Golf ball retriever

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the golf ball retriever showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken vertically through the mid-plane of the device at line 7--7 of FIG. 5.

The broken away portion of the handle in FIGS. 1-4 and 7 is to indeterminate length.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D195629 July 1963 Borah
D239639 April 1976 Clarke
D350579 September 13, 1994 Lee
D380025 June 17, 1997 Digerness et al.
1987828 December 1935 MacDonald
2551486 May 1951 Burden
Other references
  • GolfSmith; p. 24; Golf ball retrievers on left side of page, Apr. 1992. GolfSmith; p. 25; "Swing Groover", bootm center of page, Dec. 1993.
Patent History
Patent number: D402729
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 1998
Inventor: Austin Carl Degenhardt (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Application Number: 0/81,474
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Training Aid (D21/791)
International Classification: 2102;