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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
David N. Franklin, Granbury, TX (US);
Jeremy N. Snyder, Benbrook, TX (US);
Michael R. Pinto, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Carl Jonsson, Portland, OR (US);
Gregory Scott Hinzmann, Beaverton, OR (US);
David N. Franklin, Granbury, TX (US);
Jeremy N. Snyder, Benbrook, TX (US);
Michael R. Pinto, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Carl Jonsson, Portland, OR (US);
Gregory Scott Hinzmann, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Putter heads have a ball striking face portion and a rear body portion (as one or more parts). These putter heads may have a D/B ratio of at least 0.425 (where B is the overall breadth dimension and Dis the depth of the center of gravity). Some putter heads may include: (a) a ball striking face body member having a ball striking face with plural openings defined in its central portion; (b) a polymeric material mostly located behind an exterior surface of the ball striking face, wherein a portion of the polymeric material is exposed at the exterior surface of the ball striking face through the openings; and (c) a rear body member engaged with the ball striking face body member. Rear body members or portions thereof can be interchanged to allow for customization and/or better fitting of the putter to the user's putting stroke and/or tastes.