Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

Gary L Tuerschmann

John A Solheim

Michael R Nicolette

Eric V Cole

Richard R Sanchez

Douglas W Anderson

Daniel J Kubica

Gregory J Schmidt

Michael J Nelson

Nip T Lim

Xiaojian Chen

John K Solheim

Gregory M Suggs

Leslie J Bryant

Gary E Keller

Ryan M Larson

Guillermo G V Ald'via

Pedro C Gomez

Herbert E Haynes, Jr

A golf club head includes a balance weight for swing balancing the golf club. The balance weight is selected from a plurality of balance weights and mounted in a weight cavity formed in the golf club head. A cover, imprinted with information such as the club model designation, is mounted to the club head body so that it substantially covers the balance weight. By providing a single cover for each model of golf club, in combination with a plurality of weights that are interchangeable between golf club models, the total number of balance weights that must be maintained in inventory is significantly reduced.

Golf club with swing balance weight cover

Golf putter grip

Golf iron head

Golf club face

Golf putter head cover

A customizable golf putter head includes a face member and a back body both of which may be selected from a plurality of differently configured face members and back bodies. The face member has a cavity formed in its rear surface, and the back body has a mating section that is positioned within the cavity of the face member so that a parting line between the face member and the back body is concealed below a top ledge of the face member when the putter head is assembled. A hosel selected from a plurality of differently configured hosels is mounted on the face member, and an elastomeric membrane is positioned within the cavity of the face member so as to be interposed between the face member and the back body.

Customizable golf putter head

A dual strap apparatus is disclosed for use with a golf bag of the type having a generally tubular body with an open top end and a closed bottom end. The dual strap apparatus includes a V-shaped shoulder strap having first and second portions that extend in opposed directions from a vertex. A first coupling strap is connected between the strap first portion and the body top end, and a second coupling strap is connected between the strap second portion and a location on the body intermediate the top and bottom ends of the body. In one embodiment of the dual strap apparatus, first and second hold-down straps are coupled to a common point on the vertex of the shoulder strap. The first hold-down strap is connected to the body top end, and the second hold-down strap is connected to the body at another location intermediate the body top and bottom ends. In another embodiment of the dual strap apparatus, a single hold-down strap is coupled to a point on the vertex of the shoulder strap. The single hold-down strap is connected to the body top end and to the body at another location intermediate the body top and bottom ends.

Dual strap apparatus for golf bags

Golf bag storage pocket

A golf bag includes a putter storage compartment which is separate from a main golf club storage compartment and is disposed in an elongated pocket which is normally provided on golf bags and is commonly referred to as a clothing pocket. A partition within the clothing pocket separates the putter storage compartment from the remaining storage area of the clothing pocket. A top fitting having an axial bore is provided in the top panel of the clothing pocket above the putter storage compartment to allow the putter shaft to be inserted and removed from the putter storage compartment. The lower end of the putter storage compartment has an opening formed therein and a baffle is provided which partially restricts that opening to keep the grip end of the putter shaft from falling through the opening. The baffle also serves as a drain for water which may enter the putter storage compartment through the open top thereof. In one embodiment, an elongated tube contains the putter shaft and extends from the top fitting to the bottom opening in the putter storage compartment.

Golf bag with putter storage compartment

A support stand for use with a golf bag having a body with an open upper end includes a housing mounted on the body. The housing has spaced apart diverging channels formed therein. A pair of support assemblies, each having an arm, are pivotally mounted in the channels for movement between retracted and extended positions. A leg is connected to each arm. The support assemblies are spring loaded to urge them into the retracted position, and a cam lever is pivotally mounted on the housing. When the cam lever is depressed into actuating engagement with the arms, the support assemblies are moved into their extended positions and the legs support the body in a propped-up position.

Golf bag with cam actuated support stand and detachable body

Face for a golf club head

Golf club head

Growing community of inventors

Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Gary L Tuerschmann