Patent ID: 6672977
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A multi-functional golf accessory, comprising:(a) an elongated shaft having spaced apart upper and lower end portions; (b) a handle attached to said upper end portion of said shaft; (c) a ball teeing mechanism mounted to said lower end portion of said shaft and including a pair of arms being movable toward and away from one another between capture and release positions and having respective outer end portions defining respective elements extending in opposing relation to one another for capturing and holding a golf ball and a tee therebetween when said arms are moved toward one another to said capture position and for releasing the golf ball and tee therefrom when said arms are moved away from one another to said release position; (d) an actuating mechanism including a finger-actuatable trigger movably mounted to said handle and extending outwardly therefrom and means for movably coupling said trigger to said arms of said ball teeing mechanism such that in response to movement of said trigger in a first direction said arms are moved from said release position to said capture position whereas in response to movement of said trigger in a second direction opposite to said first direction said arms are moved from said capture position to said release position; (e) a tee height setting device mounted to a side of said ball teeing mechanism and being operable to preset the height at which the tee can be implanted into ground by said ball teeing mechanism; and (f) a ball retrieving device mounted to said ball teeing mechanism opposite to said side thereof mounting said tee height setting mechanism, said ball retrieving device being pivotally movable between an upper storage position in which said ball retrieving device extends along said shaft and a lower retrieving position in which said ball retrieving device extends beyond said ball teeing mechanism for inserting into a cup to retrieve a ball therefrom.