Digital memory golf green repair tool systems

• US 9,168,440 B1
• Filed: 11/05/2014
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Finndustries, LLC
• Original Assignee: Finndustries, LLC
• Inventors: Dean, Paavola
• Primary Examiner(s): CUFF, MICHAEL A
• Application Number:
  US14/534,165
• Time in Patent Office: 356 Days
• Field of Search: 473/408, 700/92
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/08 magnetic
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/54 Transponders, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/685 for electronic devices, e.g. phone, PDA, GPS device, notebook
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/35 with magnets
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/50 specially adapted for course maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0669 Score-keepers or score display devices

Abstract

An apparatus is provided which is capable of repairing a golf green as well as concealing a detachable electronic component, providing digital audio and LCD display screen components, and having a GPS chip and RFID device, in multiple embodiments of the present invention. The electronic component comprises a port which is a USB-compatible device, and may also be connected to a flash memory device to allow a user to save data files captured by the memory device and upload to any device with a USB port.

Claims

1. A golf green repair tool system comprising:

a divot tool body having at least two separable sections, a top section and a bottom section, whereby said top section and said bottom section are coupled together via USB port;

said top section comprising;

at least two tines adapted to repair a golf green surface;

a cavity adapted to provide for housing a USB male port; and

a top section outer surface comprising a face surface, said face surface comprising an indentation adapted for a thumb; and

said bottom section comprising;

a fixed USB male port adapted to mate with said top section cavity;

a bottom section outer surface face for adjacently mating with said top section face surface when top section and bottom section are mated, said bottom section outer surface face comprising a removable ball marker;

an electronics package; and

a magnet adapted for magnetically mating with said removable ball marker; and

wherein said magnet is shielded for protection of an the electronics package.

2. The golf green repair tool system of claim 1, wherein said electronics package comprises:

a digital memory device coupled to said USB male port.

3. The golf green repair tool system of claim 2, wherein said electronics package comprises:

a microprocessor in communication with said digital memory device; and

a rechargeable battery coupled to said microprocessor.

4. The golf green repair tool system of claim 3, further comprising at least a second port positioned on a side adjacent to said bottom section outer surface face, said port adapted for providing power to said rechargeable battery and communicably coupled with said microprocessor so as to allow information flow through said second port to load onto said digital memory device.

5. The golf green repair tool system of claim 4, further comprising at least a third port positioned on said side adjacent next to said at least second port.

6. The golf green repair tool system of claim 3, further comprising at least one control button in communication with said microprocessor, said at least one control button positioned on said side adjacent next to said at least second port.

7. The golf green repair tool system of claim 3, wherein said digital memory device comprises a pre-loaded data file.

8. The golf green repair tool system of claim 1, wherein said electronics package comprises an audio component.

9. The golf green repair tool system of claim 8, wherein said magnet is mounted on the interior of the tool body cavity.

10. The golf green repair tool system of claim 1, wherein said electronics package comprises an RFID antenna.

11. A golf green repair tool system comprising a body with at least a first section and at least a second section, said at least first section and said second section being separable;

said system further comprising;

at least two tines emanating from an end of said body;

a digital memory system; and

a USB male port electronically coupled to said digital memory system, said USB male port positioned opposite said at least two tines, said USB male port positioned on either of said first or second sections;

a cavity for housing said USB male port on the other of said either of said first or second sections, said cavity comprising a shield wall to protect electronic components;

a front surface, said front surface comprising a separable ball marker, said ball marker being magnetically mated to a magnet embedded in said front surface, wherein said magnet is positioned adjacent to said cavity shield wall.

12. The golf green repair tool system of claim 11 further comprising a display screen on said front surface.

13. The golf green repair tool system of claim 11 further comprising an outer side wall adjacent to said front surface, said side wall comprising at least one control button.

14. The golf green repair tool system of claim 13, said side wall further comprising a second port.

15. The golf green repair tool system of claim 11, further comprising a USB female port for mating with said male port to provide for data transfer between said digital memory system and said USB female port.

16. The golf green repair tool system of claim 15 further comprising a second port adapted to provide communication between said female USB port and an external component.

17. The golf green repair tool system of claim 16 wherein said second port comprises a micro-USB port.

18. The golf green repair tool system of claim 11, wherein said electronics components consist of said USB port coupled with said digital memory system.

19. The golf green repair tool system of claim 18, wherein said digital memory system comprises a flash memory device.