Golf ball retriever attachment

a golf ball and attachment technology, applied in the field of golf accessories, can solve the problems of difficult use, complex and difficult devices, and common loss of golf balls to hard-to-reach places, and achieve the effect of overcomplicating the drawbacks of conventional devices

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-08
BAROUH EATON ALLEN CORP
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"The present invention provides a golf ball retriever attachment for golf clubs that overcomes the drawbacks of conventional devices. The attachment is simple in design and construction, easy to attach and detach from a golf club, and can be used with any size or shape of the grip of the club. It is made of rubber and includes a screw-fastener for attaching to the golf club by locking into its grip. The attachment has claws that define an opening for receiving a golf ball, and a fastener that extends from the internal recess of the catcher member through the base member and into the shaft of the golf club for attaching it directly to the club. The attachment can be easily attached and detached without damaging the grip of the club, and it is light-weight and inexpensive to manufacture. The method of using the attachment involves attaching the catcher member to the golf club by turning it while applying pressure to the grip until the base member contacts the grip."

Problems solved by technology

In golf, it is common to lose golf balls to hard-to-reach places, such as water hazards, behind or under the bushes, etc.
Accordingly, it becomes necessary for the golfer to bend down to retrieve the ball from the cup, or to make a difficult maneuver to retrieve the ball from a water hazard or through the bushes.
Therefore, the golf ball catching device disclosed in FIGS. 1-2 is no longer practical or useful.
This device is complex and difficult to use, particularly on the modern day putters of different size grips.
Although conventional devices disclosed in FIGS. 1-2 and U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,723,091, 5,328,174, and 6,638,177, offer various solutions, they are complex, difficult to use, and require carrying of an entirely separate device adding to the overall number of accessories to be carried by a golfer.
Additionally, the prior art devices cannot be simply attached to the grip of a golf club regardless of the shape or size of the grip and cannot be easily removed therefrom without causing some damage to the golf club.

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[0035] As best shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the golf ball retriever attachment GBR is in the form of a generally spherical catcher member 10, preferably including four generally C-shaped claws 12 extending outwardly from a base member 14. Preferably, the claws 12 extend at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions, about the spherical catcher member 10 (FIG. 6), and define a first internal recess 16 (FIG. 5). Each claw 12 includes a tip portion 18 that together define an opening 20 for receiving a golf ball GB therethrough to be held within the first internal recess 16 (FIGS. 4-5 and 7-8).

[0036] As best shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a second internal recess 26 is in coaxial alignment with the first internal recess 16, and is provided adjacent the base member 14. The second internal recess 26 is generally frustoconical in shape including a base surface 28 and a flared or angled perimeter surface 30. As best shown in FIG. 6, one or more of the claws 12 include an internal, somewh...

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A golf ball retriever, for use with a golf club, includes a generally spherical catcher member including a plurality of claws extending integrally from a base member and defining therebetween a first internal recess configured to hold a golf ball, wherein each of the claws include a tip portion curved inwardly toward the first internal recess. The tip portions define an opening for receiving a golf ball therethrough. A fastener extends from the internal recess and through the base member into the shaft of a golf club for attaching the base member directly to the golf club.

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FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention is generally directed to golf accessories, and more particularly to an attachment which can be mounted on a golf club to retrieve or pick-up a golf ball. [0002] In golf, it is common to lose golf balls to hard-to-reach places, such as water hazards, behind or under the bushes, etc. In addition, a golf ball often ends up in a sand trap and, of course, in the cup on the green at the end of playing a hole. Accordingly, it becomes necessary for the golfer to bend down to retrieve the ball from the cup, or to make a difficult maneuver to retrieve the ball from a water hazard or through the bushes. [0003] The prior art solutions vary from providing a collapsible rod having a grappling device (U.S. Pat. No. 1,723,091) to a golf ball catching device that can be removably slipped onto the grip of a putter for retrieving the ball. As shown in FIGS. 1-2, the latter device includes a base 1 with a recess 2 for receiving the grip...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B53/00A63B47/02
CPCA63B47/02A63B2243/0029A63B53/00A63B60/00A63B2102/32
InventorBAROUH, VICTOR
OwnerBAROUH EATON ALLEN CORP