Abstract: A golf accessory for retrieving golf balls, repairing divots and placing ball markers, the accessory including a planar member having a ball holder section formed on one side and a flexible ball guide section on the opposite side for biasing the ball into the holder, the guide section including a pair of tapered tines for repairing divots and placing golf ball markers on the green.

Abstract: A portable golf ball retrieving device having parallel disks between which golf balls are picked up. The disks are provided with sets of flat bars which are outboard of the longitudinal axis of the disks and which extend closely yet slidably through guides to permit axially expansion and collapse of the disks. In the collapsed condition, the device is compact for convenient storage. A detent holds the disks in the expanded condition to enhance the stability of the device as it is rolled in a water hazard or along another surface to pick up golf balls.

Abstract: A portable golf ball washer comprising a vertical cylindrical container with one end closed and a cap on the other end for sealing the container when not in use, a piece of bristled carpet in the container which lines the vertical interior surface of the container with the bristled side of the carpet facing inward and forming a cylinder in which a golf ball can be scrubbed, a ball holding and plunging device having one end comprising a handle and the other end comprising two loops of diameter smaller than the diameter of a golf ball which hold a golf ball on opposite sides of the golf ball, but allowing rotation of the golf ball.

Abstract: A ball retriever includes a pair of ball engaging members pivotally mounted on a base affixed to an elongate handle. The ball engaging members are driven closed about a ball being retrieved by a cam carried by a locking pin axially displaced upon contact with the ball. The upper ends of the ball engaging members are urged into a cam groove by leaf springs to prevent opening movement of the ball engagement members. Ball release is effected by manual displacement of the cam from intermediate the upper end of the ball engaging member.

Abstract: A device for retrieving golf balls consists of a pair of discs or disc portions rotatably mounted upon a plastic body. The shaft used to rotatably support the discs also serves to maintain the prongs of the body in a spaced relationship in which they develop an optimal amount of force upon the discs. The head assembly consists of only a few parts, and no supplemental means is necessary to secure them.

Abstract: A combination umbrella and golf ball retriever which uses the umbrella strut as a socket pipe to accommodate several telescopically nested tubes so as to form an elongated handle for a golf ball retriever. There is an eccentric-grooved stud inserted at one end of the inside tube of each two neighboring tubes. The eccentric-grooved portion of this stud matches with a similar eccentric circular bushing. When the inner tube turns to one direction, the outside part of the circular bushing will press tightly against the inner wall of the outside tube and lock up the two neighboring tubes. An opposite turn at the inner tube will set loose the circular bushing and allow both neighboring tubes to slide in and out freely so as to adjust the length of the handle of the golf ball retriever.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever for affixation on the end of a handle comprises a rigid elongate member having an upper edge and opposed ends. The upper edge is affixed on the end of the handle, such that the elongate member is centered on the end of the handle with its opposed ends extending perpendicularly to either side of the handle. First and second rigid side members are affixed, respectively, to the opposed ends to project forwardly of the elongate member, beneath and toward the handle when the elongate member is affixed to the handle. A thin, rigid rod extends between the lowermost forward edges of the side members.

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.

Abstract: A ball manipulating apparatus is provided for either pitching a ball, putting a ball, or picking up a ball. There is a shank with a handle on one end, and a putting head and ball holder on the other end. An operating hook is adjacent to the handle so a ball can be easily held or released by a player holding the handle of the device. In one version, the putting head is fixed to the shank, and the ball holder is normally urged away from the putting head. The operating hook can move the ball holder towards the putting head to hold a ball between the putting head and the ball holder. In another version of the device, the ball holder is fixed to the shank, and the putting head is pivoted. The operating hook can then hold the putting head in position for putting.

Abstract: A device for manually lifting ground or floor objects is presented by a pair of transversely spaced walls with flexible lower fingers that are capable of being pushed outwardly and under an object as they are manually pushed over the object, without requiring bending or stooping movement by the user. The walls converge from one end of the device to the other to facilitate release of the object after it has been lifted from the ground or floor.

Abstract: A golf ball and tee setter for simultaneously holding a ball and tee prior to inserting a tee into the ground and for releasing the ball and tee with the ball remaining in the teed position subsequent to inserting the tee into the ground. The tee setter has an elongated handle and a pair of opposed cup members pivotally attached to one end of the handled. The cup members are arranged to simultaneously hold a golf ball and tee when in a closed position and to release the ball and tee when in an open position. The cup members are normally held in the closed position by a spring biasing element and are moved to the open position by a hand operated mechanism accessible at the other end of the handle, the hand operated mechanism being attached to the pivoted cup members. The apparatus is so designed that a player may set a ball and tee in place from a standing position.

