Patent Publication Number: US-6220973-B1

Title: Multiple function golf auxiliary tool

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a multiple functional golf auxiliary tool comprising some auxiliary devices, such as a receiving housing, one or more ball emitting posts, a grass removing fork, one or two sets of cleaning brushes, a counting disk, and a mark block, which are installed at a receiving housing. Thus, the present invention is compact and can be carried by user himself (or herself). 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Some auxiliary devices are used in golf for meeting different requirements in sporting. For example, as a golf ball is beat, the post for emitting ball must be inserted in the grass for positioning the golf ball. When the grass are not smooth so as to affect the traveling of the ball, a grass removing fork is necessary to smooth the grass. When dirt is accumulated on the surface of a rod, a cleaning brush is needed to brush the surface. A counting disk is necessary for recording the rod number. Besides, a mark block serves to mark the grounding point of the ball. All aforesaid devices are necessary in golf sport. Although these devices are compact, they are not integrated and thus are inconvenient for carrying and storage. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a multiple functional golf auxiliary tool comprising a receiving housing, one or more ball emitting posts, a grass removing fork, one or two sets of cleaning brushes, a counting disk, and a mark block. Two sides of the receiving housings are installed with a ball emitting post and a grass removing fork, respectively. Another end of the receiving housing is installed with cleaning brushes, a counting disk, a mark block, and other auxiliary tools, sequentially. When a golf moves, by the aforesaid auxiliary tools, the function of positioning a ball at a predetermined position, smoothing the grass, removing dirt on the beating surface, recording beating number, marking the grounding point of the ball, and others. Therefore, all the auxiliary tools are combined integrally and multiple functions are concentrated in one tool. Moreover, the present invention may be combined with a key coil for being carried by the user himself (or herself). 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide a multiple functional golf auxiliary tool, wherein a plate or a mark can be adhered to a selected position at two lateral surfaces of the receiving housing for marking name of the user or the product. 
     The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention, 
     FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 4 is a front view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 5 is a lateral view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 6 is a rear view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 7 is a partial cross sectional view schematically showing the inserting groove of the receiving housing and an embedded ball emitting post of the present invention. 
     FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view schematically showing an elastic piece being punched at the lateral wall of the inserting groove at the receiving housing of the present invention. 
     FIG. 9 is an assembled cross sectional view showing the counting disk of the present invention. 
     FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the counting disk in the present invention. 
     FIG. 11 is an assembled cross sectional view showing the counting disk in the present invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     With reference to FIGS.  1 ˜ 6 , the multiple functional golf auxiliary tool of the present invention includes a receiving housing  1 , one or more ball emitting posts  2 , a grass removing fork  2 , one or two sets of cleaning brushes  41  and  42 , a counting disk  5 , and a mark block  6 . 
     At least one inserting groove  11  is installed at one lateral side of the receiving housing body  1  for being inserted by the ball emitting posts  2 . A groove  12  is installed at the another lateral side. An aperture  121  is installed at the place of the groove  12  so that the aperture  121  is adapted to be penetrated by a locking piece  11  and thus to pass through the grass removing fork  3 . In general, the grass removing fork  3  is received within the groove  12 . As the grass removing fork is turned outwards, then it may be used. Moreover, at least one slot  13  is formed at the upper portion of the lateral side of the receiving housing  1 . A lateral hole  131  is formed at the lateral wall of the slot  13 . The slot  13  can receive one or two sets of cleaning brushes  41  and  42  so that the supporting seats  411  and  421  of the cleaning brushes  41  and  42  can be combined with push buttons  412 ,  422  at the outer end of the lateral hole  1131  for controlling the using as being pushed outwards or storage as being pulled inwards. Another, a receiving groove  14  is formed at the lower portion of the slot  13  of the receiving housing  1  so to provide a counting disk  5  to be active or fixed. Besides, the lower end of the receiving groove  44  of the receiving housing  1  is formed with a cambered notch  15 . A cambered track  151  is installed at the inner wall of the notch so that the cambered notch  15  can be embedded by a round mark block  6 . 
     Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, an elastic piece capable to inwards resist against a wall is punched from (or locked to) the lateral wall of inserting groove  11  of the receiving housing  1 . Thus, after the ball emitting posts  2  are inserted, fixing and positioning effects are achieved. The depth of the aforesaid inserting groove  11  is correspondent to the length of ball emitting post  2 . Thus, the ball emitting post  2  can be embedded into the groove completely. 
     In the cambered notch  11  of the receiving housing  1 , the length of the notch must slightly smaller than the diameter of the mark block  6 . A round trench  61  is installed at the wall of the mark block  6 . Therefore, a buckling effect is formed between the cambered notch  15  of the round trench  61  and the cambered track  151 . Since the length of the notch is smaller than the round diameter of the mark block  6 , thus the mark block  6  can be embedded into the cambered notch  15  exactly. Thus, the dropping out event is prevented effectively. 
     In the receiving groove  44  of the receiving housing  1 , two lateral walls are concave properly. A smaller concave surface  141  is formed at the wall of the detecting surface. Thus, after the counting disk  5  is received, the moving and detecting actions can be performed conveniently. FIGS. 9 to  11  shows the structure of the counting disk  5 . The counting disk  5  includes two lateral covers  51  and  52 , a movable piece  53 , a spring  54 , and two steel balls  55 . 
     The two lateral covers  51  and  52  can be combined for formed as a hollow casing. Each side of the two lateral covers  51  and  52  has a cambered concave wall  510 ,  520 , respectively. In one of the lateral covers, the inner wall thereof is installed with two opposite semi-spherical rings  511  and  512 . A notch  522  is installed at the concave wall  520  of another lateral cover  52 . 
     The movable piece  52  is an acute teeth piece, and the surface of each tooth is printed with numbers  1  to  10  (not shown) for counting. A ring  531  is installed at the lateral surface thereof. A plurality of grooves  532  are installed at the inner wall of the ring  531 . The ring  531  may be engaged with the two semi-spherical rings  511 , and  512 . 
     Each end of the spring  54  is resisted against by a steel ball  55  for being embedded into the ring  531  of the movable piece  52 . The two steel balls  55  are installed in the grooves  532  with respect to the two ends of the ring  531 . When the movable piece  53  and the two semi-spherical rings  511  and  512  are engaged, the spring  54  is exactly embedded into the gap of the two semi-spherical rings  511  and  512 . Therefore, when the movable piece  53  rotates and moves, by the ejecting and movement of the two steel balls  55  and the groove  532 , a slight movement is generated and a slight voice of di-da is emits. Since the teeth  530  of the movable piece  53  protrudes from the movable piece  522  of the lateral cover  52  and the notch  522  is respective to the wall of the receiving groove  14  of the receiving housing  1 , the number of the teeth  530  is clearly displayed so that the user may recorded the beating number in each hole. 
     In the two sets cleaning brushes  41 ,  42 , one set has soft hairs (such as made of plastics), while another set has hard hairs (such as made of copper or steel material) for cleaning wood rod or iron rod. 
     In the aforesaid grass removing fork  3 , the fork end is cut as a sharp post  31  for removing dirt on the golf rod. 
     Moreover, according to the present invention, a proper concave surface is formed between the groove  12  and the receiving groove  14  for being combined by a marking brand  17  of a product. Similarly, at another lateral surface of the receiving housing  1 , a larger plate  18  can be appended for marking name, address, or directory number of the user. Besides, a through hole  19  may be formed on a selectable place on the body of the receiving housing I so that it can be adhered to a lock coil  7  for being carried by himself (or herself). 
     Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details described thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, and others will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.