Appeal No. 2003-0017 Page 9
Application No. 09/326,996
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the release knob 18 has attached to it a magnet
26, to which a ball marker 24 attaches. As shown in Figures 2 and 7-9, an attachable
greens keeper is attachable to the golf ball teeing device by snapping it to the exposed
part of an inner shaft just below the ball holder and above the tee holder. The
accessory is made up of a greens keeper 32 which is attached to a greens keeper
holder 34 which on its inner surface has a snap groove 44 which fits over the inner
shaft. This allows the golfer to repair ball marks left on the green without the need to
bend over by attaching the greens keeper to the lower portion of the golf ball teeing
device.
Pruitt
Pruitt's invention relates to a golf club having a permanent magnet used for
removably carrying a magnetic keeper which, when removed, is utilized as a marker for
indicating the previous position of a golf ball which had been lifted from the putting
green. As shown in Figures 1-7, the upper extreme end of the handle of the golf club is
provided with an open top recess 26. A permanent magnet 36 is disposed within the
recess with the upper side thereof below the top of the handle. A marker 42 of
magnetic material is disposed within the recess and above the magnet and is
removably held in place by the magnet. The walls of the recess completely surround
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