Abstract: A ball retriever preferably for retrieving golf balls from a water hazard. The disclosed retriever includes a stationary support mounted at the end of a handle which can be of a telescoping design to extend the retriever a considerable distance into the hazard. The stationary support pivotally mounts two capturing arms which are continuously biased towards each other with a spring. A trigger mechanism having a cup-shaped end element contacts a target golf ball and releases a latching member, freeing the two capturing arms for movement in response to the biasing spring. This biasing action encloses the capturing arms about the target golf ball so that it can be withdrawn from the water hazard.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever is adapted for attachment to the butt end of a golf club to form an extension thereof. The retriever includes a scoop adapted to retrieve and retain a golf ball therein and a bent wire-like attachment secured to the scoop and insertable through a standard hole formed axially through the golf club grip for frictionally attaching the retriever to the golf club.

Abstract: E-Z-T Golf Ball Dispenser is a device used by an individual on a practice tee or similar surface for the convenient placement of golf balls on a practice tee and the retrieval or pick-up of balls on and around a practice tee. The device allows for ease in carrying and is free-standing. The device allows for the storage of multiple golf balls due to the utilization of three (3) metal tubes in which golf balls are placed. By pressing a lever, a golf ball is released from storage to the lower horizontal portion of the device which is rounded and cut out in front to allow for the placement of the ball on a tee from above and the removal of the device from the tee by lowering the device thereby placing the ball on the tee and sliding the device away from the tee. Conversely, this device can also be used for the pick up of a single ball and placement on a tee thereby reducing the necessity of a golfer to bend over and pick up a ball.

Abstract: A device for retrieving golf balls consists of a pair of discs rotatably mounted upon a plastic body. The shaft used to rotatably support the discs also serves to maintain the prongs of the body in a spaced relationship in which they develop an optimal amount of force upon the discs. The head assembly consists of only a few parts, and no supplemental means is necessary to secure them.

Abstract: A handle rod structure of a golf ball retriever comprising a plurality of sections of telescopic tubes which can be telescopic in sequence, whereas in each two adjoining tubes, a plunger having an annular groove is provided and inserted into the inner tube. The annular groove forms an eccentric to match the annular sleeve plate which has internal eccentricity the same as that of the annular groove. The annular sleeve plate is placed in the annular groove, so that the rotation of the inner tube in one direction, causes the annular sleeve plate to tightly engage the inner wall of the outer tube, and the rotation of the inner tube in the other direction loosens the annular sleeve plate in the outer tube, thus placing the inner and outer tubes in a state such that they can freely and oppositely extend or retract, thereby achieving the actions of the multi-sectional type and length-adjustable handle rod of the retriever.

Abstract: A portable golf ball retrieving tool has a shaft rotatably mounted on a handle. The shaft includes a number of spaced apart, slightly yieldable flat discs and has an extension at each end. A disc is mounted on each extension and the extensions include stub shafts which are telescoped into the ends of the tubular main shaft. The handle is made of multiple, relatively telescoping sections so that both the shaft and the handle can be collapsed to minimize the overall dimensions of the tool. The tool in its expanded position is rolled over a surface such as the bottom of a water hazard on a golf course. Golf balls encountered by the tool are rolled into positions between appropriately spaced apart discs where they are gripped between the disc pairs. The friction for gripping the golf balls is enhanced by a plurality of concentric ridges on the outer margins of the disc surfaces.

Abstract: A combination sports equipment storage rack and ball retriever includes a support member which is attached to a fixed surface. The support member includes a pair of wing portions to which sports equipment such as rackets may be mounted. A ball retriever is detachably mounted to the support member at a central portion between the wing portions. The ball retriever includes an elongated handle and a basket. The bottom wall of the basket is formed from spaced parallel resiliently mounted rod members for retrieving balls by pressing downwardly with the basket against the balls. When the ball retriever is attached to the support member, the basket may be used for storing other sports equipment such as cans of balls.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for retrieving golf balls from mud and silt, such as found in the bottom of a pond or stream, which comprises a ball retrieval head having curved tines with guiding legs and a lower stabilizing member which act cooperatively to dislodge the ball from its position in the mud for engagement and holding by the curved tines in the retrieval process.

