Mending device for golf grass fields
A mending device for golf grass fields includes a flexible housing and a mending rack. The flexible housing has a holding section and an extension. The holding section has a holding trough and a holding bore. The mending rack is for mending operation, and may be held in the holding trough. The extension may be bent with a tail end inserting into the holding bore to be hung on user's body or a golf bag to facilitate carrying and storing.
The present invention relates to a mending device for golf grass fields and particularly to a golf grass field mending device that is easy to carry and use and may be held snuggly in a user's pocket.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONGolf is a popular outdoor sport and leisure activity loved by many people. Besides the golf clubs, grass field mending device also is a widely used accessory. When the golf ball drops onto the putting green, the grass field is hit and forms a shallow dimple. To avoid affecting putting accuracy, users often try to mend the earth beneath the indented grass field before putting.
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Therefore the primary object of the present invention is to provide a mending device for golf grass fields that is easy to carry and use and may be held neatly and snuggly in user's pocket.
To achieve the aforesaid object, the grass field mending device according to the invention includes a flexible housing and a mending rack. The flexible housing has a holding section and an extension. The holding section has a holding trough and a holding bore. The mending rack has a mending end and a handgrip. The mending end has a plurality of mending arms for use in mending operation. The mending end and the handgrip may be selectively held in the holding trough. The extension may be bent and has a tail end able to be inserted into the holding bore to be hung on the human body or the golf bag.
By means of the design of the invention, the flexible housing can hold the mending rack, and the tail end of the housing may be bent and inserted into the holding bore to be hung on the human body or the golf bag. Carrying and use are easier. Moreover, the mending device can be stored in the flexible housing which may be snuggly held in user's pocket because of the material nature. The soils attached to the mending device also may be cleared to keep the pocket clean and neat.
The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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By means of the construction set forth above, with the flexible housing 210, when the mending rack 220 is not in use, the tail end of the extension 214 may be inserted into the holding bore 212b to form a ring to hang on user's body or golf bag to facilitate carrying. When in use for mending the grass field, the mending rack 220 may be separately removed from the holding trough 212a. It also may be used in the condition shown in
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While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
1. A mending device for golf grass fields, comprising:
- a flexible housing having a holding section and an extension, the holding section having a holding trough and a holding bore; and
- a mending rack having a mending end and a handgrip, the mending end having a plurality of mending arms, the mending end and the handgrip being selectively held in the holding trough, the extension being bendable and having a tail end able to be inserted into the holding bore to be hung on a user or a golf club bag.
2. The mending device for golf grass fields of claim 1, wherein the handgrip has at least one anchor slot, the holding trough having anchor lugs on inner walls corresponding to each other and engageable with the anchor slot when the mending end or the handgrip is held in the holding trough to couple the mending rack with the flexible housing.
3. The mending device for golf grass fields of claim 1, wherein the tail end of the extension is formed in a tapered and conical manner to facilitate inserting into the holding bore.
4. The mending device for golf grass fields of claim 1, wherein the mending end has a sloped surface on a front end to facilitate mending operation.
5. The mending device for golf grass fields of claim 1, wherein the holding trough has an opening opposite to the extension.
6. The mending device for golf grass fields of claim 1, wherein the flexible housing is made of rubber.
7. The mending device for golf grass fields of claim 1, wherein the flexible housing is made of silicon.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 17, 2004
Publication Date: Jun 22, 2006
Inventor: Yu-Chih Tsai (Banciao City)
Application Number: 11/013,480
International Classification: A63B 57/00 (20060101);