Games using tangible projectile – Golf – Club or club support
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-29
2001-10-30
Chapman, Jeanette (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
Club or club support
C248S156000, C248S688000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06309308
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A golfer driving a golf ball onto or adjacent a green of a hole often carries two clubs, one club being an iron to be used in making an approach shot, the other club being a putter for attempting to sink the ball into the hole cup. When the golfer is using one club, the other club is often placed on the ground. As a result, the handle of the other club often becomes wet and difficult to use. Moreover, the golfer may forget and leave the unused club on the ground.
The present invention is directed toward a holder for a golf club which will enable a golfer to temporarily place the holder in the ground and place the handle of an unused club in the holder with the club being disposed upside down and extending upward from the holder. In this manner, the handle does not get wet and moreover, the club is so disposed that the golfer will remember to take the club by first removing the club and the holder from the ground and then removing the holder from the club. The golfer can then carry the holder for subsequent use.
The holder can be attached to a golf bag by a snap clip.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the principles of this invention, a holder for receiving and detachably supporting the handle of a golf club employs a first member in the shape of a vertical hollow elongated member having in horizontal cross section the shape of a U. The upper end of the member has a U shaped opening large enough to receive with small clearance a golf club handle. The handle can have a circular cross section, or a partial circular cross section with a flat portion or other similar shape. The lower end of the member defines a somewhat larger open concentric U shape.
A second vertically elongated flexible member has a vertically elongated main body with an upper end which curves outward and a lower end which terminates in a flat horizontal extension. The flat extension is held in a flat horizontal groove in the first member slightly above the lower end and closes off this lower end. The flat extension has a flat cylinder secured to its upper surface. The cylinder has an opening typically of cruciform shape.
A vertical spike having in horizontal cross section the same shape as the opening but slightly smaller extends slidably downwardly through the opening. The lower end of the spike is pointed. The upper end of the spike is an enlarged flat disc having a U shape with a flat edge.
In use the holder is positioned vertically. The inverted handle of a club is pushed into the open end of the first member and pushes the disc downward until it engages the cylinder. This action forces the spike to its maximum extension outside of the cylinder. The club is then moved downward to force the spike into the ground, thus suspending the club in vertically inverted position in the holder which is held in position by the spike.
Consequently when the holder is pulled out of the ground and the club handle is removed, the spike can be returned to its original position and will be automatically cleaned from dirt as it is pulled upward through the opening.
Since the club handle may in cross section have a circular or oblong or other shape, it may be necessary to bend or flex the upper end of the second member outwardly from the first member in order to hold the club handle in position. This action enables the club handle to be properly positioned in the second member. As soon as the second member is released, it returns to its original position and locks the handle in position. The upper end of the second member can have a small stop or the like secured to its inner surface to prevent the spike from separating from the two members. The invention can then be used as previously described.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be described in more detail hereinafter.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5417334 (1995-05-01), Wu
patent: 5437449 (1995-08-01), Zink
patent: 5730404 (1998-03-01), Evans
patent: 5782443 (1998-07-01), La Fontaine
Blau Stephen L.
Chapman Jeanette
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