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US 10,822,880 B2Granted
Golf tee insert device and method for inserting a golf tee into the ground
OwnerAmy Knottinventor
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Abstract
A golf tee insert device is provided herein. More specifically, a hand-held device for punching a hole in the ground is provided, where the hole is designed to receive a golf tee. The device may include a punch that is spring-activated, pneumatic, or electromagnetic. The punch is propelled out of the device a predetermined distance to create a tee-sized hole in the ground.
Claims20
A device for creating a hole in the ground, the device comprising:
- a handle;
- a device head interconnected to the handle, the device head comprising a front end and a rear end;
- a punch extending outwardly from the front end of the device head, the punch comprising:
- a tip on a first end;
- a proximal end opposite the tip, the proximal end positioned in the device head;
- a cylindrical portion between the tip and the proximal end;
- an indention in the cylindrical portion and positioned a predetermined distance from the tip;
- and
- a stop ring positioned proximate the proximal end;
- a racking lever interconnected to the punch, wherein one end of the racking lever engages the stop ring;
- a trigger mechanism comprising a flange extending from an upper portion of the trigger mechanism;
- a locking lever rotatable around a pivot point, wherein the locking lever comprises a cutout sized and shaped to receive a distal end of the flange, and wherein the locking lever comprises a locking lever head with a nose, the nose sized and shaped to engage the indention in the punch;
- and
- a spring interconnected to the rear end of the device head and the proximal end of the punch.
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A device for creating a hole in the ground, the device comprising:
- a handle;
- a head interconnected to the handle, the head comprising a front end, a rear end, and a cutout on a side;
- a punch extending outwardly from the front end of the head, the punch comprising:
- a tip on a first end;
- a proximal end opposite the tip, the proximal end positioned in the head;
- and
- a cylindrical portion between the tip and the proximal end;
- a racking lever interconnected to the punch proximate the proximal end, the racking lever having a distal end extending out of the cutout in the head;
- a trigger mechanism;
- and
- a spring interconnected to the rear end of the head and the proximal end of the punch.
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A method of using a device to punch a hole in the ground, comprising:
- providing a device comprising:
- a handle;
- a device head interconnected to the handle, the device head comprising a front end and a rear end;
- a punch extending outwardly from the front end of the device head, the punch comprising:
- a tip on a first end;
- a proximal end opposite the tip;
- an indention a predetermined distance from the tip;
- and
- a stop ring positioned proximate the proximal end;
- a racking lever interconnected to the punch, wherein one end of the racking lever engages the stop ring;
- a trigger mechanism comprising a trigger;
- a locking lever rotatable around a pivot point, wherein the locking lever comprises a locking lever head with a nose, the nose sized and shaped to engage the indention in the punch;
- and
- a spring interconnected to an inner surface on the rear end of the device head and the proximal end of the punch;
- pulling the racking lever toward the rear end of the device head until the nose of the locking lever engages the indention in the punch;
- compressing the trigger;
- and
- driving the punch out of the device head and into the ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.