Patent ID: 9669275
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A divot repair apparatus, comprising: a hopper for holding a fill material, the hopper being adapted to be removably carried on a user's back; a conduit having a flow channel and an outlet end for dispensing the fill material from the hopper; a valve mechanism connected to the conduit for controlling the flow of fill material from the hopper, the valve mechanism including: an outlet biasing member positioned at the spaced distance from the outlet end of the conduit, the outlet biasing member being configured to bias the valve plate from the open position to the closed position; and a valve actuator for moving the valve plate from the closed position to the open position, wherein the pair of lever arms are interconnected between the valve actuator and the valve plate, the lever arms being pivotably connected to the conduit to convert movement of the valve actuator to a corresponding movement of the valve plate from the closed position to the open position.