Golf club shaft

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the golf club shaft having a ripple section embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged grip end view of the golf club shaft;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged tip end view of the golf club shaft; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front perspective view of the ripple section of the golf club shaft.

The golf shaft shown herein is tubular in configuration and circumferentially uniform. Therefore, the top, bottom and rear views of the golf shaft are identical to the front perspective view shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.

The broken lines showing the shaft are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a golf club shaft, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Griffith; Thomas Daniel (Amory, MS), Gardner; Michael Parker (Amory, MS), Barton; James Boyce (Saltillo, MS), Cavill; Gregory William (Germantown, TN)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type True Temper Sports, Inc. Memphis TN US
Assignee:	TRUE TEMPER SPORTS, INC. (Memphis, TN)
Appl. No.:	D/586,868
Filed:	December 7, 2016

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Current U.S. Class:	D21/757
Current International Class:	2102
Field of Search:	;D21/756-757 ;473/316-323 ;D8/315

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Black & White drawing; True Temper Sports; 2011; 1 page. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Siegel; Mitchell I.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

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