Golf club with directional based graphic

US9302167B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9302167-B2
Application numberUS-201313973383-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 22, 2013
Priority dateSep 10, 2009
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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Abstract

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A golf club having at least one directional based graphic on the golf club it disclosed. More specifically, the golf club in accordance with the present invention will have at least one directional based graphic that will only be visible when the golf club is oriented in a desirable direction while staying invisible in all other undesirable directions.

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What is claimed is: 1. A golf club comprising: a golf club head, a shaft extending from the head, a grip disposed on the shaft distal from the head, a controllable graphic disposed on a crown of the head, and an accelerometer mounted on the golf club and operable to detect a waggle at address, wherein the graphic is controlled by the waggle detected by the accelerometer, wherein the accelerometer is operable to respond to the waggle by making the controllable graphic disappear, and further wherein the controllable graphic is, once activated, visible when the club head is misaligned and not visible when the club head is aligned.

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What does patent US9302167B2 cover?
A golf club having at least one directional based graphic on the golf club it disclosed. More specifically, the golf club in accordance with the present invention will have at least one directional based graphic that will only be visible when the golf club is oriented in a desirable direction while staying invisible in all other undesirable directions.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cobra Golf Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A63B69/36. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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