Abstract: A ball retrieval, storage, and dispensing system having a hollow tube with a diameter slightly larger than a ball that is to be placed within the tube. Positioned at the top of the hollow tube is an upper cap having a hollow center portion and at least two hook members. Integrally molded about a ridge on the annular ring is a flange member having an upper diameter and a lower diameter. The lower diameter is slightly larger than the circumference of a ball to be placed with the tube and the upper diameter is slightly smaller than the circumference of the same ball. The flange member is made from a resilient flexible material which enables the upper diameter of the flange member to bend inwardly when a ball is "squeezed" through the annular ring and return to its original position after the ball has completely passed through the upper cap. An elastic retaining band, in conjunction with the resilient flexible flange member, permits the balls to be securely stored within the hollow tube.

Abstract: A collapsible golf ball retriever that has a plurality of fingers pivotally attached to the connecting end of an elongated handle at a common axis of rotation. Each of the fingers has an attachment end connected to the handle and a distal cage portion. The cage portions are constructed to cooperatively receive and hold a golf ball therein. The fingers may rotate between an aligned position and a fanned position. Because the fingers share a common axis of rotation and are, therefore, stacked, the collapsible golf ball retriever is capable of assuming a very compact form that is able to fit in spaces nearly as small as the golf ball itself.

Abstract: A cane device for manipulating objects such as a golf ball and a tee as well as other objects, the tee having a head portion and a shank portion, and for assisting in supporting the weight of a user against a ground surface. The device comprises: a weight-bearing shaft, having a proximal end and a distal end; a handle disposed at the proximal end of the shaft; a gripping mechanism disposed at the distal end of the shaft for retrieving, grasping, and setting the objects, the gripping mechanism being capable of supporting the weight of the user; an actuation mechanism for activating and deactivating the gripping mechanism, disposed between the handle and the gripping mechanism. The gripping mechanism preferably comprises a pair of opposing jaw members, capable of contacting the ground surface and supporting the weight of the user.

Abstract: A golf club that enables a golfer to retrieve a ball from the ground as well as from a cup includes a club head having a front striking surface. A ball pickup structure includes a concave recess extending into a rear end surface of the body, the concave recess having a generally cylindrical conformation and an axis generally parallel to the striking surface. A pair of resilient fingers are secured to the rear end surface of the body and spaced apart to straddle the concave recess. The fingers include curved interior surfaces disposed in confronting relationship to the concave recess. The fingers and the concave recess together define a lower opening having a longitudinal (front-to-back) dimension slightly less than a golf ball diameter The lower opening may be placed superjacent to a golf ball and the head urged downwardly so that the ball moves relatively upwardly into the lower opening.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever is attached to the handle of a golf putter and is used to retrieve a golf ball from a playing surface and to concurrently deposit a golf ball marker in place of the golf ball. The apparatus includes a fork rotatably mounted to a support body that is secured to the extremity of the handle of a golf club shaft. The fork has a pair of arms which lie substantially in a common plane and are arcuately curved toward each other. One of the arms is longer than the other. A golf ball marker with a turf-engaging spike is placed on the underside of the body supporting the fork and is held thereto by a magnet within the support body. The fork is moved toward the golf ball while residing at a lifting angle inclined about fifteen degrees downwardly relative to the golf club shaft. The arms of the fork engage the undersurface of the golf ball and cradle it therebetween.

