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US 4,728,134 AGranted
Golf ball retriever
OwnerFrank R. Alleninventor
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Abstract
A device for retrieving a golf ball comprising an elongate handle and an inverted cup pivotally mounted on the end of the handle. The cup comprises a U-shaped member having a pair of laterally resilient side members carrying a pair of inwardly directed bails which cross to form an opening. The bails are laterally resilient which allows the opening to be expanded by the upward pressure when the cup is moved downwardly over the golf ball, allowing the ball to be entrapped. The ball is released by squeezing the side members towards each other.
Claims8
A device for retrieving a golf ball comprising:
- an elongate handle;
- and
- a cup carried at one end of the handle to receive the golf ball and comprising an inverted U-shaped frame with a base and a pair of opposed resilient side members, the base being pivotally mounted on the handle, a pair of bails one mounted on each of the side members of the frame, the bails each extending downwardly towards the opposing side member and crossing one with the other to form an opening having the distance between the crowns of the bails slightly less than the diameter of a golf ball, the bails being laterally resilient to enlarge the opening and pass the ball on pressure of the ball against the bails and to spring back to entrap the ball in the cup, the side members being laterally resilient to release the ball from the cup when pressed laterally to enlarge the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.