Sole of a golf club head

- Acushnet Company
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 8 is a back view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 9 is a right side view of the second embodiment thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the second embodiment thereof.

The broken lines showing the golf club head are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402726
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 24, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 1998
Assignee: Acushnet Company (Fairhaven, MA)
Inventors: Terrill R. McCabe (Carlsbad, CA), Donald Dean Anton (Carlsbad, CA), Scott Allen Knutson (El Cajon, CA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/75,360
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D21/753); Golf Club Or Golf Head (D21/733)
International Classification: 2102;