Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Hand bars and hand barrows – Ball retriever
Patent
1997-05-24
1999-07-13
Kramer, Dean
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Hand bars and hand barrows
Ball retriever
A63B 4702
Patent
active
059215984
ABSTRACT:
A golf ball retriever device for allowing players to retrieve golf balls without having to stoop over. The device has a handle whose length varies by having telescoping sections. One end of the handle attaches to a cylindrical head section and the other end is for being gripped by the user. The axis of the handle is substantially parallel but slightly off-axis to the axis of the cylindrical head section. The cylindrical head section has a hollowed out interior with diameters greater than that of a traditional golf ball. The interior of the cylindrical head resembles the exterior of a bell wherein the inlet opening is funnel shaped and the rear interior has a lip formed from a concave rounded back edge and a through-hole in the backwall, the latter of which is smaller than the golf ball diameter. The interior of the cylindrical head adequately holds one, two, three or more golf balls stacked on one another. Another embodiment uses an elliptical head with similar attributes. The heads can have a bright yellow color to for enhanced visibility when using the retrievers in water traps. The device can easily be stored in a golf bag taking up no more room than a normal club.
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Kramer Dean
Steinberger Brian S.
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