Golf-ball indicator

• US 6,383,095 B1
• Filed: 08/07/2000
• Issued: 05/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Paul A. Azotea
• Original Assignee: Paul A. Azotea
• Inventors: Azotea, Paul A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sewell, Paul T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Legesse, Nini F.
• Application Number:
  US09/633,678
• Time in Patent Office: 638 Days
• Field of Search: 473/406, 473/405, 473/407, 473/409, 473/131, 473/169, 473/185, D21/793, D21/794, 116/173, 521/03
• US Class Current: 473/406
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/00 Golfing accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/0032 Tee-gauges; Tee-repairing devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/20 Holders, e.g. of tees or of balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/203 Tee holders to be fitted on golf bags or caddies A63B55/408
• 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

Abstract

A golf ball indicator in the nature of a stake which is pressed into the ground to mark a golf ball that would otherwise be hidden by the tall grass of a golf course “rough”, having a visible flag and of a length to extend above the height of the grass when inserted by pressing down on a surrounding flange positioned adjacent a bottom spike of the stake or in serving as a depth stop for the placement.

Claims

1. A golf accessory organizer comprising:

a face surface;

individual ones of a class of golf ball location indicators, putting green ball markers, and divot fixing tools;

a plurality of retention clips removably securing individual ones of said location indicators, ball markers, and fixing tools to said face surface;

and a clip attaching said face surface to a side of a user'"'"'s golf bag or cart;

and wherein each of said golf ball location indicators include a shaft having a pointed bottom end and a blunt top end;

an insertion flange/depth stop fixedly positioned adjacent to, but above said pointed bottom end of said shaft;

and a flag fixedly positioned adjacent to, but below said blunt end of said shaft.

2. The golf accessory organizer indicator of claim 1 wherein said shaft of each golf ball location indicator is composed of a water resistant non-corrosive, rigid material.

3. The golf accessory organizer of claim 2 wherein said shaft of each golf ball location indicator is of a length to extend said flag above the height of a golf course rough when said pointed bottom end is inserted therein.

4. The golf accessory organizer of claim 3 wherein said shaft of each golf ball location indicator is of a diameter to resist bending when said pointed bottom end is inserted into a golf course rough.

5. The golf accessory organizer of claim 4 wherein said shaft of each golf ball location indicator is of the order of 6½

inches in length and ¼

inch in diameter.

6. The golf accessory organizer of claim 4 wherein said insertion flange/depth stop of each golf ball location indicator is fixedly positioned some 1 inch above said pointed bottom end of said shaft.

7. The golf accessory organizer of claim 6 wherein said insertion flange/depth stop of each golf ball location indicator is also composed of a water resistant, non-corrosive, rigid material.

8. The golf accessory organizer of claim 7 wherein said flag of each golf ball location indicator is additionally composed of a water resistant, non-corrosive, rigid material.