Golf club shaft

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a golf club shaft.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front elevational view of the golf club shaft, the broken away section is shown for ease of illustration.

FIG. 3 is a butt-end view of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 4 is the opposite end view of FIG. 3.

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
RE21162 July 1939 Lard
D263330 March 9, 1982 Kaugars et al.
D327309 June 23, 1992 Shigetoh
1564208 December 1925 Connolly
1774385 August 1930 Lard
1848374 March 1932 Morgan
2074987 March 1937 Lagerblade
2098615 November 1937 Cowdery
4106777 August 15, 1978 Kim
4725060 February 16, 1988 Iwanga
4836545 June 6, 1989 Pompa
5083780 January 28, 1992 Walton
Other references
  • Pat Simmons Golf Shaft circa 1970's. Photograph by Gary Newkirk, Golf World, Jun. 25, 1999. Photograph of a golf club believed at this time by Applicants to be prior art. Date and source unknown.
Patent History
Patent number: D430248
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 29, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2000
Inventors: Byron H. Adams (Dallas, TX), Richard H. Murtland (Plano, TX)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Law Firm: Aquilino, Welsh & Flaxman
Application Number: 0/107,200
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Shaft (D21/757)
International Classification: 2102;