Appeal No. 2003-0584
Application No. 09/845,280
In both Reach and Seisaku, it is recognized that sighting of
the face of a putter with the line of play or putting line by
attempting to bringing the face of the putter into a
perpendicular orientation with the line of play is limited by the
size of the head of the putter viewable by a player at address
and, more particularly, the length of the head from the base of
the shaft to the leading edge or toe end of the putter. In both
Reach and Seisaku, it is further recognized that an improvement
in setting and alignment of the putter with respect to the line
of play can be achieved by utilizing an alignment means or
sighting line arranged parallel to the face of the putter and
having a substantial length. In Reach, a sighting line in the
form of a groove, rib or insert is provided and extends from the
toe of the club head to the top of the hosel. In Seisaku, the
sighting line (tape or mark) is displayed on and extends along a
substantial portion of the length of the shaft and is arranged
parallel to the face of the putter.
Like the examiner, it is our conclusion from a consideration
of the combined teachings of the applied prior art that it would
have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time
of appellant's invention to provide a golf club (e.g., a putter)
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