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US 2026/0183620 A1Published application
Golf ball collection system from water
OwnerJonathan Charles Olson, Gina Lynn Elfenbeininventors
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Abstract
A golf ball collection system for water in which errant golf balls are caught in a net or screen and funneled to a common outlet and then moved from the water by a retrieval system. The system also contemplates the use of sensors to count golf balls, recognized damaged golf balls, and recognize signature golf balls.
Claims21
A capture system for golf balls placed in a body of water, said capture system comprising:
- A) a floating net assembly having an upward depending outside edge, said net assembly having a plurality of weighted tie-downs along said outside edge, said net assembly having a centered opening sufficient in size to allow the passage of golf balls;
- B) a capture assembly comprising a collection funnel attached to a bottom of said centered opening for funneling captured golf balls to an extraction system, said extraction system selected from
- A) a water pumping system,
- B) a vacuum system, and
- C) a forced air system.
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A capture system for golf balls placed in a body of water, said capture system comprising:
- A) a floating net assembly having an upward depending outside edge, said net assembly having a plurality of perforated tabs, including tethers, along said outside edge, said tethers being attachable and holdable to surrounding soil, said net assembly having a centered opening sufficient in size to allow the passage of golf balls;
- B) a capture assembly comprising a collection funnel attached to a bottom of said centered opening for funneling captured golf balls to an extraction system, said extraction system selected from
- A) a water pumping system,
- B) a vacuum system, and
- C) a forced air system.
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A capture system for golf balls placed in a body of water, said capture system comprising:
- A) a net assembly having an upward depending outside edge, said net assembly having a plurality of perforated tabs, including tethers, along said outside edge, said tethers being attachable and holdable to surrounding soil, said net assembly having a centered opening sufficient in size to allow the passage of golf balls;
- C) a capture assembly comprising a collection funnel
- attached to a bottom of said centered opening for funneling captured golf balls to an extraction system, said extraction system selected from
- A) a water pumping system,
- B) a vacuum system, and
- C) a forced air system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.