Magnetic Multifunction Golf Accessory Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf accessories lack a compact, multifunctional design that can easily be carried and stored, failing to provide a wide range of necessary features for maintaining the golf course and supporting various tasks during play.
Innovation Solution
A portable magnetic multifunctional golf accessory that includes a golf green repairer, club face groove cleaner, object rest, first ball marker, and detachable second ball marker, featuring a housing with tapered prongs for divot repair, a magnet for secure storage and attachment, and a semi-circular cut-out for anchoring and alignment aid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate golf tools are used to provide various functions (divot repair, groove cleaning, ball marking, club resting), then each function can be performed effectively, but the device complexity and portability are worsened due to carrying multiple separate tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines five separate golf tools (divot repair tool, groove cleaner, ball marker, club rest, and alignment aid) into a single integrated accessory. The housing contains a cavity that stores the detachable ball marker, while the prongs serve dual purposes for divot repair and groove cleaning. The semi-circular cutout provides both alignment guidance and club resting functionality, eliminating the need for multiple separate tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The golf accessory is designed with universal functionality to perform multiple tasks: the tapered prongs repair divots and clean grooves, the housing serves as a ball marker when placed on the green, the cavity stores an additional ball marker, and the semi-circular cutout acts as both an alignment aid and club rest. This multi-functional design allows a single accessory to replace several traditional golf tools.
2Ease of operation
If a compact design is used to improve portability and ease of storage, then the accessory can be easily carried and stored, but the functionality and features are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The ball marker is nested within the housing cavity, allowing it to be stored inside the main body of the accessory when not in use. This nesting arrangement enables the compact housing to contain additional functionality without increasing the overall size, maintaining portability while enhancing versatility.
3Productivity
If traditional separate tools are used for each golf maintenance task, then each tool can be optimized for its specific function, but the time required to access and use different tools increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple tools into a single integrated accessory, the golfer can access all necessary functions (divot repair, groove cleaning, ball marking, club resting, and alignment) from one device, eliminating the time required to search for and switch between multiple separate tools during play.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient repair of pitch marks and divots, cleaning of club grooves, serving as a ball marker, club rest, and alignment aid, while being compact and easy to carry, thus enhancing golf etiquette and play experience.
Implementation Method 1
a magnet integrated into the housing and below the housing cavity
Implementation Method 2
the plurality of tapered prongs distal ends are configured to be used to clean out the groves of a golf club head
Data Source
AI summary
Relates to a portable magnetic multifunction golf accessory including the capability to be used for cleaning out golf club “head-groves” and the like, the capability to fix pitch marks and golf greens on a green, the capability of being used as a ball marker including a marker alignment aid, and the capability to be used as a club rest