Golf club head

- Tommy Armour Golf Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a golf club head embodying our new design, with a golf club shaft and grip shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 2is a rear elevation view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a toe-end elevation of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 2 taken along lines 6--6 thereof;

FIG. 7 is another sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 2 but viewed along lines 7--7 thereof;

FIG. 8 is a generally horizontal sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 2 viewed along lines 8--8 thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevation view of another embodiment of our new design of a golf club head;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 9 viewed along lines 10--10 thereof;

FIG. 11 is another sectional view of the club head shown in FIG. 9 viewed along lines 11--11 thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a generally horizontal sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 9 as viewed along lines 12--12 thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D355234
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 1995
Assignee: Tommy Armour Golf Company (Morton Grove, IL)
Inventors: Robert F. MacNally (Hinsdale, IL), Timothy R. Reed (Buffalo Grove, IL)
Primary Examiner: Melvin B. Feifer
Law Firm: Tilton, Fallon, Lungmus & Chestnut
Application Number: 0/9,181
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/220