Abstract: Apparatus for positioning a golf ball on a tee and for retrieving golf balls and tees. A hand-operated apparatus for setting golf balls on tees without requiring the golfer to bend is described. The device may also be used for retrieving golf balls and tees, and may itself be retrieved if dropped by using the handle of a golf club. The apparatus comprises a hollow outer shaft having a fixed handle at one end and a base for pivotably holding two golf ball encircling jaws at the other. An inner shaft, slidably disposed within the outer shaft and connected to a movable handle at one end, and jaw-actuating wires at the other permits a user to operate the jaws with one hand. A coil spring located between the fixed and movable handles provides a force therebetween, keeping the jaws closed in their normal position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf ball and tee positioning device which includes a gripper disposed at one end of an elongated shaft for manipulating golf balls and a tee inserter disposed at the other end of the shaft for inserting a tee into the ground. The tee inserter includes a rod extending from the shaft, a barrel slideably disposed on the rod, and a pair of spring biased jaws pivotably attached to the barrel. Each jaw member has a mandible portion which extends into a slot formed in the barrel for engaging a tee located within the barrel. The tee is inserted into the ground by placing the tee inserter against the ground and pressing the rod into the barrel so that it engages the head of the tee. This forces the tee past the spring biased jaws, setting the tee into the ground.

Abstract: A golf training apparatus, comprising:an elongated tube having a first and second end, and a length sufficient to regulate a golfer's stance;a lower leg lateral restraint having a first and second end, said lower leg lateral restraint movably positioned within said first end of said elongated tube, said first end of said lower leg lateral restraint having a sharp point for facilitating the insertion of said lower leg lateral restraint into the ground;a lateral foot restraint having a first and second end, said lateral foot restraint movably positioned within said second end of said elongated tube, said first end of said lateral foot restraint having a sharp point for facilitating the insertion of said lateral foot restraint into the ground;a locking mechanism for locking said elongated tube, said lower leg lateral restraint, and said lateral foot restraint together; andwherein said elongated tube, said lower leg lateral restraint, and said lateral foot restraint can be disassembled into separate components fo

Abstract: A closure mechanism for the top of a tennis ball storage container employs a pair of barrier rods that are slideably engaged by tracks in the end panels of the container. When the rods are squeezed together, they enter snap-fitting holding pockets located at the innermost extremities of the tracks. When secured by the holding pockets, the distance of separation between the parallel rods is less than the diameter of a standard tennis ball. When the rods are manipulated apart away from the holding pockets, their distance of separation becomes large enough to permit removal of balls from the container.

Abstract: A device for retrieving golf balls from water hazards, which includes a main body resembling a scoop with a handle holder to which a pole-like handle may be attached. The main body has two parallel oppositely positioned end walls, and preferably three slots that can retain golf balls while allowing water to pass through as the invention is moved along the bottom of a water hazard to retrieve the balls. Rounded end portions of the slots are shaped so that the balls will tend to fall into them, rather than rolling back out of the interior of the main body. In the preferred embodiment, two center strips run between slots. Two end strips run between slots and the end walls to which they are connected. The strips and end walls are joined by a top cross strip and a bottom cross strip. The handle holder includes preferably a widened portion of the top cross strip, to which are perpendicularly joined two parallel upright members, between which preferably two parallel bolts are inserted, to hold the handle in place.

Abstract: A golf ball placement device that is adapted to be mounted to a golfer's shoe for allowing the golfer to position a golf ball on a tee without bending over. The device includes a ball retaining member that has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a rear end. Art elongated opening extends inwardly from the front end of the ball retaining member toward the rear end thereof. The ball placement device includes mating hook and loop type fasteners secured to the rear end of the device and the golfer's shoe in order to secure the golf ball placement device to the golf shoe.

Abstract: In a manually operated tool for retrieving a golf ball submerged in water, it is known to consist of multiple interacting telescopic tubes, a cylindrical retrieval cup and an elasticated cord. In this invention one end of the cylindrical cup is bisected by the elasticated cord, which, when placed over the golf ball is stretched and returned to the original position when passed by the golf ball and secures the golf ball within the cylinder. The opposing aperture of the cylinder has an extended tongue for the maneuvering of a golf ball where the retrieval is restricted from above its original position.

