Golf course fairway including distance marker
US5072940A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE01F9/646
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A visual distance marker for a golf course fairway which provides viewable indicia of distance along the fairway such as from a tee. The device includes an elongated resilient marker strip having an enlarged anchor portion at its lower end. When the anchor portion is embedded or buried in the ground, the marker strip is supported in an upright orientation extending above the ground. The marker strip is thin and sufficiently resilient in one plane so as to be deflected and bent over against the ground as a reel-type lawn mower approaches and passes thereover, thus eliminating the need for removing and replacing the device during normal mowing operations.
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