Golf club head

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf club head, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is front elevation view thereof, showing the striking surface of the golf club head;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines III--III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines IV--IV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines V--V of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines VI-VI of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof, showing the back surface of the golf club head;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof, showing the upper surface of the golf club head;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof, showing the sole plate of the golf club head;

FIG. 10 is a right end elevation view, showing the heel of the golf club head; and,

FIG. 11 is a left end elevation view, showing the toe of the golf club head .

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D115216 June 1939 Newsome
D137813 May 1944 Newsome
D141307 May 1945 Newsome
D186986 January 1960 Long
D203936 March 1966 Long
D244703 June 14, 1977 Guzzle
D247918 May 16, 1978 Delano et al.
D295206 April 12, 1988 Perkins
D321920 November 26, 1991 Parente et al.
D339183 September 7, 1993 Stites, III
D345775 April 5, 1994 Poincenot et al.
D353862 December 27, 1994 Saito
1671956 May 1928 Sime
3059926 October 1962 Johnstone
3814437 June 1974 Winquist
3995858 December 7, 1976 Cochran et al.
4420156 December 13, 1983 Campau
4715601 December 29, 1987 Lamanna
5011151 April 30, 1991 Antonious
5014993 May 14, 1991 Antonious
5046733 September 10, 1991 Antonious
5048835 September 17, 1991 Gorman
5074563 December 24, 1991 Gorman
5082278 January 21, 1992 Hsien
5242167 September 7, 1993 Antonious
5282625 February 1, 1994 Schmidt et al.
5292122 March 8, 1994 Solheim
5333871 August 2, 1994 Wishon
5333872 August 2, 1994 Manning et al.
5377985 January 3, 1995 Ohnishi
Other references
  • Austad's 1985 Golfer's Get Acquainted Catalog, p. 5. Golf Day Early Summer 1991 catalog, p. 22. Edwin Watts Golf Shops 1992 catalog, p. 11. Golf Digest, Feb. 1991, p. 34. Golf, Jul. 1987, p. 69. Golf Digest, Jul. 1987, p. 69. Golf Equipment, 1976, p. 16.
Patent History
Patent number: D379207
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 1995
Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Philippe Besnard (Yverdon), Larry Tang (Calabasas, CA), Richard L. Rugge (Encinitas, CA), Jim Sieleman (San Diego, CA), Franck Dumontier (Vista, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Law Firm: Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
Application Number: 0/43,310
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/220
International Classification: 2102;