Abstract: A golf ball retriever enables a golfer to quickly and easily recover the ball from a muddy ground hazardous location and the like. The retriever includes a rod, a swivel coupling adjustably mounted on the rod for positioning the retriever at selective angular positions with respect to the ground, a head member fixedly attached to the swivel coupling, and a cage mounted on the head member for capturing a single ball or multiple balls within, depending on the size of the cage being used. The retriever cage is formed of flexible looped wires which are spaced apart sufficiently to permit passage of the ball therein. The ball is captured by contacting the ball with the cage in a direct or peripheral manner. Cages of various capacities can be readily interchanged on the retriever.

Abstract: A tool arranged for employment in a golfing game includes a tubular housing having a spike at a first end of the housing, and a cap mounted to the second end of the housing, with the cap removably mounted relative to the second end to receive a circular tee member arranged for receiving a golf ball thereon arranged for projection through the tube for positioning upon an underlying ground surface. The cap structure includes spaced semi-cylindrical flanges in facing relationship relative to one another coaxially aligned relative to the cap and the housing for resiliently grasping a golf ball therebetween as the flanges are arranged in a spring biased relationship towards one another.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieving device to withdraw a golf ball from a water hole providing an extensible reach and an expandable cage to receive a golf ball for recovery by the operator, the cage having inwardly angled end forming pockets to receive and securely hold a ball and having a self holding member for operating the expansion and retraction of the cage.

Abstract: A ball retrieving and storage cart generally comprises a wheeled carriage that rollingly supports a basket in a ball retrieving position. In an exemplary embodiment, the basket has a front end and a rear end and includes a bottom wall having two side members oriented front to rear and having a normal position spaced apart less than the ball diameter and defining a slotted aperture for entrance of a ball into the basket. In the ball retrieval position, at least one of the side members is a slanted member having a front end higher from the ground than a ball radius and a rear end lower to the ground than the ball radius. At least one of the side members is a deflectable member and is biased to the normal position but is sideways deflectable such that a ball on the ground entering the aperture sideways deflects the deflectable member sufficiently for the ball to pass into the basket. The wheels may define a rolling plane.

Abstract: A ball extracting device (1, 14) for removing a golf ball (8) from holes and other locations which is integrally attachable to a golf club shaft (3) on the grip (13) of a golf club. The device is a cylindrically-shaped module having side walls (18), a bottom (19) and an open top (7) for extracting and retaining a golf ball (8) when downward pressure is applied to the device (1, 14) against the ball (8). The walls (18) contain holes (5) therethrough so that a golfer's fingers can be inserted to facilitate easy removal of the ball from the device. The extracting device (1, 14) can be incorporated either with a replacement grip (2) that fits over the shaft of a golf club, a grip that covers a preexisting grip, or a cap-like module (14) that fits over the end of a golf club grip. All versions of the device work in the same manner and do not require modification to the existing golf club.

Abstract: A tennis ball retrieving and storing device that comprises a container for storing tennis balls, the container including side walls defining a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end includes at least a pair of parallel rods laterally spaced a distance slightly less than the diameter of a tennis ball to define a space through which a tennis ball is squeezed into the container. The device further includes a pair of pivotable handles connected to the opposite side walls for pivotal movement between a handle position and a container supporting position. The pair of handles have opposing angular portions converging toward each other when in the handle position so that the handles extend upwardly from the top end in a close and substantially juxtaposed manner.

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 (10) is provided including a shaft (12), a resilient wire (14) having a first end (18) and a second end (20) substantially parallel to the shaft (12), and a retaining member (16) holding the first end (18) and the second end (20) to the shaft (12). The resilient wire (14) has at least two loops (30) and (31) formed therein spaced at a distance slightly smaller than the diameter of a golf ball. The flexibility of resilient wire (14) allows the golf ball to squeeze through the loops (30) and (31) utilizing a minimal amount of force. The golf ball sits cradled between the loops (30) and (31) and can be easily extracted by slightly shaking the shaft to provide enough force for the golf ball to push through the loops (30) and (31).

