Golf iron top cover and alignment means

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and method for protecting the top of a iron club head. The surface is protected by a piece of adhesive backed tape that is positioned entirely on the surface of the top with a straight front edge positioned parallel and behind the club head top line.

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE[0001]A portion of the disclosure of this patent contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a method for protecting the top of a golf iron and providing alignment, a logo, writing, or the like for viewing by the golfer during golf club use. In particular, the present invention relates to a protective adhesive backed coating placed on the top of an iron club.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]The game of golf utilizes a number of different clubs. There are three basic types of golf clubs: drivers, irons and the putter. Within each group of golf clubs differences are mainly to the angle of the face which contribu...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]The present invention relates to a method and an iron with a device for providing protection to the top of an iron from a miss hit ball, a means aiding the focus of the eye on the top of the iron while simultaneously keeping the eye on the ball and a means for placing additional alignment marks that can be added easily and without worrying about the multitude of club shapes or any difficulty in properly applying the device.

Problems solved by technology

While putters and drivers frequently have alignment marks because of the size of the top, the iron has not been subject to being so equipped.

In general, because of the small top, seeing the top of the iron is virtually impossible compared to drivers and putters.

However, irons do not provide marks off the centerline since it would require an infinite number of marks to accommodate all golfers.

Second, the top of the iron is difficult to see during the act of swinging and keeping one's “eye on the ball”.

Third, occasionally the top of the iron behind the top line, rather than the top line area itself of an iron, tends to be nicked and scuffed with mis-hit balls that roll over the top of the iron or mis-strike the top line and fly off in the wrong direction.

Fourth, there can be damage to the club from “bag chatter”.

However, driver protectors tend to be utilized on at least a portion of the face of the club, thus affecting at least to some degree the strike of the club.

In addition, because of the curved nature of the driver club designing and applying a protective means is difficult or impossible without designing the service appropriate cut-outs in the appliqué for each curve of a club (or have the protector bunch up on the club) and even then to require great care in its application to the club.

No one has addressed this issue with irons however.

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