Patent Application
20220032140
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The disclosure relates to caddy tool devices and more particularly pertains to a new caddy tool device for fulfilling a variety of maintenance needs for the game of golf.
The prior art relates to caddy tool devices including a housing for holding a pair of golf tees and a ball marker that is attachable to a user's belt. The prior art discloses a plate that has a plurality of holders mounted thereon for holding golf tees and a divot fork and which is wearable on a user's belt. The prior art discloses a retractable divot fork for repairing golf divots. The prior art discloses a golf storage device for storing golf tees, a divot fork, ball markers and a hand towel. The prior art discloses a golf storage device that has a divot fork and a brush each being suspended on a storage hook. The prior art discloses a variety of wearable storage devices for storing a plurality of golf tees.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a handle that has a recess integrated therein. A ball marker is removably positionable in the recess for marking the location of a golf ball on a golf course. A divot fork is slidably coupled to the handle for lifting and repairing divots in the golf course. A brush is slidably coupled to the handle for scrubbing implements for playing golf.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The first end 14 has a first well 30 extending toward the second end 16 and the second end 16 has a second well 32 extending toward the first end 14. The top side 20 has a first slot 34 extending into the first well 30 and the first slot 34 is oriented collinear with the first well 30. The top side 20 has a second slot 36 extending into the second well 32 and the second slot 36 is oriented collinear with the second well 32. A magnet 38 is provided and the magnet 38 is integrated into the lower bounding surface 28 of the recess 26. As is most clearly shown in
A ball marker 46 is removably positionable in the recess 26 such that the ball marker 46 is accessible to mark the location of a golf ball on a golf course. The ball marker 46 has a bottom surface 48 and the bottom surface 48 abuts the lower bounding surface 28 of the recess 26 when the ball marker 46 is positioned in the recess 26. The bottom surface 48 is comprised of a magnetic material thereby facilitating the magnet 38 to retain the ball marker 46 in the recess 26. The ball marker 46 may be structured in a manner similar to existing, conventional golf ball markers.
A divot fork 50 is slidably coupled to the handle 12 for lifting and repairing divots in the golf course. The divot fork 50 is slidably positioned in the first well 30. Additionally, the divot fork 50 has a pair of tines 52 that is each exposed when the divot fork 50 is in a deployed position. Conversely, each of the tines 52 is retracted into the first well 30 when the divot fork 50 is in a stored position. A fork button 54 is coupled to the divot fork 50 and the fork button 54 extends through the first slot 34 in the top side 20 of the outer surface 18 of the handle 12. In this way the fork button 54 can be manipulated by a user to slide the divot fork 50 between the deployed position and the stored position.
A brush 56 is slidably coupled to the handle 12 for scrubbing implements for playing golf. The brush 56 is slidably positioned in the second well 32. Additionally, the brush 56 has a plurality of bristles 58 that is each exposed when the brush 56 is positioned in a stored position. Conversely, each of the bristles 58 is retracted into the second well 32 when the brush 56 is positioned in a stored position. Each of the bristles 58 may be comprised of steel or other sufficiently stiff material for scrubbing the face of golf clubs. A brush button 60 is coupled to the brush 56 and the brush button 60 extends through the second slot 36 in the top side 20 of the outer surface 18 of the handle 12. In this way the brush button 60 can be manipulated by a user to slide the brush 56 between the deployed position and the stored position.
An engagement 62 is coupled to the front side 22 of the outer surface 18 of the handle 12. A coupler 64 is provided and the coupler 64 is removably coupled to the engagement 62. The coupler 64 includes a gate 66 that is hingedly integrated therein for opening and closing the coupler 64. The coupler 64 may comprise a D-ring or other similar type of closed loop. A towel 68 is removably attachable to the coupler 64 for wiping or cleaning an object. The towel 68 has a grommet 70 extending therethrough and the coupler 64 is extendable through the grommet 70 for attaching the towel 68 to the coupler 64.
In use, the fork button 54 is manipulated to slide the divot fork 50 into the deployed position for repairing divots on a golf course. The brush button 60 is manipulated to slide the brush 56 into the deployed position for cleaning various surfaces, such as golf club faces, golf balls and soles of golf shoes. The ball marker 46 is stored in the recess 26 until such time that the user needs to mark a golf ball. Moreover, the towel 68 is available for the user at any time. In this way the user can fulfill a variety of the maintenance needs of the game of golf with a single device. Additionally, the belt clip 40 ensures that the handle 12 can be stored on the user's belt such that the handle 12 is readily accessible at all times for the user.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
