Golf ball retriever

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-03-04
CORCORAN TIMOTHY C
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Golf ball retrievers are not new to the art.
This device is largely different in many aspects; however, the greatest drawback of Jeninga is it requires the user to manually remove

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[0017]FIG. 1 is a full side view of the golf ball retriever 2 with telescopic handle 14. The ball receiver 4 has a near end 6 and a distal end 8. The telescopic handle 14 is attached to the ball retriever 2 at the distal end 8 of the ball retriever. The telescopic handle 14 has near end 16 and a distal end 18. The near end 16 of the handle 14 is attached to the distal end 8 of the ball receiver 8. This attachment is accomplished by the adjustable head connector 20. The connector 20 has near end 22 and a distal end 24. The near end 22 is attached to the ball receiver 4 while the distal end 24 is attached to the near end 16 of the handle 14. This embodiment shows a set screw 56 in connector 20 attaching handle 14.

[0018]The ball receiver 4 has a top edge 10 and a bottom edge 12. The ball retriever 2 allows the ball 58 to pass through the bottom edge 10 and become trapped within the confines of the of the ball receiver 4. In this view the ball 58 is p...

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A golf ball retriever that has a telescopic handle and an adjustable head. The retriever is unique because the ball passes through the bottom edge by simply placing the retriever over the ball and pressing down on the ball making tabs move in an upward direction. After the ball passes through the bottom edge the spring loaded tabs return to their original position and trap the ball within the confines of the ball retriever. The handle and ball receiver are adjustable to one another via the adjustable head connector allowing the operator to change the position of the head in relation to the telescopic handle. This allows the user to retrieve a ball on uneven surfaces.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Golf ball retrievers are not new to the art. However, the instant invention is a unique retriever that allows the user to retrieve at least one ball at a time. The retrievers designed to simply place the housing over a ball or object to be retrieved and apply a downward pressure. The spring loaded tabs located near the bottom of the housing move upward as pressure is applied. The circumference of the golf ball passes the threshold and the spring loaded tabs return to their original position with the ball entrapped within the housing.[0002]In U.S. Pat. No. 3,547,477 issued to Young Dec. 15, 1970 features a golf ball retriever that incorporates a spring wire ball-engaging member that when triggered will trap a ball. This requires a set position and a trigger activation to grasp the ball. The instant device requires neither. The loaded springs keep the instant device actively ready to receive a ball. The trigger must be manipulated to receive and to rel...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B47/02
CPCA63B2243/0029A63B47/02A63B2102/32
InventorCORCORAN, TIMOTHY C.
OwnerCORCORAN TIMOTHY C