U.S. patent number 3,620,426 [Application Number 05/036,933] was granted by the patent office on 1971-11-16 for golf tool and carrier therefor.
Invention is credited to Raymond R. Hatch, 8155 Huron St..
United States Patent |
3,620,426 |
|
November 16, 1971 |
GOLF TOOL AND CARRIER THEREFOR
Abstract
A golf green repair tool and golf ball marker assembly and a
carrier therefor wherein the tool and marker assembly consists of a
flat body member having a first handle portion and a second prong
portion and said ball marker is mounted on said body member between
said portions so as to form an annular space between the head of
the marker and the body member. The carrier consists of a pocket
shaped to receive the body member and provided with a slot which
extends into the annular space so that the head of the marker is
disposed outside the pocket and the slot acts to retain the body
member in the pocket. A spring clip connected to the pocket adapts
the carrier for mounting on the golfer's belt and/or an equivalent
support.
Inventors: |
Raymond R. Hatch, 8155 Huron
St. (Dexter, MI 48130) |
Family
ID: |
21891493 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/036,933 |
Filed: |
May 13, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
224/268; 473/406;
473/408; 224/918 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B
57/50 (20151001); Y10S 224/918 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A63B
57/00 (20060101); A45f 005/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;224/5C,5R,25,26R,26B
;273/162D,32R,32A,32B |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Gerald M. Forlenza
Assistant Examiner: Jerold M. Forsberg
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Olsen and Stephenson
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. In combination, a golf green repair tool and golf ball marker
assembly and a transport carrier therefor; said assembly comprising
a flat body member having a first end portion capable of
functioning as a handle and a second fork-shaped end portion having
prongs for insertion into the earth, a marker having a circular
head and an integral elongated stem, said stem being assembled with
said body intermediate said end portions so as to form an annular
space between said marker head and said body, said marker being
removable from said body for use, said carrier including means
forming a pocket having said fork-shaped end portion of said body
disposed therein, said pocket having one wall thereof provided with
a slot having wall portions disposed on opposite sides thereof and
extended into said annular space so as to restrain movement of said
body in said pocket, and spring clip means secured to said pocket
and adapting said pocket for mounting on a support.
2. The structure according to claim 1 wherein said body member is
shaped so that said first end portion is larger than said second
end portion and said body member is of a tapered shape
therebetween, and wherein said pocket has an open upper end and is
of a downwardly tapering shape.
3. The structure according to claim 2 wherein said slot in said
pocket is located at the upper end thereof and is of a length to
limit insertion of said assembly into said pocket.
4. The structure according to claim 3 wherein said clip means is
formed of metal or an equivalent material, said pocket is formed of
cloth or an equivalent material, and said pocket forming material
extends into a covering relation with said clip means.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application discloses a golf green repair tool and golf
ball marker assembly which is the subject matter of my copending
patent application, Ser. No. 10,88, filed Feb. 12, 1970.
The aforementioned copending application discloses a golf green
repair tool and golf ball marker assembly adapted for convenient
use by golfers in repairing ball marks on the green and in marking
ball positions on the green. However, assemblies of this general
type must, in order to achieve maximum use, be conveniently located
so that they can be readily used by the golfer. It is an object of
this invention, therefore, to provide an improved combination of
the above-described assembly and a carrier therefor which enables
the assembly to be conveniently located on the person of the golfer
or the golfer's cart or bag so that the assembly can be put to
maximum use.
The combination of this invention includes a carrier consisting of
a pocket and a spring clip connected to the pocket. The pocket is
of tapered shape to conveniently receive the repair tool and marker
assembly and is provided with a slot which extends into an annular
space formed in the assembly between the repair tool body and the
head of the ball marker. This utilization of a slot in the front
wall of the carrier pocket restrains movement of the assembly on
the carrier so that the assembly will remain in a relatively fixed
position convenient for use. The spring clip which forms a part of
the carrier enables convenient mounting of the carrier on the
golfer's belt or on an equivalent support.
Further objects, features and advantages of this invention will
become apparent from a consideration of the following description,
the appended claims, and the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a front view of the combination of this invention;
and
FIGS. 2 and 3 are sectional views of the combination of this
invention as viewed from substantially the lines 2--2 and 3--3,
respectively, in FIG. 1.
With reference to the drawing, the golf tool and carrier
combination of this invention, indicated generally at 10, is
illustrated in FIG. 1 as consisting of a golf green repair tool and
golf ball marker assembly 12, which is described in detail in the
aforementioned copending application, and a carrier 14. The
assembly 12 consists of a flat body member 16 having a relatively
wide handle portion 18 at one end which can be gripped between the
thumb and forefinger of the golfer, and a fork-shaped portion 20 at
the opposite end which includes prongs 22 that are inserted in the
green to repair a golf ball mark. As shown in FIG. 1, the edges 24
of the body member 16 are tapered so that the body is of a
progressively decreasing width in a direction extending from the
end portion 18 to the end portion 20. Intermediate the end portions
18 and 20, a golf ball marker 26, which includes a circular head 28
and a stem 30, is assembled with the body member 16 so as to form
an annular space 32 between the head 28 and the body member 18. In
the illustrated form of the assembly 12, a grommet 34, formed of a
rubber, pliable plastic or similar holding synthetic material, is
used to mount the stem 30 on the body member 18.
The carrier 14 consists of a piece 36 of fabric or equivalent
material such as plastic which is folded upon itself and connected
at its edges by stitching 38, or an equivalent attaching means such
as glueing or heat-sealing, to form a pocket 40 having a front wall
42 and a backwall 44 (FIG. 3). A conventional spring clip 46,
consisting of a spring metal body 48 that is return bent upon
itself is attached to the pocket 40 to enable support of the pocket
40 on a golfer's belt or an equivalent support. The body 48 is
assembled with the pocket in the illustrated form of the invention
by positioning one leg 50 of the body between the pocket backwall
40 and an auxiliary piece of material 52, and the material from the
pieces 36 and 52 are extended so as to cover the entire clip
46.
The front wall 42 of the pocket 40 is provided with a slot 54 and
portions 56 of the wall 42 are located on opposite sides of the
slot 54. As a result, when the assembly 12 is assembled with the
carrier 14, the tapered body 18 is inserted in the pocket 40, which
is similarly tapered, as shown in FIG. 1, so that the wall portions
56 extend into the annular space 32 between the ball marker head 28
and the repair tool body 18 on opposite sides of the grommet 34. As
a result, the wall portions 56 restrain the body 18 against
movement in the pocket 40 with the head 28 of the ball marker 26
located outside the pocket 40 so that the ball marker 26 can
readily be removed for use without removing the body 18 from the
pocket 40. As shown in FIG. 1, the slot 54 is of a length to
restrict movement of the body member 18 into the pocket 40 and
provide for an engagement of the pocket front wall 42 with the
grommet 34. This engagement further restricts movement of the body
18 in the pocket 40.
In use, the carrier 14 is conveniently mounted on a suitable
support by opening the spring clip 46 and snapping it onto the
support, such as the golfer's belt. In such a position of the
combination 10, the assembly 12 is firmly retained when not in use
and is readily removed when use is desired.
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