Golf club and golf pin stand

• US 6,955,609 B1
• Filed: 08/02/2004
• Issued: 10/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Harry F. Hiltner Jr, Harry J. Hiltner
• Original Assignee: Harry F. Hiltner Jr, Harry J. Hiltner
• Inventors: Hiltner, Harry F. Jr., Hiltner, Harry J.
• Primary Examiner(s): BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER
• Application Number:
  US10/903,616
• Time in Patent Office: 442 Days
• Field of Search: 473/282, 473/131, 473173-174, 473177-178, 473/176, 473/179, 116/173, 248/541, 248/525, 248/528, 248/534, 248/136, 248538-540, 248/150, 248/435, 248/163.2, 248/165, 248/166, 248/176.1, 248/156, 248/439, 248/163.1, 248/168, 248/170
• US Class Current: 473/176
• 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 57/20 Holders, e.g. of tees or of balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/30 Markers

Abstract

A golf club and golf pin stand having a main body support bracket and a pair of leg members which, when attached to a golf pin, supports the golf pin above the ground in a tripod configuration. The main body support bracket is adapted to connect to the shaft of the golf pin. The leg members are pivotally attached to the main body support bracket and move freely relative to the main body support bracket between a retracted position when the golf pin is in a vertical position and an extended position when the golf pin is in a horizontal position.

Claims

1. A golf club and golf pin stand, comprising:

a main body support bracket adapted to connect to a shaft of a golf pin, said main support bracket having an elongated section with two central wings and a top end and a bottom end, each central wing having an aperture thereon;

a hose clamp being disposed on the top end of the elongated section and the bottom end of the elongated section, said hose clamps holding the shaft of the golf pin along the elongated section and between the two central wings;

a leg member being pivotally attached to each central wing with a rivet disposed at each aperture connecting the leg member to the central wing;

wherein said leg members pivot freely relative to said main body support bracket between a retracted position and an extended position, said leg members are substantially parallel to each other in the retracted position, said leg members are angularly separated in the extended position, and said main body support bracket is adapted to support a golf club when said leg members are in the extended position.

2. The golf club and golf pin stand according to claim 1, further comprising a first and a second chain, each chain having a pair of ends, each of said leg members being attached to one of said ends of said first chain, one of said ends of said second chain being attached to said first chain, and one of said ends of second chain being attached to said shaft of the golf pin.

3. A golf pin assembly, comprising in combination:

a golf pin having a shaft, said shaft having a vertical position and a horizontal position;

a main body support bracket adapted to connect to the shaft of the golf pin, said main support bracket having an elongated section with two central wings and a top end and a bottom end, each central wing having an aperture thereon;

a hose clamp being disposed on the top end of the elongated section and the bottom end of the elongated section, said hose clamps holding the shaft of the golf pin along the elongated section and between the two central wings;

a leg member being pivotally attached to each central wing with a rivet disposed at each aperture connecting the leg member to the central wing;

wherein said leg members pivot freely relative to said main body support bracket between a retracted position and an extended position, said leg members are substantially parallel to each other in the retracted position, said leg members are angularly separated in the extended position, and said main body support bracket is adapted to support a golf club when said leg members are in the extended position.

4. The golf pin assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a first and a second chain, each chain having a pair of ends, each of said leg members being attached to one of said ends of said first chain, one of said ends of said second chain being attached to said first chain, and one of said ends of second chain being attached to said shaft of the golf pin.