Abstract: The present invention is a device for retrieving an object such as a golf ball. In one preferred embodiment, the retriever comprises a handle, a stationary member or loop that is rigidly attached to the handle, a reactive member or loop that is pivotally attached to the stationary member and a spring for biasing the reactive member substantially perpendicular to the stationary member. In a second preferred embodiment, a pair of mounting members and a clip are added to allow the stationary member to be rotated and lock into any desired position relative to the handle. Prior to capturing the object, the retriever is set such that the stationary and reactive members are substantially parallel. The retriever is then directed so that when the spring contacts an object, it trips the spring and causes the reactive member to pivot into a substantially perpendicular position with respect to the stationary member, capturing the object inside the stationary and reactive members.

Abstract: A rake-like device for retrieving golf balls includes an elongate handle and a ball retriever that is made from a plurality of "U"-shaped tine members disposed in transversely spaced apart relation to one another. The open end of each tine faces the user of the device during the retrieving operation. A triangular structure is formed on the bottom part of each tine and serves to trap a retrieved golf ball. The handle is pivotally mounted to the retriever so that the device can be stored in a narrow space when not in use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiple-object grasping device providing an elongated channel-like body and a pivotally connected object grasping arm each of which has a stepped or undercut object-receiving notch thus cooperatively to accommodate a golf ball and tee in proper interrelationship for simultaneous installation on a teeing area of a golf course and which is just as conveniently adapted individually to handle these and other golf playing accessories coincident with a round of golf while the golfer is permitted to maintain a substantially upright position without the necessity of ever having to stoop or bend over. The body has a pair of object engaging fingers between which a finger on the arm is extendable to dependably grasp such objects and to hold them in tightly stacked relation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ball retriever and more particularly, to an attachment for temporarily attaching to an end of an extension member, and the attachment while it is so attached to the extension member being used for retrieving a ball, such as a golf ball on the ground or the like. When not in use, this attachment lies at rest in a substantially flat condition, being conveniently sized to slip into a standard breast pocket or the like.

Abstract: An improved deformable ball retrieving, retaining and dispensing device is disclosed. The device includes an elongated tubular member having one or more sections which can be easily assembled and disassembled. The tubular member has an upper end with a dispensing opening for discharging retained balls when the tubular member is inverted, a lower end forming a retrieving opening, and an internal passage connecting each of the ends and of slightly greater dimension than the diameter of the balls to be contained. The device also includes a smooth retaining mechanism which is positioned entirely within the lower end of the tubular member and receives the deformable ball while preventing retractive movement of the ball once the ball has been received within the tubular member.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieving device comprises a set of short telescoping tubular shafts which, when collapsed, will fit easily in a pocket of a golf bag or the like. The base shaft section is provided with an open cylindrical socket at its base end. The socket has a lengthwise slot on its side opposite the base section through which the metal shaft of a golf club may be introduced. The socket may then be moved along the club shaft until the gripping handle of the shaft enters the socket and the increasing thickness thereof may be pressed into firm engagement with the socket. The combined club shaft and the telescoping sections may thus be extended to provide a ball retrieving shaft two or three times the length of the club shaft alone. A ball pick-up device, which may be a ring having an internal diameter a little less than the diamemter of a golf ball, is mounted at the outer end of the end section so that a ball may be engaged by the user and picked up at a substantial distance from the user.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever comprising a molded body having two outer and a middle opening formed in one end thereof. The middle opening has oppositely disposed tapered sides formed thereon. A molded flipper is pivotally mounted in the middle opening between the tapered sides. A molded partial ring-like member having two legs formed thereon is mounted in the two outer openings. A spherical pocket is formed in the inner surface of the ring-like member opposite the two legs. A single pin is mounted through aligned openings formed in the molded body, the legs and the molded flipper. An extension is formed on the other end of said molded body, with a cylindrical groove formed therein. A solid stem extends from the extension through the cylindrical groove and beyond the end of the extension. A tubular section is secured on the solid stem in the said cylindrical groove.

