Abstract: A golf club holder defined by an elongate rod, the distal end of which is insertable into a support surface. A club shaft receiver block is attached to the rod's proximal end, and that block includes at least one aperture formed therethrough in substantially parallel relation to the longitudinal axis of the rod. A slot communicates through the side of the block with the aperture such that a golf club shaft may be passed through the slot, and the exterior of the club shaft will engage the interior of the aperture to hold the club therein with the club head above the support surface. In alternate embodiments of the invention, the receiver block may include more than one aperture/slot combination so that the holder may retain a corresponding number of golf clubs.

Abstract: An improved apparatus and method are described for attaching a finger to a birdie block without affecting the attachment of other fingers to the birdie block. A finger may be attached to a birdie block that includes a lower portion in which a plurality of radially spaced apart notches are formed, with a ring and a spring being disposed around the notches of the lower portion to engage the finger and thereby resiliently attach the finger to the birdie block.

Abstract: An apparatus for assisting the manual loading and unloading of bottles into and out of cases comprising a guide plate, a bottle holder, a bottle holder actuating mechanism, and a handle. The bottle holder comprises a pair of flaps pivotally connected to the guide plate, the flaps being adjacent and parallel to one another, and the flaps being movable between a closed and an open position. The flaps have a bottle retaining structure for retaining the bottles in the bottle holder. Each flap of the pair of flaps of the bottle holder has a pivot axis about which the flaps may pivot. The pivot axis is located below a plane defined by the tops of the bottles when the bottles are retained by the bottle retaining structure. The flaps are selectively moved between the open and the closed position by the bottle holder actuating mechanism, capturing the bottles within the bottle retaining structure.