Combination golf club cover and rake
OwnerGloria R. Juliusinventor
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Abstract
A sand-rake comprises a rake head portion attached to a golf club head cover that has a golf club inserted into it. This arrangement allows a golfer to dress the surface of sand in a sand trap by holding the shaft of the club and raking the sand with the teeth of the rake head to yield a desired ridged sand surface. The head, or face, cover portion is made from a resilient plastic material and has a pocket-like shape with an aperture allowing insertion or removal of the club head. A rake head portion having teeth substantially wider than a groove in the face of the golf club, may be integrally formed with, or otherwise attached to the cover. In one embodiment, the rake teeth are individually attached to the head cover in order to adapt the sand-rake to local conditions.
Claims2
A combination head cover and rake head for use with a golf club, the combination head cover and rake head comprising:
- a toothed rake head portion comprising a plurality of teeth, each of the teeth having a predetermined width substantially greater than a width of a groove in a face of a head of the golf club, each of the teeth spaced apart from an adjacent one of the teeth by a distance substantially equal to the predetermined width;
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- a head cover portion made of a semi-rigid, flexible material, the head cover portion comprising an aperture, the cover portion shaped to receive the head;
- wherein the head cover portion comprises a second groove and wherein each of the teeth comprises a base portion cooperating with the second groove for insertion thereinto.
A golfer's sand rake comprising:
- a golf club comprising a shaft and a head comprising a face having a groove formed therein;
- a head cover portion made of a semi-rigid, flexible material, the head cover portion comprising an aperture, the head cover portion receiving the head therein;
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- a toothed rake head portion comprising a plurality of teeth arranged in a row, each of the teeth having a predetermined width substantially greater than a width of the groove, each of the teeth spaced apart from an adjacent one of the teeth by a distance substantially equal to the predetermined width, the toothed take head portion attached to the head cover portion, the rake-head portion not extending laterally outward beyond the head of the club.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.