Abstract: A device for golfers to pick up golf balls and golf tees and to locate balls and tees is intended to reduce the need of a golfer to bend bown to the ground. The device includes an elongated tube having a golf ball holding cup at one end and a shallow tee holding socket and a tee retrieving device at the other end. A ball may be set in the cup to be secured against falling under its own weight and may be dislodged therefrom by movement of a coaxial rod to project into the cup. A tee lodged in the socket may be similarly dislodged by movement of the rod in the other direction. Lugs are provided in slots of the tube so that the user may move the rod appropriately. A two tined fork projects at one end of the device as a hook to retrieve a tee.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever is provided for retrieving balls by providing at least two discs mounted on a rotatable shaft. The discs have a distance therebetween slightly greater than the diameter of the ball. A foam-rubber ring is concentrically attached to an inside surface of each disc to provide for an easy pick-up of the ball. Each of the discs are scallop-shaped to provide a greater vertical downward force on the ball than a horizontal force when pivoting on a scallop point. Radial slits are formed in each disc extending from a low point of each scallop. Counter sunk holes are formed on the inside surface of each disc at the ends of the radial slits.

Abstract: A ball retrieval device includes a main body and a ball collection basket for storing retrieved balls. The basket is shaped substantially as a slotted box. Only a single basket opening, located in a forward peripheral portion of the basket, has a width greater than the diameter of a ball. The collection basket is removably attached to the main body using a pair of upward-turned hooked bracket portions that extend through mesh openings in the basket and allow the basket to remain substantially horizontal when the basket is attached to or removed from the main body. Arms which extend from the main body are provided with an arrangement of resilient fingers, strips, brushes or lips that form a channel in which balls are held when they are adjacent to the arms. These fingers, etc., channel balls along the arms towards a conveyor mechanism located within the main body as the ball retriever is pushed forward.

Abstract: A golf ball dispensing and retrieval system comprises a hollow tube for holding a plurality of golf balls. A stop mechanism is removably attachable to the bottom end of the tube for dispensing balls one at a time. The stop mechanism includes a biased lever which is pivotally attached to the outside of the tube movable between an open position and a closed position. To dispense golf balls from the tube, the lever may be moved by depressing a trigger end to an open position in which the detent is lifted away from the end of the tube to allow passage of the balls. Balls may be picked up from a surface by pressing the end of the tube and detent down onto a golf ball, which moves the detent out of the way to allow entry of a ball into the end of a tube. The lever is biased to be normally closed so that the balls remain inside the tube as desired. A stop pin is attached to the lever to prevent release of more than one ball at a time.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever comprising a rake attachment, spring pressed clamp for securing a handle, shaft, pole, rod or conventional retriever to the rake attachment, said clamp permitting the rake attachment to be moved into different angled positions relative to the shaft, rod, pole, or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a golf ball retriever for use with the head of an iron golf club and formed of a continuous coil of high strength metal wire, the coil having an outer end and with convolutions that are slightly larger in diameter than that of the ball, in which the convolutions become progressively smaller in diameter as the coil extends to the inner end where the inner most convolution is slightly smaller than the diameter of the ball, to allow the ball to be retrieved thereby as it is urged inwardly into the retriever, the two inner most convolutions being formed so that they can be forced over the head, in which the head is squeezed between the last two convolutions at the inner end and in which the end of the coil fits around and against the bottom or back portion of the head.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever includes a head part having a forward frame part and a rear frame part. The forward frame part has upper and lower parallel leading members defining a rectangular mouth opening sufficiently wide to allow a retrieved golf ball to enter. The rear frame part has a lower trailing member which defines a rear seat edge parallel to the lower leading member. The seat edge is spaced from the lower leading member a distance slightly less than the diameter of a golf ball. Retrieved golf balls that enter the mouth opening are then seated or cradled securely between the rear seat edge and the lower leading member, and will thus tend to remain in place as the retriever continues to be moved about. A detachable handle, which may include a golf club or a telescoping pole, can be easily clamped to the head part when needed. Tooth-like projections extending from the forward leading member help to dislodge golf balls embedded in land or out of view in the bottom surface of a pond.

