Golf ball gripping device
OwnerBeatrice Dunksinventor
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Abstract
A device for securely engaging and retaining a golf ball. The device is preferably adapted for secure placement on the end of the grip of a golf club, such as a putter, thus enabling a user to use the club to extend his/her reach and pick up a golf ball from the ground or from within the golf cup. The device further preferably include a mechanism for releasing the ball that may be actuated with the foot of the user, thereby permitting placement of the ball on a tee or the ground without the user having to bend.
Claims18
A device adapted for gripping a golf ball of a predetermined diameter and for use with a golf club having a grip with an end, the device comprising:
- a. a body having a longitudinal axis and first and second opposing ends;
- b. a first counter-sunk opening formed in said first end and defined by a resilient sidewall having a first diameter smaller than the predetermined diameter of the golf ball;
- c. a second counter-sunk opening formed in said second end and adapted for secure engagement with the end of the grip;
- and
- d. a release pin movably mounted to said body and extending into said first counter-sunk opening along a first axis that is transverse to said longitudinal axis.
(canceled)
The device according to claim 21, wherein said release pin extends along a tangent that is coincident with the floor of said first counter-sunk opening.
A method for gripping and releasing a golf ball, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a device comprising:
- i. a body having a longitudinal axis and first and second opposing ends;
- ii. a first counter-sunk opening formed in said first end and defined by a resilient sidewall having a first diameter smaller than the predetermined diameter of the golf ball;
- and
- iii. a second counter-sunk opening formed in said second end and adapted for secure engagement with the end of the grip;
- b. placing said first counter-sunk opening in vertical alignment with the ball;
- c. pressing said device downwardly on the ball such that the ball is positioned within the first counter-sunk opening;
- and
- d. releasing the ball from said first counter-sunk opening comprises the steps of:
- i. providing said device with a release pin movably mounted to said body and extending into said first counter-sunk opening along a first axis that is transverse to said longitudinal axis;
- and
- ii. moving said release pin to forcibly dislodge the ball from said first counter-sunk opening.
11-12. (canceled)
A device adapted for gripping a golf ball of a predetermined diameter and for use with a golf club having a grip with an end, the device comprising:
- a. a body having a longitudinal axis and first and second opposing ends;
- b. a first counter-sunk opening formed in said first end and defined by a resilient sidewall having a first diameter smaller than the predetermined diameter of the golf ball;
- and
- c. a release pin movably mounted to said body and extending into said first counter-sunk opening along a first axis that is transverse to said longitudinal axis.
14-15. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.