Appeal No. 2002-1163
Application 09/393,374
Independent claim 1 is directed to a putter comprising,
inter alia, a putter head having a mass of “about fourteen
ounces” and a shaft extending from the top surface of the putter
head. Claim 1 further defines the putter shaft as extending from
the top surface of the putter head at an angle of from “about 10°
to about 25°” from vertical and sets forth that the shaft and
grip thereon have “a combined mass of less than about three (3)
ounces.” Claim 6 is likewise directed to a putter comprising,
inter alia, a putter head having a mass of “about fourteen
ounces” and a shaft extending from the top surface of the putter
head. Claim 6 includes the added limitations that the putter
head defines a bottom face, a top face and a striking face, with
the striking face extending “about four inches in a substantially
horizontal plane to define a horizontal axis” and that the foot
surface of the putter lies in a plane substantially normal to the
vertical plane of the striking face and “defines an area of at
least about eight square inches.” It is significant to note that
neither of appellant’s independent claims before us on appeal
specifically sets forth that the putter is free standing or has
any such capability.
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