Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Hand bars and hand barrows – Ball retriever
Patent
1990-06-21
1992-05-05
Focarino, Margaret A.
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Hand bars and hand barrows
Ball retriever
5640011, A63B 4702
Patent
active
051101688
ABSTRACT:
A golf ball retriever includes a head part having a forward frame part and a rear frame part. The forward frame part has upper and lower parallel leading members defining a rectangular mouth opening sufficiently wide to allow a retrieved golf ball to enter. The rear frame part has a lower trailing member which defines a rear seat edge parallel to the lower leading member. The seat edge is spaced from the lower leading member a distance slightly less than the diameter of a golf ball. Retrieved golf balls that enter the mouth opening are then seated or cradled securely between the rear seat edge and the lower leading member, and will thus tend to remain in place as the retriever continues to be moved about. A detachable handle, which may include a golf club or a telescoping pole, can be easily clamped to the head part when needed. Tooth-like projections extending from the forward leading member help to dislodge golf balls embedded in land or out of view in the bottom surface of a pond. The projections can also serve as a sand rake.
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Focarino Margaret A.
Kramer Dean J.
Zucker Leo
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