Golf equipment inventory device
OwnerJeffrey V. Boleyinventor
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Abstract
A device to monitor golf club location includes a marker mechanism, positionable on a golf club that imparts a unique identification to the club. The device also includes sensing mechanisms for sensing removal and return of the golf club into or out of a bag by sensing a change with respect to the marker. The device also includes a readout mechanism that receives a signal from the sensing mechanisms and transmits the status to the golfer.
Claims12
A device positionable on a golf bag for monitoring golf club presence in the bag, comprising:
- a marker mechanism positionable in a grip shaft of the golf club, the marker mechanism including an identification medium unique to a particular golf club wherein the marker includes one or more teeth for positioning the marker within a golf club shaft and wherein the marker teeth are made of a reversibly deformable material;
- a sensing mechanism for sensing position of the golf club with respect to the golf bag thereby indicating club presence in the bag by sensing a change with respect to the marker;
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- a readout mechanism capable of receiving a signal from the sensing mechanism and capable of notifying a golfer as the status of clubs presence.
A marker device positionable in a grip shaft of a golf club for identifying the golf club to a sensor, the device comprising:
- a retaining component for retaining the marker device in the grip shaft;
- a shaft component attached to the retaining component;
- wherein the retaining component and the shaft component are made of a reversibly deformable material;
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- media containing information that identifies the golf club to a sensor.
A golf club comprising a head, a shaft and a grip wherein a marker mechanism is positioned in the grip of the golf cub, the marker mechanism including an identification medium unique to the golf club.
A device positionable on a golf bag for monitoring golf club presence in the bag, comprising:
- a marker mechanism positioned in a grip component of the golf club, the marker mechanism including an identification medium unique to the particular golf club;
- a sensing mechanism for sensing position of the golf club with respect to the bag thereby indicating club presence in the bag by sensing a change with respect to the marker;
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- a readout mechanism capable of receiving a signal from the sensing mechanism and capable of notifying a golfer as to the status of a club presence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.