US 5,507,541 AGranted

Ball retrieval cart

OwnerSam H.-S. Chen, Shunder Chang +1inventors

InventorsSam H.-S. Chen, Shunder Chang, East White

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Abstract

A ball retrieval cart generally comprising a wheeled container for retrieving and storing balls and a pair of handles attached thereto. The container is rollingly supported by wheels on an axle. The container has a bottom including rails defining ball retrieval slots through which balls on the ground pass into the container when the rails are lowered over the balls. The handles, a front handle and a rear handle, are pivotally attached to the cart. A connector can be used to attach the handles together such that the position of the rear handle relative to the container can be adjustably fixed as desired by a user such that user can pivot the cart about the axle to raise and lower the bottom for retrieving balls. The handles are rotatable, also, to a substantially vertical support position supporting the cart in a ball dispensing position. The handles are rotatable, also, to above the cart such that they may be jointly gripped by a user as a carrying handle.

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a ball retrieval cart comprising:
a container for retrieving and storing balls;
said container having a front end and a rear end and having a bottom including rails defining ball retrieval slots through which balls on the ground pass into said container when said rails are lowered over the balls;
and
wheel means including axle means attached to said container for rollingly supporting said container such that balls may be retrieved;
and
a pair of handles including:
a first handle having:
a proximal end pivotally attached to said cart at or near said rear end;
an extended portion;
and
a distal end;
a second handle having:
a proximal end pivotally attached to said cart apart from said first handle proximal end;
an extended portion;
and
a distal end;
and
a connector slidably attached to said first handle extended portion;
said connector including:
a clamp for selectively fixing the position of said connector on said first handle extended portion;
and
a latch releasably attachable to said distal end of said second handle such that the position of said first handle relative to said container can be adjustably fixed as desired by a user such that user can manipulate said first handle to pivot said cart about said axle means to raise and lower said bottom for retrieving balls;
said handles, when said second handle is detached from said connector, being rotatable to a support position forming legs supporting said cart in a ball dispensing position;
said handles being rotatable such that said distal ends are disposed above said cart and may be jointly gripped by a user as a carrying handle.

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