Abstract: A golfing accessory, preferably a built-in component of a putter, enables a ball to be lifted and re-emplaced while the golfer remains in an upright posture. In the preferred form, the device releases a ball position marker as the ball is being engaged and recovers the marker during re-emplacement of the ball. The apparatus has a handle shaft with a head at the lower end from which a pair of resilient tangs extend. The tangs have a spacing slightly smaller than the diameter of the ball and have convergent ends. The tangs are traveled down along opposite sides of the ball to a position below the center of the ball in order to grip the ball for lifting. A leaf spring initially clamps the marker to the head but is deflected by the ball as it is being engaged by the tangs and thereby releases the marker. A magnet in the head enables retrieval of the marker without bending over.

Abstract: Golf course aesthetics and golf course maintenance procedures are enhanced by the use of a novel compact rake head that is detachably secured to the golfer's sand wedge to smooth the surface of sand traps following sand shots. The use of the rake head permits the removal of the hundreds of conventional rakes which are typically positioned around the sand traps on a golf course and permits the maintenance of the sand traps and the grass adjacent the sand traps by the golf course maintenance crew without regard to the continuous moving of conventional rakes.

Abstract: A tennis ball pack apparatus for dispensing balls in one mode of operation while positioned on a player's back and retrieving balls in another mode of operation upon removal from the back. An elongated housing which is strapped to the player's back includes two pairs of spaced walls which have different lengths to define predetermined openings adjacent to an oblong shaped bottom made up of flexible connected rod members. During the ball dispensing mode the player grips a ball through an opening and pulls against the flexible rod members to dispense the balls in seriatim. A U-shaped frame which is in slidable engagement with the walls of the housing is movable from a first position closely adjacent to the housing when operating in the ball dispensing mode while on the player's back to a second position extended from the housing when operating in a ball retrieving mode upon removal of the housing from the player's back.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever having in combination a rake and an open-ended frusto conical tube having at least one outer opening larger than the diameter of a golf ball, and a smaller inner diameter which is large enough to allow a golf ball to be carried in the tube; with the rake having four tines connected perpendicularly to a pivoting axis and extending beyond the larger outer opening in an arcuate configuration around and parallel to the axis of the tube. The tines are pivotable into an operative or inoperative position around the pivoting axis which is perpendicular to the axes of both the tube and the handle, and are spaced less than a golf ball diameter both from the axis of the tube and from each other.

Abstract: The present invention is a combination of a golf ball carrier and a shagger for golf balls where the golf ball can be retrieved from the carrier through the shagger end. The preferred embodiment of this invention is made of a tube slightly larger in diameter than a golf ball with several holes that are large enough for an individual to place his finger through. The tube has four slots at each end of the tube. O-rings of a slightly less diameter than the tube are placed over the ends of the tube and fit in the slot. These rubber o-rings form a mouth at both ends of the tube which has a diameter less than a golf ball. To use the invention, an individual places the tube over a golf ball which he wishes to shag and presses down on the tube. The rubber o-rings will flex outward allowing the golf ball to enter the tube and upon entrance in the tube the o-rings will then flex back into position so that the golf ball will remain in the tube.

Abstract: An apparatus for placing and retrieving golf tees and golf balls wherein both the tee and the ball are retained by different resilient members gripping the same until actuation of the apparatus to release them.

Abstract: A portable segmented flagstaff for a golf practice flag has a main coaxial prong and a parallel, laterally offset secondary prong joined by a horizontal crosspiece with a flat upper surface which serves to anchor the flag by foot and limit prong ground penetration. A handled, hollow tube ball retriever has laterally extending, upper and lower bracket members that form a holder for the separated flagstaff segments. Lower pointed ends of the segments are received in recesses of the lower member, and shaft portions are received within resiliently yieldable, opposing fingers of the upper member.

