Appeal No. 2002-1019
Application 09/433,570
a grip disposed on said shaft at an intermediate portion
between said first and second ends;
an upper brace portion defined in said shaft between said
grip and said second end, said upper brace portion including a
substantially planar anchor adjacent to said second end, said
anchor being configured to fit comfortably against a golfer’s
armpit, in the case of a right handed golfer, under the left
armpit and vice versa for a left handed golfer, and
at least one bend defined in said upper brace portion for
locating said anchor against a golfer’s armpit while a portion of
said shaft located between the grip and said first end is
disposed on an axis centered between said golfer’s shoulders.
9. A brace member that assists in maintaining the
positioning of hands, arms and shoulders in a triangular position
of constant triangle, said brace member being mounted to a golf
putter having a putter head, a putter shaft and a grip, the brace
member comprising;
an elongate shaft having first and second ends,
a putter attachment disposed at said first end of said shaft
for attaching said brace member to the golf putter,
a brace portion defined in said shaft between said putter
attachment and said second end, said brace portion including an
anchor adjacent to said second end, said anchor being configured
to fit comfortably within a golfer’s armpit, under the left
armpit in the case of a right handed golfer, and vice versa fpr
[sic, for] a left hand golfer, and
at least one bend being defined in said brace portion for
locating said anchor against a golfer’s armpit while the putter
attachment supports the golf putter in axis centered between the
golfer’s shoulders.
16. A brace member for a golf putter that assists the
hand[s], wrists and arms to be maintained in a locked,
triangulated position, said putter having a putter head, a shaft
and a grip, said brace member comprising;
a lower arm brace extending from the grip par5allel [sic,
parallel] to a golfer’s arm between the wrist and elbow,
an upper arm brace connected to the lower arm brace, the
upper arm brace extending at an angle relative to the lower arm
brace so as to extend generally parallel to a golfer’s arm
between the elbow and the armpit when the golfer is in a putting
stance, said armpit being the left armpit when the golfer is in a
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