Patent ID: 6217465
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
The method of relieving an impact caused by a golf ball striking and indenting the turf of a golf green comprising the steps of:a) piercing the center of an indentation with a blade of an impact relief tool and sliding said blade side to side to create a small void in the turf past the sides of the indentation, said impact relief tool comprising:1. a handle to be grasped by a hand of a person;2. a substantially flat and solid blade extending from a front end of said handle, said blade having a pair of coextensive dull edges along opposite sides thereof formed thereon and said sides coming together to form a single blunt point on a forward end, so that said blade can be easily inserted by the person below a concave ball mark and compacted area made by a golf ball striking a golf green turf, to leverage the golf green turf inwardly relieving the compacted area for repair and leveling thereof;3. said handle having a knurled surface for grasping and a longitudinal slot extending inwardly from said front end on a long edge;4. said blade having a shank on a rearward end opposite from said blunt point on said forward end, whereby said shank of said blade fits into said longitudinal slot at said front end of said handle, and means for locking said blade into an extended working position;5. a removable pivot pin extending transversely through said handle at said front end and said shank of said blade, to allow replacement of said blade and to pivot from the working locked extended position to a stored folded position within said longitudinal slot in said handle, said pin being removable to permit replacement of said blade;6. a push release mechanism on one side of said handle, which when manually depressed, will release said blade that was placed in the stored, folded position, so that said blade can go into the working locked extended position; andPA