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US 4,960,278 AGranted
Golfer's combined divot repair and distance measuring device
OwnerMelvin F. Haineyinventor
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Abstract
A pocket-sized divot repair tool which has two strong, thin metal prongs rigidly attached to a disc-shaped handle which contains a spool of very fine, high-strength, man-made line of substantial length fastened to a hookclamp which may be unsnapped from the handle, hooked around a golf flagstick and played out in order to measure relative distance to competing golf balls. The line is retrieved by opening a crank hinged to the spool, after which the crank is closed and the hook/clamp snapped back onto the handle locking itself and the spool firmly into place.
Claims3
A golfer's divot repair and distance measuring tool which comprises:
- a disc-shaped handle rigidly attached to two strong prongs, whereby the proper twisting and prying force can be applied to sod for the effective repair of a divot caused by a golf ball,
- a rotatable spool of fine, man-made line contained within said disc-shape handle, attached at its outer end to a removable clamp designed to snap around a standard golf course flag stick so that the relative distance to two or more golf balls may be measured by reeling out the line, said rotatable spool containing a hinged crank by means of which said line may be rewound and said removable clamp returned to its original position where it locks said rotatable spool firmly into place and becomes a smooth, integral part of said disc-shaped handle.
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