Golf ball positioning device
OwnerTim L. Hultquistinventor
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Abstract
A golf ball location marker is provided that provides controlled release of a powder under user control for marking the location of a golf ball on a green in a manner so as to avoid the possibility of interfering with subsequent golf putts, while precisely marking the ball's location and without permanently marking the green or causing harm to the green. Several embodiments of this invention are provided, specifically for use as a hand-held device, or alternatively as installed in the end of a golf club or a walking stick or pole.
Claims20
A golf ball location marker, comprising:
- (A) a container, having a top and a peripheral wall;
- (B) a cap attached to said top of said container, wherein said cap further comprises an opening;
- (C) a cover for covering said opening of said cap;
- (D) a spring within said container to provide force to hold normally closed said cover over said opening;
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- (E) a powder within said container, wherein said powder is releasable by moving said cover from said opening of said cap.
A golf ball location marker, comprising:
- (A) a pole having a first end and a second end and having a cavity in said first end;
- (B) a container, having a top and a peripheral wall, within said cavity in said first end of said pole;
- (C) a cap attached to said top of said container, wherein said cap further comprises an opening;
- (D) a cover for covering said opening of said cap;
- (E) a spring within said container to provide force to hold normally closed said cover over said opening;
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- (F) a powder within said container, wherein said powder is releasable by moving said cover from said opening of said cap.
A golf ball location marker, comprising:
- (A) a golf club having a handle and having a cavity in said handle;
- (B) a container, having a top and a peripheral wall within said cavity of said golf club;
- (C) a cap attached to said top of said container, wherein said cap further comprises an opening;
- (D) a cover for covering said opening of said cap;
- (E) a spring within said container to provide force to hold normally closed said cover over said opening;
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- (F) a powder within said container, wherein said powder is releasable by moving said cover from said opening of said cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.