Golf putter head with curved flutes and a curved hosel

- Callaway Golf Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf putter head with curved flutes and a curved hosel embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a toe end view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a heel end view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402344
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 1998
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Roger C. Cleveland (Los Angeles, CA), Augustin W. Rollinson (San Diego, CA), Karl A. Clausen (San Marcos, CA), Wayne H. Byrne (Diamond Bar, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorney: William W. Haefliger
Application Number: 0/78,595
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Including Alignment Aid (D21/742)
International Classification: 2102;