Material or article handling – Motion or draft responsive load handler and transporter – Ground engageable means
Patent
1986-03-31
1988-04-05
Spar, Robert J.
Material or article handling
Motion or draft responsive load handler and transporter
Ground engageable means
B60P 100
Patent
active
047355441
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a portable ball retriever, holder, and carrier apparatus operable to (1) pick-up and retrieve ball members from a support surface; (2) hold the ball members in a container member in an elevated condition; and (3) be folded into a compact condition for transport and/or storage. The portable ball retriever, holder, and carrier apparatus includes a main support frame assembly; a support and power drive assembly operable to provide mechanical power drive for a ball member retrieving function; a ball pick-up assembly having a rotatable cylinder member to pick-up the ball members and carry same upwardly and laterally; a ball container assembly mounted on the main support frame assembly to receive ball members therein; and an actuator handle assembly which is movable to various positions. The ball pick-up assembly includes a main retriever housing having a rotatable pick-up cylinder assembly therein. The pick-up cylinder assembly includes a deformable cylinder member operable to receive ball members thereagainst and being deformed to grasp the ball members for subsequent movement upwardly and laterally. The ball container assembly includes a container member which is movable from a horizontal position to receive ball members therein to an elevated holder condition position to hold the ball members for usage. The actuator handle assembly is provided with a collapsible actuator handle member for use in (1) an extended rigid position for pushing the entire carrier apparatus; and (2) foldable into a compact position over the ball container assembly for storage and transport purposes.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3102647 (1963-09-01), Bonney
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patent: 4252490 (1981-02-01), Keller
patent: 4593519 (1986-06-01), Kimball
Millman Stuart J.
Rein Phillip A.
Spar Robert J.
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