Golf club head having face insert

- Odyssey Golf
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view viewed along lines 2--2 of 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;

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

FIG. 8 is a heel end rear perspective view of the golf club head having face insert of FIG. 1.

The characteristic feature of our new design resides in the combination of the overall face profile, the shape of the outer profile of the face insert, and the par area transition of the sole and blade back face surfaces into the hosel.

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Patent History
Patent number: D399276
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 1998
Assignee: Odyssey Golf (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger (Oceanside, CA), Thomas C. Morris (Carlsbad, CA), Brian R. Pond (San Marcos, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorney: Joseph H. Lee
Application Number: 0/65,158
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/220
International Classification: 2102;