Abstract: A ball container and dispenser is elevated in a standing position by a downwardly extending ball pickup tube and pivotable stand. The tube angles away from the container and dispenser so that the bottom of the tube is forward of the container and dispenser to pick up balls in front of the user. A hinged lid removably covers a top ball dispensing opening in the container and dispenser. The stand pivots to serve as a combination stand in the down position and lid locker in the up position. The rigid element snap fits into paired ridges protruding from the container and dispenser. A handle integral with the lid is shaped like a sports equipment handle and slopes toward the rear. The bottom of the tube is parallel to the ground and has a circular opening smaller than the ball. For hard balls, the opening has radial slots around the perimeter creating resilient tabs.

Abstract: A tennis ball retrieval system comprises a removable cap which is preferably sized to fit a standard tennis ball container. The cap has an opening and an inwardly projecting flange for effectively reducing the opening to less than the diameter of a standard tennis ball. The apparatus preferably also includes tennis ball containers having a standard diameter but being capable of containing more than three tennis balls, or having grooves to allow the container to be connected to a like container with a connecting member, or both. Additionally, a strap can be included which allows the container to be carried on one's shoulder.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a golf ball rake having a pair of frame members extending from an elongated handle. A plurality of curved tines extend from each frame member. Each tine has an elongated linear distal portion and a curved proximal portion. The linear distal portions are arranged to rake between long thick weeds and vegetation and the tines have a curved proximal portion to define a holding area for retrieval of golf balls.

Abstract: A holder for retrieving a ball from a hazard includes a U-shaped frame provided with a cage-like structure formed of wire-like containment elements. In one embodiment, a latch allows a ball to enter the holder but does not allow it to leave. In another embodiment, containment elements in first and second planes are spaced from one another a distance less than a diameter of the ball for retaining the ball.

Abstract: A portable golf ball retriever utilizing a knock down handle and a yoke formed from horizontal and depending side support members, the side members supporting an axle extending therethrough. A plurality of discs are rotatably affixed to the axle and fingers extend between the discs and the adjacent side support members to dislodge balls collected between the discs as the retriever is exposed thereto. A ball collecting device is releasably secured to the handle and yoke of a size to accommodate the handle, yoke, axle and plurality of discs and function as a carrying bag therefor. Handles are affixed to the collecting device to make it convenient to carry the container from place to place.

Abstract: A golf club, in particular, a putter, having a golf ball-seizure device integrated into the putter head. The putter head has a golf ball-seizing aperture. The aperture has an effective interior diameter that allows passage of a golf ball therethrough by relative flexible movement between an interior surface of the aperture and an outer surface of the golf ball. For this purpose, a flexible ring may be installed in the aperture. A retaining element is mounted adjacent to the aperture such that a golf ball, upon passing upwardly through the aperture, is restricted from further substantial movement and thereby captured in a confinement volume by the combination of the effective interior diameter of the aperture and the retaining element.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieval device adapted to be removeably secured to the handle end of a golf club comprising:a golf club handle receiving member, said receiving member being hollow and having a circular cross-section throughout the length thereof, said circular cross-section decreasing in diameter from an exterior end thereof to an interior end thereof to form a hollow truncated conical shape adapted to receive golf club handles of varying diameters therein and to frictionally engage such handles by contact with the internal surfaces of said hollow truncated conical shape;an end plate radially disposed across the interior end of said truncated conical shape to prevent entrance or egress therefrom; and,a thin annular member affixed to said end plate at one edge thereof, said annular member extending from said plate and from the truncated conical shape to which it is affixed.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieving device for retrieving a golf ball by an individual residing within a moving golf cart. The inventive device includes a handle assembly supporting a basket frame at a lower end thereof. A mesh basket is attached to the basket frame and captures a golf ball received therethrough.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever device and method of using same for recovering golf balls from a water hazard. The device comprises an open frame portion having a pair of longitudinal frame members and a plurality of interconnecting ball catching members. The ball catching members are spaced to entrap golf balls while allowing smaller objects in the water hazard to pass through. The device further includes an extension portion having a tie end located forwardly of the open frame portion. A tether cord of a predetermined length is attached to the tie end of the extension portion. After being thrown into the water hazard to a location beyond the golf ball to be retrieved, the tether cord is pulled so that the golf ball is entrapped and thereby recovered. The extension portion helps the device maintain a correct orientation while it is pulled without digging into the soft bottom of the water hazard. Preferably, the extension portion is also removable so that the device can be made compact for storage.

