Golf ball recovery systems, apparatus, and methods
AssigneeMulligan International Inc.
InventorsMaxime POUCHET, Mikael POUCHET, François POUCHET
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus and methods for recovering golf balls from a surface at the bottom of a body of water are described. The systems and apparatus comprise a picking assembly configured to pick golf balls from a surface when moved along the surface and a docking module configured to receive the picking assembly and to remove the golf balls therefrom. By repeatedly dragging the picking assembly across the surface between progressively changing points on either side of the surface, it is possible to recover golf balls from the entire surface.
Claims20
A system for recovering golf balls comprising:
- a picking assembly configured to pick golf balls from a surface when moved along the surface;
- a docking module configured to receive the picking assembly and to remove the golf balls therefrom;
- a winch configured to pull a first cable attached to the picking assembly so as to move the picking assembly along the surface and to pull the picking assembly into a received position within the docking module;
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- a counter-action device configured to pull a second cable attached to the picking assembly so as to move the picking assembly along the surface and to pull the picking assembly away from the docking module.
An apparatus for removing golf balls from a picking assembly configured to pick the golf balls from a surface when moved along the surface, the picking assembly comprising an axle having mounted thereon a plurality of resilient discs spaced apart from one another so as to allow the golf balls to be wedged between adjacent resilient discs, the apparatus comprising:
- a docking module configured to receive the picking assembly and to remove the golf balls therefrom;
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- a winch configured to pull a cable attached to the picking assembly so as to move the picking assembly along the surface and to pull the picking assembly into a received position within the docking module.
An apparatus for picking golf balls comprising:
- a picking assembly configured to pick golf balls from a surface when moved along the surface;
- a first cable attached to the picking assembly and operable to pull the picking assembly along the surface in a first direction;
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- a second cable attached to the picking assembly and operable to pull the picking assembly along the surface in a second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.