Golf accessory tool

Abstract

A golf accessory tool is securable to a golf club and includes three panels that are attached to each other with two hinges. The panels rotate about the hinges between an open position for receiving a golf club and a closed position surrounding the golf club. Two of the panels can be secured to each other with a securing mechanism to attach the tool to the club in the closed position. The panels include recesses and cavities for receiving golf accessories, such as a divot repair tool and ball markers, with the accessories removably coupled to the tool. A golf grip includes a golf accessory portion at a proximal end of the grip that similarly includes recesses and cavities for receiving accessories and the accessories removably coupled to the grip.

1 . A device, comprising:
 a first panel;   a second panel;   a first hinge coupled to the first panel and to the second panel, the first panel structured to rotate relative to the second panel about the first hinge;   a third panel removably coupleable to the first panel;   a second hinge coupled to the second panel and to the third panel, the third panel structured to rotate relative to the second panel about the second hinge;   an axial bore defined by the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel, the axial bore structured to receive a golf club when the device is in an open configuration, and the axial bore structured to capture the golf club when the device is in a closed configuration;   a cavity in the second panel, the cavity structured to receive a first golf accessory;   a recess in the first panel or the third panel, the recess structured to receive a second golf accessory different from the first golf accessory.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first golf accessory is a divot repair tool and the second golf accessory is a ball marker. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a support plate coupled to the second panel and facing the axial bore;   at least one recess positioned between the support plate and the second panel; and   a magnet received in the at least one recess to removably couple the first golf accessory against the second panel.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first panel or the third panel further includes an opening, the device further comprising:
 a magnet received in the opening in the first panel or the third panel to removably couple the second golf accessory to the first panel or the third panel.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a slot in the third panel configured to removably receive the first golf accessory tool with the first golf accessory extending outwardly from the third panel.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the second panel further includes a plurality of teeth projecting into the axial bore, the plurality of teeth structured to engage the golf club when the device is in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the recess is a first recess in the first panel, the device further comprising:
 a second recess in the third panel, the second recess structured to receive the second golf accessory.   
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first panel or the third panel includes at least one indentation leading into the recess. 
     
     
         9 . A device, comprising:
 a golf accessory tool securable to a golf club, the golf accessory tool including:
 a plurality of panels including a first panel and a second panel removably coupleable to each other with a securing mechanism; 
 a first hinge coupled to the plurality of panels; 
 a second hinge coupled to the plurality of panels; 
 an opening through the plurality of panels, the plurality of panels structured to rotate about the first hinge and the second hinge from an open configuration to receive the golf club in the opening to a closed configuration to couple the golf accessory tool to the golf club via the securing mechanism; 
 at least one recess in the plurality of panels structured to removably receive a golf accessory. 
   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of panels includes the first panel, the second panel, and a third panel coupled to the first panel and to the second panel with the first hinge and the second hinge, respectively. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one recess includes a first recess in the first panel, a second recess in the second panel, and a third recess in the third panel, and
 wherein the golf accessory is a first golf accessory structured to be received in the first recess, the second recess structured to receive a second golf accessory, and the third recess structured to receive a third golf accessory, the third golf accessory being different from the first golf accessory and the second golf accessory.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the golf accessory tool is securable to a shaft of the golf club, an outer surface of the golf accessory tool being sized to aligned with, or be recessed with respect to, an outer surface of a grip of the golf club. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the golf accessory tool is securable to a shaft of the golf club at a proximal end of a grip of the golf club, the proximal end of the grip facing a club head of the golf club. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a slot in the first panel configured to removably receive one of the plurality of golf accessories.   
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a plate removably coupleable to a third panel of the plurality of panels, the plate and third panel cooperating to define at least one internal cavity.   
     
     
         16 . A device, comprising:
 a grip securable to a golf club shaft including a proximal end facing a club head coupled to the golf club shaft and a distal end opposite the proximal end and facing away from the club head, the grip further including a golf accessory portion at the proximal end and a grip portion spaced toward the distal end to the golf accessory portion, the golf accessory portion including:   a first recess on a first side of the grip structured to receive a first golf accessory;   a second recess on a second side of the grip opposite to the first side structured to a receive a second golf accessory; and   a cavity on a third side of the grip between the first side and the second side structured to receive a third golf accessory, the third golf accessory being different than the first golf accessory and the second golf accessory.   
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a plurality of spaces internal to the grip with at least one space corresponding to each of the first side, the second, and the third side of the grip; and   a plurality of magnets received in the plurality of spaces configured to removably couple the first golf accessory, the second golf accessory, and the third golf accessory to the grip.   
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the first golf accessory and the second golf accessory are ball markers and the third golf accessory is a divot repair tool. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the first recess, the second recess, and the cavity are structured to receive the first golf accessory, the second golf accessory, and the third golf accessory, respectively, with the first golf accessory, the second golf accessory, and the third golf accessory, each aligned planar with, or recessed with respect to, an outer surface of the grip. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a plurality of indentations in the grip leading into the first recess, the second recess, and the cavity.