41 |
Ball mark repair tool |
US09732427 |
2000-12-08 |
US06244356B1 |
2001-06-12 |
John Luna |
A repair tool that attaches to the handle end of the shaft of a golf club for repairing golf ball marks on a putting green includes a body with spaced, radially arranged, circumferencial, wedge shaped prongs on a first said. A slotted skirt attached to the second side of the body, in combination with a tapered plug, a bolt and a nut, fits into the shaft and expands outward to tightly attach the tool to the golf club. A cap fits over the prongs to prevent injury to the golfer. A ridge on the prongs fits into an internal groove in the cap to prevent accidental removal of the cap while allowing the cap to be removed when desired. |
42 |
Lawn rake and cross head assembly |
US105931 |
1998-06-27 |
US6131381A |
2000-10-17 |
Thomas G. Milbury |
A lawn rake (100) has a cross head assembly (130) attached to a handle (120). A truncated tee (150) mounted on the cross arm (145) of the cross head assembly (130) receives the handle (120). A plurality of tines (170) is carried by the cross arm (145). The cross arm (145) is tubular and has a plurality of pairs (162) of apertures (164). The apertures (164) are larger than the cross section of the tines (170). The tines (170) are inserted through, and loosely positioned by, the apertures (164). The plurality of tines (170) forms an array (160) that is generally coplanar. The array (160) may form an obtuse angle with respect to the handle (120). Embodiments of the rake include arrays of tines (170) configured to form alternating rows of tines or a curvilinear arrangement of tines. A looped bend (178) formed in the end of each tine (170) distal to the ground engaging tip (176), snaps around the cross arm (145) to pivotally mount each tine (170). The tines (170) are replaceable, and are mountable on and removable from the cross arm (145) by application of finger force. The tines (170) are releasable. During raking action, an impact load directed upwardly on a tip (176) may cause release of the looped bend (178) from the cross arm (145), thereby preventing breakage of the tine (170). The lawn rake (100) can be used in a push mode. The lawn rake (100) may be distributed as a kit of parts. Components of lawn rake (100) are preferably made from a thermoplastic material. In particular the thermoplastic material may be polyvinylchloride. |
43 |
Divot repair device |
US585046 |
1996-01-11 |
US5730226A |
1998-03-24 |
George Kendall |
While playing golf, it is common to land a ball on the green and leave a divot or indentation. It is proper golf etiquette to repair this divot so as not to affect the game of a subsequent golfer. But, many golfers do not repair their own divots, either because they are not aware they should, or because repair takes too much effort. For those that do attempt to repair their own divots, they often do it incorrectly and damage the fragile green turf even more. Either way, the golf course keeper must expend considerable resource in repairing unfixed or incorrectly fixed divots. The device disclosed herein allows a golfer or grounds keeper to easily, quickly, and correctly repair green divots while standing. The user simply centers the device over a divot and presses down on the engagement knob. As the device is engaged, blades are angled into the turf under the divot, and then tilted inwardly to fill in the indentation. This action, which simulates the proper hand-repair method, correctly repairs the divot and leaves the green in proper playing condition. |
44 |
Golf ball mark repair tool |
US974205 |
1992-11-10 |
US5322130A |
1994-06-21 |
Al Ryden |
A ball repair tool has a plurality of fingers which extend first vertically into the surface of the green. After extending into the green vertically a specified distance, the plurality of fingers are forced conically inward to force both dirt and grass into the unrepaired ball mark. Once repaired, the fingers are retracted leaving a repaired ball mark. The holes made by the blades of the fingers aid in the repair of the ball mark by aerating the area around the repaired ball mark. The vertical extension of the fingers into the green before the conical motion to force dirt and grass into the ball mark provides sufficient depth of the repair area to adequately support the green area. |
45 |
Grass trimming device |
US905442 |
1992-06-29 |
US5242024A |
1993-09-07 |
William Van Houten |
