Appeal No. 2003-0017 Page 8
Application No. 09/326,996
provides a cradle, and a removable ball marker is carried by the device. The ball
marker typically has a spindle that is pressed fitted through a hole in the device so that
it can be physically separated to be used by the golfer.
Erickson
Erickson's invention relates to a golf ball teeing device which allows an impaired
or elderly golfer to tee a golf ball without the need of bending over. The device may
also be used to retrieve balls from the ground, cup or water hazards. As shown in
Figures 1-6, these goals are accomplished by the use of a long handled, golf club-like
device with a spring loaded golf ball and tee holding device at its bottom end and a
depressable knob at the top end. The golfer uses the device by depressing the knob,
which opens the gap between the ball holder and tee holder, thereby allowing a golfer
to place a tee and golf ball in the device. The user then places the device in an upright
position and pushes the tee at the bottom end of the device into the ground, and again
depresses the knob, releasing the tee and the ball in their desired position. The golfer
may also depress the knob, causing the aforementioned gap to open, and allowing the
golfer to place the gap over a golf ball that is on the ground. When the golfer releases
the knob, the gap closes, securing the golf ball within the holding device. In this way,
the golfer can use the device to pick up balls from the ground, cup and to retrieve balls
from a water hazard.
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