Golf club shaft

- TRUE TEMPER SPORTS, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the golf club shaft having a ripple section embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged grip end view of the golf club shaft;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged tip end view of the golf club shaft; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front perspective view of the ripple section of the golf club shaft.

The golf shaft shown herein is tubular in configuration and circumferentially uniform. Therefore, the top, bottom and rear views of the golf shaft are identical to the front perspective view shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.

The broken lines showing the shaft 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: D837320
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 7, 2016
Date of Patent: Jan 1, 2019
Assignee: TRUE TEMPER SPORTS, INC. (Memphis, TN)
Inventors: Thomas Daniel Griffith (Amory, MS), Michael Parker Gardner (Amory, MS), James Boyce Barton (Saltillo, MS), Gregory William Cavill (Germantown, TN)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Application Number: 29/586,868
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Shaft (D21/757)