Golf club head

- TearDrop Golf Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a golf club head embodying our new design, with a golf club shaft and grip shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a toe-end elevation of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 2 taken along lines 6--6 thereof;

FIG. 7 is sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 2 viewed along lines 7--7 thereof;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 2 viewed along lines 8--8 thereof;

FIG. 9 is a heel-end elevation of the golf club head shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view of a second embodiment of a golf club head as disclosed in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 10 viewed along lines 11--11 thereof;

FIG. 12 is sectional view of the club head shown in FIG. 10 viewed along lines 12--12 thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the golf club head shown in FIG. 10 as viewed along lines 13--13 thereof.

The front elevation, toe-end elevation, top plan, and heel-end elevation views of the embodiment of FIG. 10 are the same as the respective similar views of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D435278
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 8, 2000
Date of Patent: Dec 19, 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: 0/118,401
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Iron (D21/747)
International Classification: 2102;