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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Applicant:
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (US);
Inventor:
Steven M. Tipton, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/04 (2006.01); A63B 53/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/0487 (2013.01); A63B 53/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A golf putter head which includes a putting face having a positive loft angle diverging from vertical to a putter head base. The putting face is formed from a plurality of substantially parallel blades, each of the blades contiguous with each other wherein the blades are arrayed at a downward angle. Each of the blades narrows in width towards the putting face and terminates in a narrow tip. Each of the blades is flexible at its tip in order impart an upward spring force upon impact with a golf ball.