Golf ball retrieving apparatus
US4846515A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B47/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A golf ball retrieving apparatus (10) for gripping and holding a golf ball (34) is provided. The apparatus (10) includes an elongated handle (12) which can be held by one hand and readily received within a golfer's bag. A retention member (22) is mounted at the distal end of the handle (12) and defines a first cavity (26) open at one end. This cavity (26) receives a gripping member (30) which is releasably mounted, in the preferred embodiment, within the first cavity (26) of the retention member (22). The gripping member (30) comprises a compressible foam in the preferred embodiment defining a further cavity (32) proportioned for receiving and holding a golf ball (34) therein.
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