Opto-electric golf club swing sensing system

- Thrustmaster, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an opto-electric golf club swing sensing system showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof; the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of the golf club and ball in FIG. 3 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D365620
Type: Grant
Filed: May 9, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 1995
Assignee: Thrustmaster, Inc. (Tigard, OR)
Inventor: Frank M. Bouton (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Cheri Cohen
Law Firm: Marger, Johnson, McCollom & Stolowitz
Application Number: 0/38,609
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/234