ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,205, issued on Aug. 11.
"Walking cane with a golf club head and an obliquely oriented grip for suspending a load" was invented by L Gale Lemerand (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Scott Frantz (Ormond Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A walking cane formed from a golf club includes a club head serving as a base, a shaft extending from the club head and bent at an oblique angle, and a golf club grip installed on a proximal end of the shaft. The golf club grip projects laterally from the shaft and is configured to be gripped by a user and to receive and support a suspended load such as a bag or towel. A first rubber foot and a second ...