Ex Parte Ferris - Page 3

                 Appeal 2007-2848                                                                                      
                 Application 10/765,106                                                                                
                        6.  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 upper edge of said handle including alignment indicia, defined by at                             
                 least a first alignment line in a 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.                                                                                     
                        7.  The putter type golf club of claim 6 wherein said upper edge of                            
                 said handle is further defined by a flat upper surface.                                               
                        8.  The putter type golf club of claim 6 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.                                                                              
                        9.  The putter type golf club of claim 6 wherein the first alignment                           
                 line is longer than the second alignment line.                                                        
                        10. The putter type golf club of claim 6 wherein the first alignment                           
                 line and second alignment line intersect to form a cross.                                             
                        11.  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; said upper edge of said handle including                                
                 alignment indicia, defined by at least a first alignment line in a 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.                                                         


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