Abstract: An elongated tubular member for retrieving and dispensing deformable balls, such as tennis balls, is provided with retrieving structure at one extremity and dispensing structure at the opposite extremity. The retrieving structure forms an inlet opening having internal projections requiring deformation of a ball being forced through the inlet opening. The dispensing structure forms primary and secondary dispensing openings and a restraining lip preventing inadvertent movement of the lowermost ball through the primary dispensing opening. The dispensing structure also forms a manual access opening, permitting access to the lowermost ball by the fingers of the user to permit dispensing movement of the lowermost ball. The dispensing structure also includes a closure and dispensing cap positionable for closing the dispensing opening to secure balls within the tubular member for storage and positionable to permit dispensing of balls from the dispensing opening.

Abstract: An apparatus for picking up elongated irregular shaped objects, such as beverage cans and/or bottles, is shown. A lightweight housing is provided with an opening at an upper and a lower end thereof. Parallel springs extend across the lower opening to receive cans and/or bottles therethrough and to hold them inside the housing. A pivotal handle across the upper opening allows for ease of removal of collected refuse. A litter pickup stick is removably mounted on a side of the housing. As paper is picked up with the litter pickup stick, it can be removed by a notch in the upper opening of the housing, and the paper litter is maintained separate from solid objects, such as bottles and cans, by a pivotal gate inside the housing. The housing is of sufficient length to pick up refuse without bending.

Abstract: The device comprises two shells equipped with casters allowing it to move. The shells can pivot on vertical hinges as a result of the movement of a grip sliding along a handle connected to the hinges. The grip is connected to the shells by arms attached through omnidirectional joints to the grip and to each arm. Movement of the grip in one direction causes the shells to open, and movement in the other direction causes them to close to form a box. The device can be used to collect tennis balls without excessive fatigue.

Abstract: A golf club capable of retreiving a golf ball by frictionally gripping the ball, or by scooping the ball from a surface. The head of the golf club includes a front section having a front face adapted to strike a golf ball, and a pair of side sections extend rearwardly from the front section. The side sections have spaced parallel side edges which define a recess. The distance between the side edges is substantially equal to the diameter of a golf ball, so that by pushing the head downwardly against the ball, the ball will enter the recess and be gripped by the side edges, to retrieved from the cup or green. Each side section of the club head is provided with a generally concave surface which extends upwardly from the respective side edge and the concave surfaces define a cradle. By moving the club head in a backward direction, the ball can be scooped into the cradle from the putting green or other surface and retrieved.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieving device for use in retrieving golf balls from water hazards. The device includes an articulated retrieving head portion adapted to be moved along the bottom of the water hazard. The retrieving head includes an apertured body portion and pivotally interconnected apertured wing-like elements which are uniquely configured so that as the retrieving head moves along the bottom of the water hazard the water in the hazard will flow past the device in a manner tending to sweep the lost golf ball inwardly along the wing-like elements toward the ball retaining compartments of the body portion.

Abstract: An elongated tubular member for retrieving and dispensing deformable balls, such as tennis balls, is provided with retrieving structure at one extremity and dispensing structure at the opposite extremity. The retrieving structure forms an inlet opening having internal projections requiring deformation of a ball being forced through the inlet opening. The dispensing structure forms a dispensing opening and a restraining lip preventing inadvertent movement of the lowermost ball through the dispensing opening. The dispensing structure also forms a manual access opening, permitting access to the lowermost ball by the fingers of the user to permit dispensing movement of the lowermost ball. The dispensing structure also forms a rotatable closure for the dispensing opening to secure balls within the tubular member for storage. The tubular member is formed by telescoping tube sections permitting the tubular member to be collapsed for storage or extended for use.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever incorporates a looped structure to hold the golf ball for retrieval and structure to extend the looped structure from a golf club. The extending structure defines an opening for a golf club head and an opening for a golf club shaft. It includes an elongated arm between the looped structure and the golf club head opening and another elongated arm between the golf club head opening and the golf club shaft opening. The opening for the golf ball is deformable for grasping the ball, and such grasping is facilitated by a deformable extension of the golf ball opening substantially in the shape of a slot. The golf ball retriever is integrally formed of a semi-rigid plastic material.

Abstract: A golfer's implement is a combination of a wind indicator and a golf ball retriever with a telescoping handle for compactness and ease of carrying.

Abstract: A device capable of use with a golf shoe for removal of a golf ball from the ground and placement thereof on a tee by a handicapped golfer having the inability to manually remove the ball from the ground and manually placing the ball on a tee.