Golf accessory holder

Abstract

A golf accessory holder is made up of an oblong housing for a spring-loaded spool, a belt clip on the back of the housing, and a divot repair tool is slidable through an external groove on the front of the housing, the tool being attached at one end to a flexible line which is wound upon the spool to enable extension of the tool when grasped by the golfer to repair a divot in the ground and to automatically retract the tool when released to slide upwardly into the groove; and other accessories, including a ball marker and golf tees may be releasably mounted on the housing.

1 . A golf accessory holder comprising:
 a housing having spaced front and rear walls;   first means on said housing for suspending said holder above the ground surface;   a spool journaled in said housing including a flexible, elongated line extending around said spool for downward extension through an external groove on said front wall;   a divot repair tool secured to a free end of said line for downward extension through said groove, said groove being open-ended at its lower end for downward extension of said tool and said line away from said housing for a distance sufficient to enable a golfer to repair a divot in the ground; and   said tool being manually extendable away from said holder and said spool including means for retracting said line and rewinding around said spool until said tool returns into a seated position within said groove.   
   
   
       2 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 1  wherein said groove includes a pair of spaced legs. 
   
   
       3 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 2  wherein said legs define upwardly convergent sidewalls. 
   
   
       4 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 1  wherein said groove is sized to receive one end of said tool. 
   
   
       5 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 4  wherein said spool is interposed between front and rear walls of said housing. 
   
   
       6 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 1  including a ball marker releasably positioned on said front wall of said housing above said groove, said ball marker cooperating with said groove in guiding said tool into said groove. 
   
   
       7 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 6  wherein said ball marker is releasably secured to said housing. 
   
   
       8 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 1  wherein said first means is defined by a clip releasably suspended from a golfer's waist, said clip including a spring-loaded arm extending externally of said rear wall. 
   
   
       9 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 1  including a ledge in overhanging relation to said ball marker. 
   
   
       10 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 1  including recesses in said housing for insertion of golf tees. 
   
   
       11 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 10  wherein said recesses extend transversely of the length of said housing. 
   
   
       12 . A golf accessory holder comprising:
 an oblong housing having spaced parallel front and rear walls;   a belt clip mounted on said rear wall;   a spool journaled in said housing including a flexible, elongated line extending around said spool for downward extension through an external groove on said front wall;   a divot repair tool secured to a free end of said line for downward extension through said groove, said groove being open-ended at its lower end for downward extension of said tool and said line away from said housing for a distance sufficient to enable a golfer to repair a divot in the ground; and   said tool being manually extendable away from said holder and said spool including means for retracting said line and rewinding around said spool until said tool returns into a seated position within said groove.   
   
   
       13 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 12  wherein said groove includes upwardly convergent sidewalls in spaced relation to said front wall. 
   
   
       14 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 12  wherein said groove is of a length to receive an upper end of said tool. 
   
   
       15 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 14  wherein said spool is journaled between front and rear walls of said housing. 
   
   
       16 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 15  including a magnetized surface on said front wall of said housing above said groove, and a ball marker releasably positioned on said magnetized surface. 
   
   
       17 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 12  wherein said clip includes a spring-loaded arm extending externally of said rear wall. 
   
   
       18 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 12  including a ledge having an exterior surface flush with an exterior surface of said ball marker. 
   
   
       19 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 12  including at least one recess in said housing for insertion of a golf tee. 
   
   
       20 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 19  wherein each said recess extends transversely of the length of said housing. 
   
   
       21 . A golf accessory holder according to  claim 12  including a pinch clip for insertion of a golf tee.