Angled hosel adapted for a golf club

- Acushnet Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an angled hosel showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an opposite side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of an angled hosel adapted for a golf club as disclosed in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the hosel shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the hosel shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of the hosel shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view of the hosel shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is an opposite side elevational view of the hosel shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of an angled hosel adapted for a golf club as disclosed in FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the hosel shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of the hosel shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view of the hosel shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a side elevational view of the hosel shown in FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 18 is an opposite side elevational view of the hosel shown in FIG. 13.

The broken lines showing a golf club head and a golf club shaft in FIGS. 1-18 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D388488
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 8, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 1997
Assignee: Acushnet Company (Fairhaven, MA)
Inventor: Don T. Cameron (Carlsbad, CA)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Segel
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/55,720
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/221
International Classification: 2102;