Golf club shaft

- Pelican Golf, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf club comprising the golf club shaft, embodying my new design.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the golf club shaft shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the golf club shaft rotated 180 degrees from the view shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the golf club shaft rotated 90 degrees from the view shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is an end view of the golf club shaft at the tip end of the shaft.

FIG. 6 is an end view of the golf club shaft at the butt end of the shaft.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the golf club shaft taken along line 7—7 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 8 is a partially fragmented perspective view of the golf club shaft that shows the different sections of the same and the transitions between the different sections, which sections and transitions may be of any length.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a golf club shaft, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D594075
Type: Grant
Filed: May 12, 2008
Date of Patent: Jun 9, 2009
Assignee: Pelican Golf, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventor: Jeffrey V. Bamber (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell I Siegel
Attorney: Jeffrey V. Bamber
Application Number: 29/307,777
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Shaft (D21/757)