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Removable hole cover for golf green

a golf green and hole cover technology, applied in the field of golf greens, can solve the problems of inconvenient use, unsafe during more conventional lawn recreation activities, and potential difficulty during conventional lawn recreational activities

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-30
GRAVES JOHNNY W
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides an improved apparatus for use in golf greens, practice greens, or multi-use lawn surfaces that have golf holes. The apparatus includes a removable hole cover that can be placed over an unused golf hole to provide a more visually appealing surface. The hole cover can be easily installed and removed, and can be used in combination with different types of golf holes. The technical effect of the invention is to provide a more convenient and aesthetically pleasing solution for covering unused golf holes in golf greens and practice greens."

Problems solved by technology

The multiple use character of practice greens, particularly those having a plurality of holes, gives rise to a potential difficulty during conventional lawn recreational activities.
The unused golf green holes have proven to be inconvenient and, in some instances, unsafe during more conventional lawn recreation activities.

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[0019]FIG. 1 sets forth a perspective view of an illustrative golf green generally referenced by numeral 10. In accordance with conventional fabrication techniques, golf green 10 includes a green surface 12 within which a hole assembly 11 is imbedded. In accordance with conventional fabrication techniques, a flag 13 is removably inserted into hole assembly 11 and supported in the manner set forth below in FIG. 2. Of importance to note in FIG. 1, is the general alignment between the upper portion of hole assembly 11 and green surface 12. This facilitates the typical golf game play in which a ball is putted against green surface 12 and is dropped or rolled into hole assembly 11. Typically flag 13 is removed from hole assembly 11 as players attempt to put into hole assembly 11. As mentioned above, green surface 12 is formed of either a natural turf which is typically formed utilizing a very close cropped fine-bladed grass to form a carpet-like surface or alternatively, comprises an art...

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Abstract

A removable hole cover for golf greens includes a generally disk-shaped spacer received within the interior of the hole assembly. The spacer provides a support surface upon which a plug of artificial turf is supported. The spacer is sized and shaped to position and support the plug of artificial turf in general alignment with the turf surrounding the golf hole assembly. In an alternate embodiment, a molded plastic cover includes a cylindrical body receivable within the upper portion of the golf hole assembly and a generally disk-shaped cover joined thereto.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of and priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 269,378 entitled GOLF HOLE COVER filed Jun. 24, 2009 in the name of Johnny W. Graves, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates generally to apparatus and facilities utilized in the sport of golf and particularly to the utilization of golf greens.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The sport of golf is typically played on a course comprised of a plurality of “holes” each of which includes a tee or starting point, a fairway stretching from the tee and a green which includes a hole forming the ultimate goal of traversing the particular hole. The tee is, in essence, the starting point for a given hole and players take their initial shots from the tee with the ultimate goal of reaching the hole on the green. The fairway is generally a large, often wide and elo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B57/00
CPCA63B69/3661A63B57/0056A63B57/40A63B57/357
Inventor GRAVES, JOHNNY W.
Owner GRAVES JOHNNY W