Abstract: In a golf putter the head of the putter has a receptacle which has an opening in the bottom of the putter head. The opening is adapted to partially receive a golf ball, the opening having a bevel such that the inner portion of the bevel engages the golf ball and the bevel allows for the smooth movement of the putter over the grass. A plurality of ridges within the receptacle engage the golf ball and hold it to the putter head.

Abstract: A ball retrieval cart generally comprising a wheeled container for retrieving and storing balls and a pair of handles attached thereto. The container is rollingly supported by wheels on an axle. The container has a bottom including rails defining ball retrieval slots through which balls on the ground pass into the container when the rails are lowered over the balls. The handles, a front handle and a rear handle, are pivotally attached to the cart. A connector can be used to attach the handles together such that the position of the rear handle relative to the container can be adjustably fixed as desired by a user such that user can pivot the cart about the axle to raise and lower the bottom for retrieving balls. The handles are rotatable, also, to a substantially vertical support position supporting the cart in a ball dispensing position. The handles are rotatable, also, to above the cart such that they may be jointly gripped by a user as a carrying handle.

Abstract: An apparatus for retrieving disbursed objects of various forms, and most importantly spherical objects, such as balls from a surface, such as the ground's surface, comprising a hollow tube having a centrally located longitudinal axis, a first and a second end with an opening at each end, detents located internally within and connected to the hollow tube near the first end of the tube, and a grip attached to the outside of the hollow tube near the second end of the tub. The detents are generally positioned in a single plane oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis and in close proximity to the first end of the hollow tube. In retrieving objects, the opening at the first end of the tube is positioned over the object to be retrieved. Downward pressure is applied to the grip to force the hollow tube down and over the object to be retrieved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a combination golf ball putter and ball retriever having a handle and hand grip and a golf club head with a striking surface and a flat bottom surface at right angles to the striking surface, with the bottom surface having a circular recess in its center section of the size and shape to receive and frictionally engage by means of an "O" ring a golf ball and having a golf ball ejecting device including two connected members having enlarged heads at their opposite ends and slidable within a vertical bore having end recesses to accommodate said heads. Also disclosed is a handle portion having substantially a 30 degree curvature nearest the golf head for easier insertion into a golf cup.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever including an elongated handle and a retriever head formed by an array of rigid curved fingers forming a rear facing trough, each finger having a lower section disposed horizontally with the handle held at about a 30 degree angle to the ground. The finger rips are downwardly inclined slightly with a ramp surface aiding capture of a golf ball as the retriever head is swept through mud or water with manipulation of the handle.

Abstract: An umbrella includes: central shaft having a bucket holding portion recessed in a bottom grip portion of a handle of the hollow central shaft, and a ladle telescopically securable in the hollow central shaft and the handle having a bucket portion formed on an outer end of the ladle, whereby upon a withdrawal of the ladle from the central shaft, the bucket portion can be protruded forwardly to pick up a golf ball when far hit into a lake or a pond in the golf course.

Abstract: A ball shagger and carrying device for balls retrieved is provided. The shagger portion of the device is constructed generally of a body, a retaining member, an extensible member and a shagging mechanism arranged such that the members form a retractable tubular member for convenient storage and transportation. The carrying portion of the device is a bag or the like attached to the end opposite of the shagging portion. In a preferred embodiment, the shagger member eliminates contaminant build-up upon retraction of the extensible member. In an alternative embodiment, the tube or shagger portion of the device is adjustable such that the inside diameter of the tube can be increased or decreased to shag or retrieve balls of varying sizes.

