Golf club iron head

- Callaway Golf Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a lower rear perspective view of a #1 golf club iron head embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a lower rear perspective view of a #2 iron embodiment thereof;

FIG. 8 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a lower rear perspective view of a #3 iron embodiment thereof;

FIG. 14 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a lower rear perspective view of a #4 iron embodiment thereof;

FIG. 20 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a lower rear perspective view of a #5 iron embodiment thereof;

FIG. 26 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a lower rear perspective view of a #6 iron embodiment thereof;

FIG. 32 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a lower rear perspective view of a #7 iron embodiment thereof;

FIG. 38 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a lower rear perspective view of a #8 iron embodiment thereof;

FIG. 44 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a lower rear perspective view of a #9 embodiment thereof;

FIG. 50 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 52 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 54 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 55 is a lower rear perspective view of a pitching wedge embodiment thereof;

FIG. 56 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 57 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 58 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 59 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 60 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 61 is a lower rear perspective view of a sand wedge embodiment thereof;

FIG. 62 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 63 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 64 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 65 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 66 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 67 is a lower rear perspective view of a lob wedge embodiment thereof;

FIG. 68 is an upper front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 69 is a toe end view thereof;

FIG. 70 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 71 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 72 is a rear view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D357520
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 1992
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 1995
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Richard C. Helmstetter (Carlsbad, CA), Glenn H. Schmidt (Malibu, CA)
Primary Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorney: William W. Haefliger
Application Number: 7/872,281
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/220