US20030144065A1

US20030144065A1 - Putter

Info

Publication number: US20030144065A1
Application number: US10/066,025
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert Palmer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-01-30
Filing date: 2002-01-30
Publication date: 2003-07-31

Abstract

A golf putter including a putter head attached to a shaft, a fishing reel, two spinning line guides, fishing line, a golf ball with a countersunk screw and a fishing lure. The fishing reel, with line, and line guides are attached to the putter shaft. The putter can be used to putt in the game of golf, practice putting and retrieving the ball by attaching the golf ball to the fishing line with the countersunk screw or casting and retrieving a fishing lure by attaching the fishing lure to the fishing line.

Description

Putter

The Fish & Putt Fun Club can be made from any standard off the shelf golf putter. The putter head should be of a design that will facilitate the drilling of a vertical one-eighth inch hole parallel to the putter face through the center of the putter.

Fishing Reel

The fishing reel should be a closed face push button reel with the line release button positioned where it is accessible to the thumb while gripping the putter. The reel must be of a high enough quality that the fishing line will pull off the spool smoothly and freely.

Line Guides

The line guides on the Fish & Putt are of the single foot-spinning type. The use of a single foot guide helps because only one attachment foot has to be bonded and secured instead of two, which saves assembly time. The use of one ¾ and one {fraction (7/16)}-inch line guide is used to guide the line to the putter head.

Fishing Line

The fishing line should be approximately 10# test and should be clear to limit visibility.

Golf Ball

The golf ball should be a solid core design. Liquid center and wound golf balls present problems when drilling and countersinking is accomplished. No special brand is required.

Line Attaching Screw

A #5 countersunk screw is used to attach the line to the golf ball. Other size countersunk screws may work as well.

Fishing Lure

Any fishing lure can be attached. Lures weighing ⅜ oz. or greater work best with the Fish & Putt.

List of Inclosures

PTO/SB/O[0008] 1 (1)
PTO/SB/[0009] 05 (1)
PTO/SB/[0010] 17 (1)
SPECIFICATION (2 SHEETS) [0011]
CLAIMS (1 SHEET) [0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION (1 SHEET) [0013]
LIST OF DRAWINGS (1 SHEET) [0014]
DRAWINGS (3 SHEETS) [0015]

Claims

What I claim my invention is:

1. The Fish & Putt Fun Club which is made from a golf putter, closed faced push button spinning reel, fishing line, two spincast line guides and a fishing lure or golf ball with a countersunk screw to attach the golf ball to the fishing line. The head of the golf putter has a ⅛-inch hole drilled vertically through it to facilitate attachment of a fishing lure.

2. When configured in accordance with drawing number 1 of this utility patent application, one can use this device to cast a fishing lure into a golf course water hazard or other ponds, lakes or streams as desired. One simply pushes and holds down the line release button, makes the cast and releases the button to allow the fishing lure to travel through the air, pulling the fishing line with it into the water and is then reeled back by turning the handle on the fishing reel in a clockwise direction. (Dependant upon claim 1)

3. When configured in accordance with drawing number 2 of this utility patent application, one can use this device to practice the art of putting the golf ball without having to walk to the ball and pick it up. One just has to push and release the line release button on the fishing reel, make the putt by striking the ball with the head of the putter, wait for the ball to stop rolling and reel the ball back to the putter by turning the handle on the reel in a clockwise direction. (Dependant upon claim 1)

4. When configured in accordance with drawing number 1 of this utility patent application, one can actually use the Fish & Putt Fun Club for the purpose of putting in the game of golf by running the fishing line back across the bottom of the putter and up to the upper eyelet where the lure can be stowed by attaching the hook to the eyelet and turning the handle on the reel to remove the slack in the line. This leaves the putter face clear to be used for putting. While playing the game of golf with the Fish & Putt Fun Club configured this way, one is free to unhook and cast the fishing lure into water hazards or other bodies of water as desired. (Dependant upon claim 1)