Patents by Inventor Richard E. Rusin, Jr.

Richard E. Rusin, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5511785
    Abstract: An improved golf club including a shaft recessing divot tool is provided. The divot tool is a body having a first end portion connected to the club, and a second end portion including two extending prongs. The first end portion of the tool is cylindrical and includes a slot which engages a pin located in the hollow end of the shaft of the club. The prongs at the second end portion are located side-by-side and include tapered end portions for penetrating turf or soil. The tool is movable from a first locked position in which the tool is recessed substantially within the shaft of the club, to a second locked and extended position in which the prongs of the tool extend outwardly from the end of the shaft for use by a golfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Inventor: Richard E. Rusin, Jr.