Extendible golf tool

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-03-20
BAROUH EATON ALLEN CORP
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[0009]An object of the present invention is to provide a golf tool which is simple in design and construction, and can be easily used to fix a divot or to retrieve a golf ball, when in the cup.
[0010]Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf tool which is extendible and prevents the need for a golfer to bend down to fix a divot or to retrieve a golf ball, from the cup.
[0011]Another object of the present invention is to provide an extendible golf tool which can be conveniently clipped onto a belt or a pocket for easy portability.
[0013]In summary, the main object of the present invention is to provide a golf tool, which is simple in design and construction, easy to use, inexpensive to manufacture, and which is extendible thereby preventing the need for a golfer to bend down to fix a divot or to retrieve a golf ball, when the ball is in the cup.

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The divots not only ruin the aesthetic appearance of the green, they also change the playing surface and interfere with the players' ability to putt properly.
However, to the dismay of many groundskeepers, many golfers either overlook or do not repair the divots as the process requires a golfer to bend down to the surface of the putting green in order to use a standard divot tool, which is about 2½-3 inches long.
Bending down and then getting back to an upright position presents an insurmountable challenge to many golfers, particularly the senior golfers.
As noted above, the conventional divot tool requires golfers to bend down to repair a divot making the task rather cumbersome and undesirable.
Likewise, the conventional devices disclosed in FIGS. 1-2 of the aforementioned '028 application, and in the patents referred to above, offer various solutions to retrieve a ball, they are complex and difficult to use, and require carrying of an entirely separate device adding to the overall number of accessories to be carried by a golfer.
Additionally, the prior art golf ball retrieving devices cannot be simply attached to a support or removed therefrom without causing some damage.

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[0023]As best shown in FIGS. 1-2, the golf tool GT of the present invention includes a handle portion 10 with front and rear portions 12 and 14, respectively, and an extendible portion 16 with front and rear portions 18 and 20, respectively. Although, both the handle and extendible portions 10 and 16 are preferably generally cylindrical, other configurations may be used. A pointed tool 22 is removably attached to the front portion 18 of the extendible portion 16. An optional ball retriever attachment 24 is removably connected to the rear portion 14 of the handle portion 10. (The ball retriever attachment is similar to that disclosed in U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 418,028, filed May 5, 2006, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.)

[0024]The extendible portion 16 includes preferably four telescopic sections 26A, 26B, 26C and 26D, which together span a length of about 472-482 mm. Preferably, the length of the handle portion 10 is about 132-137 mm.

[0025]The rear port...

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Abstract

An extendible golf tool includes a handle portion with front and rear portions, an extendible portion with a rear portion operably connected to the front portion of the handle portion, and a generally pointed tool operably connected to the front portion of the extendible portion. A ball retriever attachment may optionally be provided at the rear portion of the handle portion.

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FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention is generally directed to golf accessories, and more particularly to an extendible golf tool which can be used to repair a divot or to retrieve or pick-up a golf ball.[0002]During play, numerous golf balls land on typically all eighteen greens of a golf course. Invariably, when a golf ball contacts the soft surface of a putting green, it will create a concave impression on the surface of the green. This concave impression is known in golf as a “divot”. The divots not only ruin the aesthetic appearance of the green, they also change the playing surface and interfere with the players' ability to putt properly. In other words, a putting stroke on a green involves stroking the ball with a putter with just sufficient force so that the ball will roll down on the soft surface towards the hole with the aim that it will end up in the cup. Even a slight deformation or imperfection of the green surface could change the intended pa...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B53/00A63B57/00
CPCA63B47/02A63B2243/0029A63B2210/50A63B57/0068A63B57/50A63B2102/32
InventorBAROUH, VICTOR
OwnerBAROUH EATON ALLEN CORP