aid kit and method of use
As taught herein, we provide a kit that includes novel components that are usable for training a person to play the game of golf. The kit provides a practice pad, a golf club head patch member and a unique three-dimensional hollow compression ball in combination. Th...
05/31/2005
6860817Golf club
A method of improving the putting stroke of a golfer using a putter as a training device, said putter having a club head and in one embodiment an attachment for the same. The club head has faces or edges defining a body of a predetermined thickness to which a shaft ...
03/01/2005
6849001Practice golf club and target apparatus
A golf practicing apparatus is provided which includes a club with a latch member. A target is provided which is held by a mount. When the golf club is swung in a predetermined manner, the target is released from the mount and is connected with the golf club. When t...
02/01/2005
6702688Golf putter training system
A golf putter training system for developing a controlled putter head velocity and acceleration during a putting swing. The golf putter training system includes a body having a rear portion and a front portion, a main aperture within the body for receivin...
03/09/2004
6634955Golf club
A method of improving the putting stroke of a golfer using a putter as a training device, said putter having a club head and in one embodiment an attachment for the same. The club head has faces or edges defining a body of a predetermined thickness to whi...
10/21/2003
6435975Golf club and method of use
There is disclosed a putter and an attachment for a putter. The putter head has at least one striking face, a rear face and side faces or edges defining a body of a predetermined thickness to which a shaft is attached. Within the body of the putter head t...
08/20/2002
6244973Target for swinging a golf club
A training device for developing a golfers swing based on a principle of driving a spike fixed to the sweet spot of a striking surface of a golf club, into the flat target surface of a slab of material selected to permit penetration and fixation of the sp...
06/12/2001
6231452Magnetic putter
A golf club shaft is provided with a pressure actuated switch on the handle and is operatively connected by an electrical circuit to a training head that has electromagnets mounted in both its forward and backward faces. When the golfer presses down on th...
05/15/2001
5782701Golf practice aid
A golf practice aid suitable for use with, and adapted to be struck by a golf club having a strike face. The practice aid including a simulated golf ball with a flexible deformable core surrounded by an energy absorbing outer cover with an adhesive retent...
07/21/1998
5718642Golf club swing training device
A golf club cover practice device, suitable for attaching to the head of a golf club, driver (11) that allows one to practice accuracy while swinging a golf club towards a golf ball size practice disk (22). In a preferred embodiment the device generally i...
02/17/1998
5702309Golf training device
A golf training device includes a flexible ground pad on which an artificial lawn is formed and a ball holder made of an elastically deformable material, having a tee mounted to and extending from a flat base of the ball holder. The tee of the ball holder...
12/30/1997
5577966Sport swing training aid
A sport swing training aid for practicing the swing of a ball-hitting device including an elongated rod-like member having first and second ends, a grip on said first end, a stop on said second end, the rod-like member being hollow and internally corrugat...
11/26/1996
5213324Practice sleeve and ball
A baseball practice device with a sleeve for a bat and a lightweight ball which can be caught on the sleeve. The sleeve has a catching surface covered with one component of a two-component hook and loop fastening system and the ball has an outer cover cov...
05/25/1993
5181723Golf practice device
A golf practice apparatus including a golf club including an elongated shaft, a head portion defining an object striking face, and a hosel portion joining the head portion to one end of the shaft portion; and an accessory for removable attachment to the g...
01/26/1993
5121924Golf swing analysis device
A device to improve one's golf swing made of hook and loop engageable material. The hook material is fabricated into a club face cover preferably highlighting the sweet spot on the golf club. The design is fabricated from many separate pieces held togethe...
06/16/1992
5082284Golf swing analysis device
A device to improve one's golf swing made of hook and loop engageable material. The hook material is fabricated into a club face cover preferably highlighting the sweet spot on the golf club. The design is fabricated from many separate pieces held togethe...
01/21/1992
5026064Golf club swing training device
A golf club shaft is provided with a training head that, when the club is swung, strikes a movable, upright target composed of a yieldable, light-weight material. The target presents a relatively broad, laterally facing target surface and, when struck, be...
06/25/1991
4877251Putting device
A novelty putting device for a golf ball or facsimile thereof comprises the integral combination of a putter including a shaft and a putter head; a funnel-like guide tube having a tapered portion and including a guide track formed in the inner bottom surf...
10/31/1989
4826173Golf practice device
A narrow first strip of one component of "hook and loop" material is detachably secured across the face of any conventional golf club covering the striking zone. A "ball" is formed from the other component by forming a second strip into a hollow circular ...
05/02/1989
4548413Game device
A game device for holding and propelling a ball therefrom upon swinging movement which includes an elongated shaft with a chute member for holding the ball. The chute member is pivoted to the shaft for swinging movement through approximately 180° of arc ...
10/22/1985
4149726Golf practice device
A training golf club is provided with a pivotable and removable arcuate base portion mounted as a striking face of the club. Hooking VELCRO material is tautly stretched across the cavity of the base portion. Indicia are provided on the top of the head por...
04/17/1979
4085936Practice golf club with means for holding and releasing ball
A gold club designed for use in practicing the execution of a proper swing, the club being adapted to hold a golf ball until it is released at the bottom of the swing. The gripping elements are designed to hold the golf ball against the striking face of t...
04/25/1978
 
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