Multi-Purpose Golf Accessory Tool

Abstract

A multi-purpose golf accessory tool for repairing divot holes on golf greens, and for removably securing a ball marker in a outwardly-exposed location. The golf accessory tool includes a housing having a frontside, a back side, a surrounding perimeter edge, and an internal cavity with an access opening in a bottom portion of the perimeter edge. The housing also includes an extendable cord positioned within the cavity having a bound end secured to a spring-loaded winding means and a free end extending through the access opening, a belt clip coupled to the backside of the housing, and a outwardly-exposed ball marker recess formed into the frontside of the housing and having a magnet mounted into the bottom thereof. The golf accessory tool further includes a divot repair tool having a tool end for repairing divot holes on golf greens and a handle end coupled to the free end of the extendable cord, wherein pulling on the divot repair tool causes the extendable cord to spool outwardly from the housing. The golf accessory tool further includes a ferromagnetic ball marker that is securable within the marker recess with the magnet.

1 . A multi-purpose golf accessory tool for repairing divot holes on golf greens and removably securing a ball marker in a outwardly-exposed location, comprising:
 a housing having a frontside, a back side, a surrounding perimeter edge, and a internal cavity with an access opening in a bottom portion of the perimeter edge, the housing further including:
 an extendable cord positioned within the cavity having a bound end secured to a spring-loaded winding means and a free end extending through the access opening; 
 a belt clip coupled to the backside of the housing; and 
 a outwardly-exposed ball marker recess formed into the frontside of the housing and having a magnet mounted in the bottom thereof; 
   a divot repair tool comprising a tool end for repairing divot holes on golf greens and a handle end coupled to the free end of the extendable cord, wherein pulling on the divot repair tool causes the extendable cord to spool outwardly from the housing; and   a ferromagnetic ball marker securable within the marker recess with the magnet.   
     
     
         2 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein the marker recess is offset from the center of the housing to reduce magnetic interference with the winding means. 
     
     
         3 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein the magnet is centered within the marker recess. 
     
     
         4 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein a bottom edge of the marker recess is rounded to facilitate removal of the ball maker using a downwardly-directed sliding action. 
     
     
         5 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein a top portion of the marker recess has a niche formed therein for receiving a top portion of the ball marker, the niche having a transition edge for levering a bottom portion of the ball marker away from the magnet. 
     
     
         6 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the ball marker is substantially flush within a frontside surface of the housing when positioned within the marker recess. 
     
     
         7 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein the magnet is rare earth disc magnet. 
     
     
         8 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , further comprising a separation gap between a top surface of the magnet and a bottom surface of marker recess to limit the attractive force between magnet and the ferromagnetic ball marker. 
     
     
         9 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein the handle end of the divot repair tool includes a finger groove formed into a face thereof for better applying pressure to the handle end during use. 
     
     
         10 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein the tool end of the divot repair tool comprises a pair of forked prongs curved out-of-plane from a plane of the divot repair tool to better conform to a shape of a divot. 
     
     
         11 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein the extendable cord comprises a metal cord having a transparent plastic coating. 
     
     
         12 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 1 , wherein the spring-loaded winding means comprises a spring-load reel rotatable about a center post. 
     
     
         13 . The golf accessory tool of  claim 12 , wherein the spring-load reel includes a spiral-round leaf spring.