Patent ID: 6752219
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
A turf cutting and handling system for forming a borehole for setting a golf green cup, comprising:a generally cylindrical hollow barrel with a cutting edge disposed about a lower periphery of the barrel; a manually grippable handle disposed about an upper portion of said barrel, so as to permit said barrel to be rotated by means of said handle and inserted into the turf of a golf playing surface by a human operator, with the cutting barrel being adapted to be withdrawn from the turf so as to extract a cylindrical plug of turf; an ejection port, disposed in said barrel above said cutting edge and below said handle; and an ejector plunger for pushing the plug of turf extracted by the barrel upwardly in the barrel from a cut position and into registry with said ejection port, thereby permitting manual removal of the turf plug from the ejection port.