Abstract: A hook is provided for the grip end of a rod-like golf accessory in the form of a golf ball retriever. The grip outer surface is formed with a sinuous outer surface having concave and convex sections. An arm extends out proximate a top of the grip and a leg extends out from the arm down parallel to the grip and spaced from an outer surface of the grip. A distal end of the leg is angled in towards the grip surface to provide a narrowed entry into the space between the hook legs and the grip outer surface. The hook arm and legs are almost as wide as the narrowest part of the grip relatively thick to provide substance to the hook and somewhat flexible to facilitate flexure of a distal end of the hook leg when hooking the device over an upper edge of a golf bag.

Abstract: A ball retrieving storage device including an elongated hollow tube opened at one end for reception of a ball, the tube having formed in the opened end a circumferential groove concentrically arranged therewith opening inwardly toward the hollow interior of the tube and defined by upper and lower groove side surfaces, a yieldable ring of measured thickness concentrically located in the groove, the ring having an internal diameter slightly smaller than the outside diameter of the ball to be retrieved, wherein the groove is wider than the thickness of the ring to allow the ring to be moveable therein and displacable upward therein in response to the upward pressure of a to-be-retrieved ball from below when the opened end of the tube is passed over the ball, and wherein the groove has a first depth, in the area of natural repose of the ring, and a second depth in the area of the upward displacement thereof, wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth to allow the ring to expand under the upward pres

Abstract: A ball retrieving and storage receptacle comprising a rectangular basket formed of a pair of parallel tubular frame members spaced apart from each other and connected together by a plurality of parallel tubular members defining the bottom of the basket and spaced apart from each other by slightly less than the diameter of the ball to be retrieved. Castering rollers are provided along one side of the bottom of the basket and a pair of handle U-shaped supports are secured parallel to the frame members to pivot between a first position above the basket for carrying and picking up balls, and a second position below the basket to enable the basket to be placed and supported on a ground surface to provide access to the basket for ball removal and use.

Abstract: An apparatus for retrieving baseballs, comprising a cup. The cup has a base with a periphery and a frustro-conical side wall secured to the periphery to thereby form a closed smaller end and an opened larger end. The cup is fabricated of a material with limited resilience whereby the side wall forms an angle when measured from the axis of the cup, such measurements being plus or minus 10 percent. The cup is formed with a small aperture in the center of the base. A string which has a free end positioned through the aperture in the cup when inverted and a knot formed in the free end within the cup. The string also has a secured end. Further provided is a cylindrical handle for the wrapping of the string. The wrapping of the string begins with the secured end and an intermediate extent thereof for feeding out string to allow the free end of the string, the knot and cup to be lowered by gravity over a baseball and then re-wrapped on the handle for retrieving the cup and baseball.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever comprises a club engaging portion 14 to enable the retriever to be secured to the butt end of a golf club and a ball receiving portion 2 capable of engaging and retaining a golf ball. The ball receiving portion comprises a pair of spaced arms which are resiliently deformable relative to one another as the retriever is pushed down onto a golf ball, such that the ball is gripped between the arms. The arms are bifurcated to form respective claws 7 terminating in pointed ends which serve to contact the dimples on the surface of the golf ball to steady and locate the ball below the retriever prior to gripping.

Abstract: A device for retrieving submerged golfballs comprising a telescoping, elongated member having a golfball scoop at one end. An underwater viewing device having a lens is secured to the elongated bar to enable a submerged golfball to be seen from outside the water when the scoop and a portion of the viewing device are submerged into the water.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever includes an elongate telescoping handle to which is attached a frame defining a golf ball entrance plane to be positioned over a golf ball. The dimensions of the plane are large relative to the diameter of the ball so that it is easily positioned under adverse conditions of visibility. A U-shaped hoop connected at both ends to the frame defines a ball-retaining chamber having openings large enough to freely pass mud and debris but too small to pass the ball. An elastic member or spring extends at least partly across the entrance plane, thereby dividing the entrance plane into two parts, neither of which is large enough to permit passage of the ball unless the spring is forced aside. The spring is arranged to be readily forced aside when the frame is pushed onto the ball to admit the ball to the ball-retaining chamber. The spring is stiff enough to prevent spontaneous release of the ball from the chamber.

