Appeal 2007-2315
Application 10/095,265
Herber
4. Herber describes a golf club which combines the characteristics of two
separately numbered golf clubs, “reducing the amount of equipment
necessary to properly play a round of golf, and increasing the number of shot
options
. . . while remaining within the required rule limiting the number of golf
clubs used during the play of golf” (Herber, col. 2, ll. 55-65).
5. This object is achieved with a golf club having a club head, a shaft, and
handgrip (Herber, col. 3, ll. 17-19).
6. “The handgrip . . . has at least two hand grip position designations located
thereon, both designations are preferably positioned within 2 to 4 inches
from one another” (Herber, col. 3, ll. 22-25; Answer 4).
7. The two hand grip designations permit the club to be used for different
shots. “[O]ne of the designations may be defined as a ‘short shot’ hand grip
designation 18a and may be located on the hand grip [at] a given distance
from the top end of the shaft. Another designation may [be] defined as a
‘long shot’ hand grip designation 18b and may be located a distance which is
closer to the top end of the shaft than the other ‘short shot’ designation”
(Herber, col. 5, ll. 2-8, Fig. 1; Answer 4).
8. Thus, the “multi-use golf club . . . allows a user to select a long or short
shot without changing the dynamics of the user’s golf swing” (Herber,
Abstract; Answer 4).
9. Fig. 6 shows a club with an additional marking on the handgrip to
accommodate different swings (Herber, col. 5, ll. 53-65; Answer 4).
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