Golf club head having face insert

- Odyssey Golf
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf club head having face insert embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the golf club head having face insert shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the golf club head having face insert shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the golf club head having face insert shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the golf club head having face insert shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a toe end view of the golf club head having face insert shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a heel end view of a golf club head having face insert shown in FIG. 1.

The characteristic feature of our design resides in a particular shape for the outer profile of the face insert for a golf club head, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D395476
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 1998
Assignee: Odyssey Golf (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Brian R. Pond (San Marcos, CA), Thomas C. Morris (Carlsbad, CA), Timothy R. Reed (Carlsbad, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorney: Joseph H. Lee
Application Number: 0/65,157
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/220
International Classification: 2102;