Golf green divot repair tool
AssigneeEvolve Golf
InventorBenjamin J. Maloy
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Abstract
A golf green divot repair tool includes a body portion and a single elongate prong attached to the body portion and defining a longitudinal axis. The body portion has opposed upper and lower surfaces, with the upper surface including a thumb pad, the thumb pad defined by an arcuate recess, opposed side walls located on either side of the recess, and a stop located adjacent the prong, the recess, side walls and stop smoothly merging with each other. The prong includes a tip and a shaft, the shaft being attached to the body portion, the shaft including at least two upper faces that merge at a plough edge, the plough edge being centered on the shaft parallel with the longitudinal axis.
Claims14
A golf green divot repair tool, comprising:
- a body portion;
- and
- a single elongate prong attached to the body portion and defining a longitudinal axis;
- wherein the body portion has opposed upper and lower surfaces, with the upper surface including a thumb pad, the thumb pad defined by an arcuate recess, opposed side walls located on either side of the recess, and, a stop located adjacent the prong, the recess, side walls and stop smoothly merging with each other;
- wherein the prong includes a tip and a shaft, the shaft being attached to the body portion, the shaft including at least two upper faces that merge at a plough edge, the plough edge being centered on the shaft parallel with the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the shaft is generally pentagonal in cross-suction, and
- wherein the shaft includes opposed side walls, and wherein the side walls are substantially parallel with each other.
A golf green divot repair tool, comprising:
- a body portion;
- and
- a single elongate prong attached to the body portion and defining a longitudinal axis;
- wherein the body portion has opposed upper and lower surfaces, with the upper surface including a thumb pad, the thumb pad defined by an arcuate recess, opposed side walls located on either side of the recess, and a stop located, adjacent the prong, the recess, side walls and stop smoothly merging with each other;
- wherein the prong includes a tip and a shaft, the shaft being attached to the body portion, the shaft including at least two upper faces that merge at a plough edge, the plough edge being centered on the shaft parallel with the longitudinal axis, the shaft being generally pentagonal in cross-section and further including opposed side walls that are substantially parallel with each other, and wherein the shaft tapers from end to end, with a narrower end being adjacent the tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.