Putter face design nubbins

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a golf putter face showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is perspective view of the putter face design of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of FIG. 2 along line III--III; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the putter face design of the first embodiment.

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D57980 May 1921 Kraeuter
D63284 November 1923 Challis
D79684 October 1929 Munro-Spencer
D138380 July 1944 Myers et al.
1494494 May 1924 Lippincott
Foreign Patent Documents
H4-47468 August 1990 JPX
3-23877 January 1991 JPX
4301 1912 GBX
Other references
  • The Clubmaker's Art, pp.: Cover, 1, 176, 193 & 237. Golf World (Mar. 27, 1998), pp.: Cover, 2, 6 and 41.
Patent History
Patent number: D411275
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Jun 22, 1999
Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Robert A. Bottema (Carlsbad, CA), Joseph H. Hoffman (Carlsbad, CA)
Primary Examiner: Philips S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorney: Robert E. Browne
Application Number: 0/86,759
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Golf Specific (D21/759)
International Classification: 2102;