Abstract: A portable golf ball retriever is disclosed. A preferred embodiment of the retriever includes a hollow aluminum tube which has a plastic or rubber wrapped grip on one end and a rubber suction cup attached to an opposite end. The tube further includes a curved bend of approximately 45 degrees adjacent the opposite end. In an actual application, players in golf games such as Scramble can use the retriever to pickup their golf ball without having to either leave a golf cart or physically bend over. The retriever can be modified to pick up other types of balls such as tennis balls, baseballs and ping-pong balls.

Abstract: A tennis ball retrieval system comprises a removable cap which is preferably sized to fit a standard tennis ball container. The cap has an opening and an inwardly projecting flange for effectively reducing the opening to less than the diameter of a standard tennis ball. The apparatus preferably also includes tennis ball containers having a standard diameter but being capable of containing more than three tennis balls, or having grooves to allow the container to be connected to a like container with a connecting member, or both. Additionally, a strap can be included which allows the container to be carried on one's shoulder.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever comprises a cylindrical receiver with an inner surface of a diameter slightly larger than a standard golf ball, triangular protrusions or ribs extending upwardly and out from the inner surface at an angle of 5 to 11 degrees, connection tabs, and a stop; a retainer that is substantially V-shaped, with its arms extending over the cylinder; and a telescoping rod with at least two pieces of hollow tubing having different diameters and connected with a tapered shim, a plug, and a cap with a glue reservoir. The receiver rotatably mounts to the retainer, which in turn mounts to the telescoping rod. The telescoping rod is formed by plugging one end of a piece of hollow tubing, wrapping the tapered shim around the tubing, inserting the plugged tubing and shim into a larger piece of hollow tubing, placing a cap over the intersection of the two pieces of tubing, and gluing the cap to the larger piece of hollow tubing.

Abstract: A tennis ball retriever and its method of use are disclosed. The tennis ball retriever includes a handle and a collection drum rotatably journalized on the handle. The cylindrical drum is provided with a plurality of axially spaced circumferential tines. At least one of the tines of each spaced-apart pair includes an abrasive surface. In the preferred embodiment, the two outermost circumferential tines have a larger diameter than the inner tines and the outer tines are provided with an outer rolling, supporting and preferably gripping surface. A hinged access door is provided at one end of the collection drum for removing the tennis balls collected within the drum. In use, a person holds the handle grips and rolls the collection drum over loose tennis balls lying on a tennis court or practice surface. The loose tennis balls are grasped by the abrasive surfaces of the spaced-apart cylindrical tines and urged into the interior of the collection drum.

Abstract: A golf ball pick-up device mainly including a casing with an open bottom, an upper transmission tube inserted into the casing, a guiding cylinder fitted over the upper transmission tube, a seat engaged with a lower end of the guiding cylinder and fixedly connected with a lower end of the casing, and a spring-loaded sliding plate slidably fitted in the recess of the seat, whereby the golf ball picked up therein can be easily dispensed as desired.

Abstract: An attachment for a bat, the attachment being adapted to receive and release a ball. The attachment comprises a strap surrounding at least a portion of the upper end of the bat and forming a sleeve for receiving the upper end therein and a pair of tubular arms for receiving and releasing the ball, each of the pair of arms including a lip at the end thereof. The attachment is secured to the bat. The pair of tubular arms are secured to and project from the strap and also projecting from the upper end of the bat when the bat is received within the strap.

Abstract: A combination golf ball pick-up and teeing device providing means for simplifying and improving a golfers practice routine. The pick-up and teeing device comprises a needle mounted for reciprocal movement within a shaft. One end of the shaft is placed into engagement with a golf ball and the needle pressed into it for releasably securing the ball to the shaft end for ball pick-up. The pick-up and teeing device can then be used to transfer the picked-up ball onto a mounted tee.

