Games using tangible projectile – Golf – Player manipulated turf repair tool
Patent
1999-05-24
2000-12-19
Morgan, Eileen P.
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
Player manipulated turf repair tool
7158, 30109, A63B 5700, B26B 1100
Patent
active
061621374
ABSTRACT:
A combination ball mark repair tool, golf club support and cigar cutter. The invention includes a prier for prying up ball marks which are depressions made particularly in golf greens by impacting golf balls. The prier includes a shank ending, in a pair of tines which are used to penetrate turf and pry up depressions in the turf. The prier is pivotally connected to an end of a handle for leverage, the handle defining a slot for retracting the prier. A push pin controls a detent which locks the shank in either a fully opened position or a fully retracted position. Depressing the push pin unlocks the shank. When the shank is unlocked, a torque spring urges the shank to pivot from its handle slot to its open position. The prier preferably has two tines to avoid damage to the turf. Inserting the tines into the turf at the edge of a ball mark and then pivoting the handle toward the surface causes the tines to raise the depressed turf, thereby repairing the ball mark. Opening the prier also provides access to a cigar cutter in a hole in a side of the handle. An annular recess surrounding the cutter allows the tip of a cigar to be pressed onto the cutter and twisted. By twisting the cigar, a shallow plug from the cigar's end is cut, allowing for easier drawing of smoke through the cigar. The end of the handle opposite the open prier defines a concave recess. With the tines of the prier stuck in turf so that the handle is generally vertical, a golf club shaft can be cradled in the recess, keeping the grip off the turf and preventing it from becoming wet from moisture on the grass.
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Bark Greg
Jones Todd
Danganan Joni B.
Morgan Eileen P.
Tighe Thomas J.
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