Golf putter head

- TearDrop Golf Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a heel end rear perspective view of a golf putter head, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a heel end front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, showing the upper surface of the golf putter head;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof, showing the strike face surface of the golf putter head;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof, showing the sole surface of the golf putter head;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof, showing the rear side surface of the golf putter head;

FIG. 7 is a heel end elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a toe end elevation view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D424642
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 13, 1999
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: TearDrop Golf Company (Morton Grove, IL)
Inventors: Timothy R. Reed (Hawthorne Woods, IL), Katrina D. Buerkle (Chicago, IL), John G. Wooster (Winnetka, IL)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Law Firm: Tilton, Fallon, Lungmus & Chestnut
Application Number: 0/109,418
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Plural (D21/744)
International Classification: 2102;