Divot tool with ball marker

• US 6,050,905 A
• Filed: 11/05/1998
• Issued: 04/18/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Tate
• Original Assignee: John Tate
• Inventors: Tate, John R.
• Primary Examiner(s): WONG, STEVEN B
• Application Number:
  US09/187,685
• Time in Patent Office: 530 Days
• Field of Search: 473/408, 473/286, D21/793
• US Class Current: 473/408
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/08 with writing point
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 55/10 Stands for golf clubs , e.g. for use on the course ; Golf club holders, racks or presses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/00 Golfing accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/207 Golf ball position marker holders
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/353 Golf ball position markers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/50 specially adapted for course maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/60 Cleaning or maintenance of golf clubs, putters, shoes or other golf accessories cleaning balls A63B47/04; devices for cleaning handles or grips of golf clubs or putters A63B60/36

Abstract

A golf surface repair tool is formed with a pair of mutually engageable component elements that may be releasably attached together. The component elements form a body from which a pair of narrow, elongated legs extend in generally coplanar alignment to define a gap therebetween. One of the body components is hollowed out to form an enclosure therewithin. The other body component is provided with a marking pen mounted thereon. When the two components of the tool are separated, the tip of the marking pen is exposed for use in applying identifying indicia to a golf ball. The two separable components of the golf surface repair tool can, alternatively, be releasably secured to each other so that the marking pen projects into the enclosure to isolate it from accidental contract with the golfer'"'"'s skin or clothing. A thumb grip depression facilitates separation of the two separable components. If desired, the tool may be equipped with a pencil lead for writing a golf score on a score card and with a golf shoe spike cleaner. A golf club handle rest is preferably formed on the tool remote from the legs and facing concave outwardly therefrom.

Claims

1. A golf surface repair tool formed of detachable and releaseably engageable body components, wherein a first of said body components has a pair of narrow, elongated legs extending therefrom that define a gap therebetween, a second of said body components is configured with a concave club rest having opposing ends and which resides remote from said legs when said body components are releaseably engaged together, and said body components together define an enclosure therebetween when releaseably engaged, and further comprising a marking pen mounted on one of said body components so that said marking pen is housed within said enclosure when said body components are releaseably engaged with each other and exposed for use when said body components are separated from each other.

2. A golf surface repair tool formed of detachable and releaseably engageable body components, wherein a first of said body components has a pair of narrow, elongated legs extending therefrom that define a gap therebetween, another of said body components has a pencil lead embedded therein and said body components together define an enclosure therebetween when releaseably engaged, and further comprising a marking pen mounted on one of said body components so that said marking pen is housed within said enclosure when said body components are releaseably engaged with each other and exposed for use when said body components are separated from each other.

3. A golf surface repair tool according to claim 2 wherein said another of said body components forms a cleat cleaner.

4. A golf surface repair tool formed of detachable and releaseably engageable body components, wherein a first of said body components has a pair of narrow, elongated legs extending therefrom that define a gap therebetween, and said body components together define an enclosure therebetween when releaseably engaged, and further comprising a marking pen mounted on one of said body components so that said marking pen is housed within said enclosure when said body components are releaseably engaged with each other and exposed for use when said body components are separated from each other, and further comprising concave surfaces on said body components that together define a shallow thumb-receiving depression.

5. A golf surface repair tool formed of detachable and releaseably engageable body components, wherein a first of said body components has a pair of narrow, elongated legs extending therefrom that define a gap therebetween, and said body components together define an enclosure therebetween when releaseably engaged, and further comprising a marking pen mounted on one of said body components so that said marking pen is housed within said enclosure when said body components are releaseably engaged with each other and exposed for use when said body components are separated from each other, and wherein said marking pen is mounted on said first of said body components.

6. A golf surface repair tool comprising a plurality of body members including:

a first body member;

a pair of thin, longitudinal legs extending in substantially mutually coplanar relationship from said first body member and defining a gap therebetween;

a second body member releaseably engaged with said first body member, wherein said body members define an enclosure therebetween when engaged with each other; and

a marking pen mounted upon one of said body members and projecting into said enclosure and toward another of said body members when said body members are releaseably engaged with each other, and wherein said marking pen is exposed when said body members are disengaged from each other, and a pencil lead embedded in said another body member and protruding therefrom in a direction opposite said legs when said body members are releaseably engaged.

7. A golf surface repair tool according to claim 6, wherein said another body member is configured to conform a cleat cleaner that extends therefrom in a direction parallel to said pencil lead.

8. A golf surface repair tool comprising a plurality of body members including:

a first body member;

a pair of thin, longitudinal legs extending in substantially mutually coplanar relationship from said first body member and defining a gap therebetween;

a second body member releaseably engaged with said first body member, wherein said body members define an enclosure therebetween when engaged with each other; and

a marking pen mounted upon one of said body members and projecting into said enclosure and toward another of said body members when said body members are releaseably engaged with each other, and wherein said marking pen is exposed when said body members are disengaged from each other, and wherein concave surfaces are formed into said body members, and said concave surfaces meet when said body members are releaseably engaged with each other to define a thumb grip depression to receive the thumb of a golfer.

9. In a golf surface repair tool having a body and a pair of narrow elongated legs extending from said body and oriented in substantially mutually coplanar relationship and defining a gap therebetween, the improvement wherein said body is formed of component elements which are releaseably engageable to define an enclosure therewithin and which are also separable from each other, and further comprising a marking pen mounted on one of said component elements so as to fit into said enclosure when said component elements are releaseably engaged together and said marking pen is exposed for use when said component elements are separated from each other, and further comprising a pencil lead embedded in one of said component elements so as to protrude externally therefrom remote from said legs.

10. In a golf surface repair tool having a body and a pair of narrow elongated legs extending from said body and oriented in substantially mutually coplanar relationship and defining a gap therebetween, the improvement wherein said body is formed of component elements which are releaseably engageable to define an enclosure therewithin and which are also separable from each other, and further comprising a marking pen mounted on one of said component elements so as to fit into said enclosure when said component elements are releaseably engaged together and said marking pen is exposed for use when said component elements are separated from each other, and further comprising a cleat cleaner that is formed in said one of said component elements so as to protrude externally therefrom remote from said legs.

11. In a golf surface repair tool having a body and a pair of narrow elongated legs extending from said body and oriented in substantially mutually coplanar relationship and defining a gap therebetween, the improvement wherein said body is formed of component elements which are releaseably engageable to define an enclosure therewithin and which are also separable from each other, and further comprising a marking pen mounted on one of said component elements so as to fit into said enclosure when said component elements are releaseably engaged together and said marking pen is exposed for use when said component elements are separated from each other, and wherein a concave club handle rest is formed on said body remote from said legs.

12. In a golf surface repair tool having a body and a pair of narrow elongated legs extending from said body and oriented in substantially mutually coplanar relationship and defining a gap therebetween, the improvement wherein said body is formed of component elements which are releaseably engageable to define an enclosure therewithin and which are also separable from each other, and further comprising a marking pen mounted on one of said component elements so as to fit into said enclosure when said component elements are releaseably engaged together and said marking pen is exposed for use when said component elements are separated from each other, and wherein a thumb grip depression is formed in said body.