Golf putter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf putter, as viewed from the rear and heel side thereof.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the golf putter of FIG. 1, as viewed from the front and heel side thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the golf putter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a heel side elevation view of the golf putter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a toe side elevation view of the golf putter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the golf putter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the golf putter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the golf putter of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is an alternative front elevation view of the golf putter of FIG. 1. The rear, heel side, toe side, top, and bottom views of the golf putter shown in FIG. 9 are identical to those of FIGS. 1 and 3-7; and,

FIG. 10 is another alternative front elevation view of the golf putter of FIG. 1. The rear, heel side, toe side, top, and bottom views of the golf putter shown in FIG. 10 are identical to those of FIGS. 1 and 3-7.

The dash-dot-dash lines and the dash-dot-dot-dash lines in the drawings represent unclaimed boundaries and form no part of the claim design. The stippling pattern bounded by the dash-dot-dash boundary lines in FIGS. 2 and 8 represents the color white; the stippling pattern bounded by the dash-dot-dot-dash boundary lines in FIGS. 2 and 8 represents a non-white color. The fill pattern bounded by the dash-dot-dash boundary lines in FIG. 9 represents a smooth, non-milled surface; the fill pattern bounded by the dash-dot-dot-dash boundary lines in FIG. 9 represents a milled surface. The fill pattern bounded by the dash-dot-dash boundary lines in FIG. 10 represents a smooth, non-milled and white surface; the fill pattern bounded by the dash-dot-dot-dash boundary lines in FIG. 10 represents a milled and non-white surface.

The regular broken lines in the drawings are for purposes of illustrating portions of the design that form no part of the present claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a golf putter, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1061768
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 2023
Date of Patent: Feb 11, 2025
Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Reed Potter (Carlsbad, CA), Paul M. Demkowski (Cardiff, CA), William Price (Santa Ana, CA)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Application Number: 29/883,464
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Putter (D21/736)