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Extendible golf toolExtendible golf tool description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080070715, Extendible golf tool. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]The present invention is generally directed to golf accessories, and more particularly to an extendible golf tool which can be used to repair a divot or to retrieve or pick-up a golf ball. [0002]During play, numerous golf balls land on typically all eighteen greens of a golf course. Invariably, when a golf ball contacts the soft surface of a putting green, it will create a concave impression on the surface of the green. This concave impression is known in golf as a "divot". The divots not only ruin the aesthetic appearance of the green, they also change the playing surface and interfere with the players' ability to putt properly. In other words, a putting stroke on a green involves stroking the ball with a putter with just sufficient force so that the ball will roll down on the soft surface towards the hole with the aim that it will end up in the cup. Even a slight deformation or imperfection of the green surface could change the intended path of the ball thereby changing its course away from the cup. Since golf is a game where every stroke counts, the rules obligate every golfer to repair all divots they see or create on the putting surface. [0003]However, to the dismay of many groundskeepers, many golfers either overlook or do not repair the divots as the process requires a golfer to bend down to the surface of the putting green in order to use a standard divot tool, which is about 21/2-3 inches long. Bending down and then getting back to an upright position presents an insurmountable challenge to many golfers, particularly the senior golfers. [0004]In addition, sometimes it becomes necessary for the golfer to bend down to retrieve the ball from the cup. [0005]In my co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/418,028, filed May 5, 2006, entitled "Golf Ball Retriever Attachment", which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by reference, I disclose an attachment that can be mounted on a golf club to retrieve or pick-up a golf ball. Various other devices are disclosed in FIGS. 1-2 of the '028 application and U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,723,091, 5,328,174, and 6,638,177. [0006]As noted above, the conventional divot tool requires golfers to bend down to repair a divot making the task rather cumbersome and undesirable. Likewise, the conventional devices disclosed in FIGS. 1-2 of the aforementioned '028 application, and in the patents referred to above, offer various solutions to retrieve a ball, they are complex and difficult to use, and require carrying of an entirely separate device adding to the overall number of accessories to be carried by a golfer. Additionally, the prior art golf ball retrieving devices cannot be simply attached to a support or removed therefrom without causing some damage. [0007]Therefore, there is a need in the industry for an extendible golf tool that eliminates the need for a golfer to bend down to the ground to fix a divot, or to retrieve a golf ball, when the ball is in the cup. OBJECTS AND BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008]The principal object of the present invention is to provide a golf tool which overcomes the drawbacks associated with conventional devices. [0009]An object of the present invention is to provide a golf tool which is simple in design and construction, and can be easily used to fix a divot or to retrieve a golf ball, when in the cup. [0010]Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf tool which is extendible and prevents the need for a golfer to bend down to fix a divot or to retrieve a golf ball, from the cup. [0011]Another object of the present invention is to provide an extendible golf tool which can be conveniently clipped onto a belt or a pocket for easy portability. [0012]Another object of the present invention is to provide an extendible golf tool which functions as a dual purpose golf tool. [0013]In summary, the main object of the present invention is to provide a golf tool, which is simple in design and construction, easy to use, inexpensive to manufacture, and which is extendible thereby preventing the need for a golfer to bend down to fix a divot or to retrieve a golf ball, when the ball is in the cup. [0014]In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, an extendible golf tool includes a handle portion with first and second end portions, an extendible portion with a first end portion operably connected to one of the first and second end portions of the handle portion, and a generally pointed tool operably connected to a second end portion of the extendible portion. [0015]In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, an extendible golf tool includes a handle portion with front and rear portions, a telescopic extendible portion with a rear portion connected to the front portion of the handle portion, and a pointed tool removably connected to a front portion of the extendible portion. The pointed tool includes an angled fork section and a base section. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0016]One of the above and other objects, novel features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment(s) invention, as illustrated in the drawings, in which: [0017]FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of an extendible golf tool in accordance with the present invention, shown partially extended; [0018]FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1, showing the golf tool assembled and fully extended; [0019]FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the golf tool showing FIG. 1; [0020]FIG. 4 is a side view of the golf tool shown in FIG. 3; [0021]FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing the golf tool in use to fix a divot; and Continue reading about Extendible golf tool... 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