Appeal 2007-2848
Application 10/765,106
The claims read as follows:
1. A putter type golf club including a club head having a ball striking
face lying in a first plane and a shaft having an upper end and a lower end
connected to the club head, wherein the improvement comprises:
an elongated handle having an upper edge and a lower edge, said
handle being attached to said shaft and having a generally oval, cross-
sectional shape along the entire handle between said upper edge and said
lower edge;
said generally oval, cross-sectional shape of said elongated handle
including a first rounded front edge and a second rounded rearward edge
defining a cross-sectional, length dimension of said handle; a first flat side
surface and a second opposing flat side surface defining a width dimension
of said handle; said cross-sectional, length dimension being perpendicular to
said first plane of said ball striking face; said handle being further defined by
said first rounded forward edge having a first radius and said second
rounded rearward edge having a second smaller radius; said flat side
surfaces gradually tapering closer, each to the other, in a forward to rearward
edge direction; said upper edge of said handle including alignment indicia
thereon, defined by at least a first alignment line in the direction
perpendicular to the first plane of said ball striking face and a second
alignment line on said upper edge of said handle, said second alignment line
being perpendicular to said first alignment line, parallel to said first plane of
said ball striking face; and wherein said first alignment line and said second
alignment line intersect to form four angles.
2. The putter type golf club of claim 1 wherein said upper edge of
said handle is further defined by a flat upper surface.
3. The putter type golf club of claim 1 wherein said handle extends at
least half of the overall length of the golf club from said club head to said
upper end of said shaft.
4. The putter type golf club of claim 1 wherein the first alignment line
is longer than the second alignment line.
5. The putter type golf club of claim 1 wherein the first alignment
line and second alignment line intersect to form a cross.
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