Golf ball retriever
OwnerJimmie Hiland, John Leithoffinventors
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Abstract
A golf ball retriever having a plurality of resilient, ball-pinching disks secured to a rotating central axle. The axle is supported at opposite ends by the opposed end portions of a “U”-shaped frame attached to an extendable handle, forming a rake-like device. The disks are octagonal in shape, uniformly sized and aligned so as to provide traction during the retrieving action. The disks are spaced along the axle, forming ball-receiving cavities for gripping golf balls for retrieval from a hazard. The threaded axle holds the adjustably spaced disks by pairs of retaining nuts and washers, the width being adjusted to the size of differing golf balls. In a preferred form, at least four disks are provided, defining three ball-receiving spaces.
Claims5
A golf ball retriever, comprising:
- a “U”-shaped frame having opposing end portions and a central handle attachment;
- an extendable handle attached to said central handle attachment of said “U”-shaped frame;
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- a ball retriever assembly rotatably supported by said “U”-shaped frame and extending between said opposing end portions thereof.
A golf ball retriever, comprising:
- a “U”-shaped frame having opposing end portions and a central handle attachment;
- an extendable handle attached to said central handle attachment of said “U”-shaped frame;
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- a ball retriever assembly rotatably supported by said “U”-shaped frame and extending between said opposing end portions thereof;
- said ball retriever assembly comprising:
- a central axle supported for rotation between said end portions of said “U”-shaped frame;
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- a plurality of resilient disks spaced along said central axle;
- said plurality of resilient disks being of such diameter and so spaced as to form golf ball receiving cavities to receive and retain a plurality of golf balls therein;
- said resilient disks being adjustably located along said central axis so as to adjust the width of said ball receiving cavities;
- whereby, upon movement of said handle forward or reverse relative to the bottom of a water hazard, said ball retriever assembly is rotated therealong, receiving and retaining golf balls within said ball receiving cavities for removal from said water hazard;
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- whereby said width of said ball receiving cavities may be adjusted to retain golf balls of differing diameters therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.