A grass trimming device arranged to provide for circular removal of plug members in surrounding relationship about such components as sprinkler heads and the like is formed with a cylindrical body having continuous serrated lower edge spaced from an annular upper edge, with the cylindrical body defined about a body axis, with a handlebar mounted through the cylindrical body orthogonally relative to the axis adjacent the upper edge. The invention is arranged to include a herbicide dispensing structure selectively mounted into the cylindrical body and into the handlebar structure. |
46 |
Gardening device |
US279903 |
1981-07-02 |
US4435951A |
1984-03-13 |
Jurgen Dambroth |
A gardening device for operating on grass faces includes an operating device which is securable to an elongated handle and which has a plurality of cutting-like faces with conduits therebetween. The cutting-like faces are directed to the grass face to be worked on at an angle (.alpha.) with respect to the movement direction of the handle. |
47 |
Earth perforating implement |
US36716473 |
1973-06-05 |
US3838739A |
1974-10-01 |
POLLARD D |
An earth perforating implement is provided wherein the effective reach of the implement into the earth beyond first and second projecting means carried on shaft means of the implement differs in order that a hole produced to an initial depth in the earth using one end of the implement can be deepened using the opposite end of the implement, the first projecting means being adapted to receive foot pressure application from the user of the implement in forming the hole to the initial depth and the second projecting means being adapted to receive foot pressure application from the user of the implement in deepening the hole from the given depth.
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48 |
Tool for repairing divots made by golf balls |
US3618673D |
1968-11-18 |
US3618673A |
1971-11-09 |
GOSSETT FRED C |
A thermoplastic tool for digging into the turf of a golf course to repair a depression in the earth made by a golf ball. The tool has a V-shaped blade portion with a radiused puncture point and an integral handle with a transverse manipulating rib and a depressed area for advertising material in the handle.
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49 |
Concealed golf course and sand trap rake and container therefor |
US3584739D |
1969-12-11 |
US3584739A |
1971-06-15 |
ERICHSON EDWARD C; FINNEGAN JOHN F |
A rake for use in a golf course sand trap in which the rake has a head portion on the same plane as the handle which extends at an angle therefrom, the rake being stored, when not in use, in a container of minimum dimensions to hold the rake. The container is buried in the ground adjacent a sand trap, and is provided with a hinged cover having an artificial turf surface flush with the ground. Downward pressure on the cover unlatches the cover and an internal spring opens the cover and raises the rake handle from the container.
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50 |
Turf-repairing tool |
US3539017D |
1968-07-24 |
US3539017A |
1970-11-10 |
JOHNSON FOREST L |
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51 |
Turf repair implement |
US3456737D |
1966-02-25 |
US3456737A |
1969-07-22 |
RHYME WILLIAM M |
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52 |
Garden and lawn tool |
US53139855 |
1955-08-30 |
US2884278A |
1959-04-28 |
WAARA OTTO M |
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53 |
Golf course divot replacing tool |
US54562755 |
1955-11-08 |
US2869915A |
1959-01-20 |
GOOD GEORGE M |
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54 |
Combination lawn tool |
US35780740 |
1940-09-21 |
US2291160A |
1942-07-28 |
JOHNSON CHARLES W |
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55 |
Lawn spiking tool |
US33707340 |
1940-05-24 |
US2261722A |
1941-11-04 |
ERVINE JAMES R |
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56 |
Gardener's tool |
US68976233 |
1933-09-16 |
US1978659A |
1934-10-30 |
WHITTAKER NORMAN A |
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57 |
Cultivator |
US53745731 |
1931-05-14 |
US1887334A |
1932-11-08 |
SPAETH JOHN J |
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58 |
Tool for golf greens and the like |
US13642526 |
1926-09-20 |
US1653994A |
1927-12-27 |
EMMET RICHARD S |
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59 |
Rotary plow. |
US1911609353 |
1911-02-18 |
US1030489A |
1912-06-25 |
PETERSON JAMES |
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60 |
Feed-water heater. |
US1910598349 |
1910-12-20 |
US1003877A |
1911-09-19 |
COLLINS JOHN M |
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