Wm. T. Burnett & Company

Stx Corporation

W.m. T. Burnett Ip, LLC

Richard B Tucker

Fielding H Lewis, Jr

Jackie L Davis

William C Crawford

Sam Lacey

Mark T Wajer

Roland N Fracalossi

Robert E Griebe

A double-wall, synthetic head for a lacrosse stick having a substantial area of the sidewalls with openings is described. The lacrosse stick head enables optimum speed and handling by a player while retaining the required strength and durability of the lacrosse stick head.

Lacrosse stick having open sidewall structure

Lacrosse stick head

A golf putter (15) wherein an elastomeric striking face (9) is secured to support member (11) which is secured by fasteners (21, 23, 30, 31) in a recessed area (24) of a putter head body member (19) containing a through cavity (25) in which weight (13) is seated rearward of the support member (11).

Golf putter

A lightweight molded golf putter holder for attachment to a golf bag is described. The holder has a generally U-shaped clip portion and a tubular body portion integral with the clip portion. The tubular body portion has a side opening which permits the insertion of a tapered putter shaft at the smaller diameter of the shaft but not at the larger diameter end of the shaft. In this way when the putter shaft is inserted into the holder, it cannot be removed until the putter is again lifted from the holder.

Golf putter holder

A double-wall synthetic lacrosse stick comprising a generally V-shaped frame adapted to receive a web includes two side walls joined at a juncture and diverging therefrom. A transverse wall joining the ends of the side walls opposite of the juncture and a stop for receiving a lacrosse ball in the head is described. The stop comprises a base and at least one leg integral with and extending from the base removably fitted into an opening in the juncture, with the base fitting substantially flush with the juncture. The invention permits the ready insertion and removal of the stop from the lacrosse head.

Lacrosse stick

A double-wall synthetic lacrosse stick including tab means for attachment or formation of the web on the head of the lacrosse stick is described. The tab means include a slot for snapping a string of the web into place. The slot is constructed and arranged to hold the web securely.

A golf putter is disclosed for use with a stance wherein the natural body movement of the golfer is utilized in stroking or swinging the putter, eliminating the necessity of swinging the putter around the body while trying to keep the face of the putter moving in a straight line. The head of the putter includes a face having a width greater than its height, with the base of the face having a contour substantially across the width of the face. The shaft is positioned in the head at an angle to a vertical line extending through the center of a horizontal line extending across the face of the putter. The top of the putter provides a mask so that when the shaft of the putter is held in a substantially vertical position the putter, when viewed from the top, has the appearance of having a low point on the base of the face substantially in line with the shaft. In one method of use the shaft of the putter is gripped at about mid-length or lower by a single hand of the user so that the free end of the shaft extends up the forearm of the gripping hand, preferably to about the inner elbow. The opposite free arm and hand are extended across the golfer's body, and the putter shaft and/or the putter shaft and the wrist of the gripping hand are simultaneously engaged to provide a steadying action on the putter while permitting free movement of the wrist. A normal arm-swinging motion, as in bowling, is employed in swinging the putter, providing an accurate swing.

A lacrosse stick is described comprising a head which includes a retainer means having one or more prongs extending longitudinally from the head for attaching the head to a handle and a handle having one or more slots for receiving the retainer means whereby the retainer means connectively engages the slots to attach the head to the handle. Additional embodiments for attaching a head to a handle are also disclosed.

A putter having a soft elastomeric striking face is described. The elastomer of the striking face has a hardness of at least 70 Durometer A and a hardness less than the hardness of a golf ball, and a high resiliency with controlled dampening. This hardness permits penetration of a golf ball into the elastomer when a ball is stroked with the elastomeric face, and the resiliency and controlled dampening causes the stroked ball to rebound from the face at a distance at least as great as the distance of the rebound of the ball when the ball is stroked with an equal force with a metal putter head of equal mass. Additionally, the resilient face imparts to the putter an improved sense of touch and feel without sacrificing distance. In FIGS. 1-5 of the drawing different species of the golf clubs of the present invention are disclosed. In FIG. 1 resilient face 6 extends across the front of the club head; in FIG. 2 the resilient face 6 is partially indented in the club head; in FIGS. 3 and 4 the resilient face 6 extends entirely around the club head; and in FIG. 5 the resilient face is in two sections, the forward section having a low rebound response and the rear section having a high rebound response. In FIG. 6, attachable resilient pads having different rebound characteristics are provided. The preferred resilient face is made of ADIPRENE 5418 which is a urethane elastomer manufactured and sold by the duPont Company.

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Baltimore, MD, United States of America

Richard B Tucker