Golf club head

- Cobra Golf Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the first embodiment of the golf club head of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a heel-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side toe-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D425158
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 28, 1999
Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: D. Clayton Long (Carlsbad, CA), Thomas L. Crow (La Jolla, CA)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/99,787
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Including Ornamentation Or Contour On Bottom (D21/752)
International Classification: 2102;