Golf disc and flying disc and multipurpose pick up tool

• US 8,657,351 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2008
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph Allen Johnson
• Original Assignee: Joseph Allen Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Joseph Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): Novosad, Christopher J
• Application Number:
  US12/283,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20090115211A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,995 Days
• Field of Search: 294/65.5, 294/51, 294/26, 473/286, 473/131, D21/789, D21/721, 151/05, 151/441, 151/442, 151/443, 135/74, 135/143, 716/7, 790/1, 403/291, 403/225, 403/220
• US Class Current: 294/19.2
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/52 Frame members linked by elastic means when disassembled
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 65/10 Discus discs; Quoits
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0001 Games specially adapted for handicapped, blind or bed-ridden persons
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/18 Throwing or slinging toys, e.g. flying disc toys discs used in athletics A63B65/10as part of a game A63F9/02; sling weapons F41B3/00; spring toy guns F41B7/08
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/455 Elastomer interposed between radially spaced members
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/54 Flexible member is joint component

Abstract

The GOLF DISC AND FLYING DISC AND MULTIPURPOSE PICK UP TOOL is a lightweight, collapsible, segmented shaft fitted with a durable suction cup. The suction cup provides a vacuum adhesion on either side, or any location, on the golf disc or flying disc or other generally flat and smooth objects. The disc or object can then be picked up (retrieved) from any surface or obstacle within reach. A flick of the finger to the suction cup edge breaks the vacuum and the tool and disc or object are separated. The tool can be deployed and used with one hand. The tool can be carried and used as extended or folded and stowed.

Claims

1. A tubular, segmented, extensible folding pick up tool comprising:

tubing segments, each having an attached coupling sleeve with a female diameter sized to receive mating male segments whereby all of the segments can be connected together male-female and thereby form a tool shaft;

a length of elastic stretch cord laced through a center hole of all connected tubing segments and having finite pre-tension applied and secured in place at both ends with a knot to anchor the cord ends, fashioned to allow the tool to be extended and deployed with cord tension holding all segments together or held in a collapsed state after having pulled all segments apart and folded;

a cap, fitted on a non-coupling sleeved end of the tool shaft;

a user-changeable suction cup fitted on a coupling sleeved end of the tool shaft, fashioned to be pressed against a surface of a golf disc or a flying plastic disc and create a suction bond to enable pick up of the golf disc or flying plastic disc.

2. The extensible, folding pick up tool of claim 1, further comprising a tool in which said tubing segments do not exceed ⅜

inches in diameter.

3. The extensible, folding pick up tool of claim 1, further comprising a tool fashioned to be used with only one hand to grasp, deploy, extend and pick up a golf disc or flying plastic disc.