Golf club shaft

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf club shaft, showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of a golf club shaft, showing the first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 3 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of golf club shaft, showing a fourth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 8 is another perspective view of a golf club shaft, showing the fourth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof.

In FIGS. 7 through 12, a lower portion of the shaft is lined for black and upper portion of the shaft is lined for copper. In FIGS. 7 through 12, lower and upper portions of the shaft are line for contrasting colors.

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D369195 April 23, 1996 Jaeckel
D385608 October 28, 1997 Hoffmeyer
5551691 September 3, 1996 Harada et al.
Other references
  • Golf Day; p. 13; Shafts, Jun. 1991. Golf Day; p. 19; Shafts (bootom of page), Dec. 1993. Taylor Made brochure, "Capture the Power.", Carlsbad, California, 1995, cover page, pp. 1-4. Taylor Made brochure, "Find Your Game. Nineteen Ninety-Six", Carlsbad, California, 1995, cover page, pp. 3, 7, 9. Taylor Made brochure, "TI BUBBLE 2 Bigger. Lighter. Longer.", Carlsbad, California, 1997, pp. 1-3, 5. Taylor Made brochure, "Taylor Made 1998 Find Your Game", Carlsbad, California, 1997, cover page, pp. 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20-23.
Patent History
Patent number: D431274
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 2000
Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Philippe Besnard (Oceanside, CA), Sandy Suchor (Carlsbad, CA), John Tucker (Agua Dulce, CA)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Law Firm: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
Application Number: 0/99,144
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Shaft (D21/757)
International Classification: 2102;