Appeal No. 1999-1979
Application No. 08/758,788
striking surface with a recess, a shaft secured to the putter
body, and
a ball striking insert fabricated from a
material selected from the group consisting of
titanium, graphite, PTFE, copper, brass, nylon,
resinous plastic material, polycarbonate resin,
aluminum and steel, said ball striking insert
detachably mounted in said recess, said insert
having length, width and depth dimensions closely
matching said recess so as to form a ball striking
face substantially coplanar with said ball striking
surface, whereby the putting characteristics of said
golf club can be varied by using ball striking
inserts of different weight, texture and hardness.
It is the examiner’s position that the polyurethane pad
disclosed by Fisher is “a ball striking insert fabricated from
. . . resinous plastic material” (answer, page 3). As to the
“whereby” clause of claim 1, the examiner has determined that
the putting characteristics of the golf club disclosed by
Fisher can also be varied by using inserts of different
weight, texture and hardness. The examiner points out that
claim 1 does not require
a plurality of inserts having different weight, texture and
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