Abstract: A new and improved golf ball/fluorescent object locator includes a UV light source assembly. A rigid support member is connected to the UV light source assembly and extends upward and rearward from the UV light source assembly. A handle member is connected to the rigid support member, for permitting the UV light source assembly to be controlled by a person holding the handle member. The UV light source assembly includes a housing connected to the rigid support member, a battery assembly housed within the housing, a UV source powered by the battery assembly and housed within the housing, and a UV transparent lens structure, attached to the housing at a bottom portion of the housing, for permitting UV light to pass from the UV source to outside the UV light source assembly to below the UV light source assembly. The battery assembly may include rechargeable batteries.

Abstract: The disclosure describes and illustrates a golf ball retriever including a ring secured to a telescopically collapsible handle, the interior surface of the ring having multiple cylindrical surfaces with internal diameters just slightly smaller than the the diameter of the ball to be retrieved. The multiple cylindrical surfaces permit retrieval of standard 1.680 inch diameter golf balls as well as the newly accepted 1.720 inch golf ball.

Abstract: An improved multiple purpose golf ball retriever for retrieving golf balls from water hazards. The device comprises an elongated head which has a forward frame, upper frame, sliding rod and side frames. The elongated head can be permanently attached to a telescoping handle, adjusted in any position for use and storage in the golf bag and is accessible for retrieving when needed. The sliding rod which moves in angled sliding rod guides enables the golf ball retriever to capture the ball by going down over the ball. The retriever can be used as a rake in clear or out of view locations and from the top down when rocky, weedy or hazardous water areas restrict the raking action which provides the golf ball retriever with a large margin of error for capturing the golf ball from above or by raking.

Abstract: A tennis ball retriever and multi-purpose tennis ball hopper and caddy that holds all of the tennis equipment used during play and practice. The retriever utilizes a container portion incorporating a bottom of transverse rods which are slightly resilient and incorporates a telescoping handle structure used in ball retrieval and as a support stand for the ball container portion. The hopper has side walls that open for easy access to the container.

Abstract: The invention is a ball retrieval device that includes a counter readable when the device is in its normally upstanding orientation. One embodiment of the device includes a mechanical counter that is actuable by the user. A second embodiment of the device employs an electrically-powered counter that is automatically actuated whenever a ball enters the bottom end of the device's ball receiving tube.

Abstract: An apparatus for picking up one golf ball and placing it on a tee includes two telescoping tubular members, and spring biased fingers at the lower end to grip a golf ball. The inner tubular member is movable outwardly to push the golf ball out of the grip of the fingers, and a spring biased inner tubular member is in retracted position further inside the outer tubular member until ready to dispense the golf ball from the grip of the fingers. A pair of removable legs engage the outer tubular member to allow the apparatus to stand generally upright. Another embodiment employs a resilient cup member in lieu of the spring biased fingers at the lower end, such cup member frictionally gripping a golf ball and releasing same by a selective dispensing force exerted on the golf ball by the inner tubular member.

Abstract: A golf ball and tee set includes cooperative first and second jaw legs arranged to secure a golf ball and tee member, wherein an outer sleeve is cooperative with a support post, wherein displacement of the sleeve relative to the support post effects closure of the first and second jaw legs to provide for cooperative conical recesses and bores to secure the golf tee, with the golf ball secured between the legs positioned over the golf tee. A modification of the invention is arranged to include a golf ball cleaning structure mounted to the sleeve to provide for pre-cleaning of the golf ball prior to use.

Abstract: A ball retriever for retrieving a ball has a handle receiving member and at least two parallelly disposed ovoid ball barriers attached to the handle receiving member. At least one ball restraining member is attached to at least one ball barrier. At least two ball barrier support members connect the ball barriers. A ball receiving chamber, having a ball receiving port, is formed by the ball barriers and the ball restraining member. A handle lock mechanism, on the handle receiving member, releasably locks an extendible handle to the handle receiver.