Abstract: A rake head for attachment to the tapered handle of a golf club includes a pair of rake blades which are pivoted together. One of the blades includes a collar for removably attaching the rake head to the handle. The blades are movable between an open position wherein they are in alignment with each other and resemble a rake and a closed position wherein one blade substantially overlies the other so that the device can be easily carried in one pocket. The blades are moved into their closed position by pivoting them downwardly away from the collar.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever includes a self-contained module having a plurality of curved, resilient prongs in the form of cantilevered springs and a housing with a side wall, an open end and a closed end. An end cap having an aperture associated with each prong is disposed across the open end of the housing and retains the prongs. One of the prongs has a shoulder cooperating with a portion of the end cap to form a latching mechanism. A push button arrangement disengages the latching mechanism allowing an axial compression spring to move the prongs from a first position having the prongs substantially disposed within the housing to a second position having the prongs substantially extending from and through the housing's open end. The resilient, elastic prongs bias the push button arrangement toward a latched position. The cantilevered configuration of the prongs places them in a biased relationship with the side wall of the housing and urges the prongs toward the second, extended position.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever (10) having a plurality of disks (24) spaced apart by spacer tubes (26) and secured to a rod (22) which is rolled over the bottom of a water hazard to pick up golf balls (28). The rod (22) is supported by a frame (16) which is secured to an elongated handle (12) by a pivot joint (14) which is selectively lockable in one of two positions. In its deployed position, the pivot joint (14) is locked so that the rod (22) is held perpendicular to the length of the elongated handle (12). In the storage position, the pivot joint (14) is locked to that the rod (22) is substantially parallel to the elongated handle (12) so that the golf ball retriever (10) may be easily stored in a golf bag. The golf ball retriever (10) picks up golf balls (28) in a broad strip without requiring visual guidance of the retriever (10) because golf balls (28 ) tend to become aligned between two disks (24) as the retriever is rolled over a golf ball.

Abstract: A rugged self-contained tool for performing golf ball retrieval from remote and otherwise inaccessible areas of a water hazard comprising a plurality of rigidly mounted, ball-pinching, spaced, resilient discs upon an axle supported rotatably by and between the ends of a one-half rectangular cooperating ball-confining frame. The tool can be deployed by casting same into remote or otherwise inaccessible areas retaining control thereof by means of a cord attached to an eyelet centrally located on the frame, which cord, when pulled steadily, rolls the tool upon the bottom of the water hazard returning the tool and its retained contents to the user. The frame of the tool provides hydroplaning downward pressure on the tool and the discs have multiple straight sides at their outer peripheries to provide traction with the bottom.

Abstract: A tennis ball holder (1) has flexible petals (4) arranged around a tennis ball receiving recess (10). Nap-catching pins (9) attached to the petals project into the recess. When a tennis ball (21) is forced against the holder, the petals open outwardly, permitting the ball to enter the recess. The pins are then forced elastically into the nap (20) that covers the ball, thereby holding the ball in place. When the ball is manually pulled away, the pins release the nap undamaged and the petals elastically return to their original position. The holder is designed for economical fabrication in one piece. The holder may be attached to the handle end of a tennis racket for retrieving fallen balls without stopping. Alternatively, the holder may be attached to clothing for holding a ball not in use.

Abstract: A putter for enabling picking up a ball within a hole in a standing posture of a golfer without stretching an arm while bending the body merely by slightly pushing the ball downward with the head of the putter substantially in the shape of a ring constituting a circular hollow portion in the middle thereof so as to maintain the ball therein and preventing the ball from dropping on account of the elasticity of the surface of the ball and the friction between the ball and an inner peripheral edge of the circular hollow portion of the head abutting the elastic surface of the ball.

Abstract: A golf ball retrieving device to withdraw a golf ball from a water hole providing an extensible reach and an expandable cage to receive and entrap a golf ball therein for recovery by the operator.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever comprises a basket formed from a curvilinear spine member having first and second ends, two or more curvilinear rib members, each rib member having a first rib end and a second rib end, the rib members attached to the spine member at a point approximately midway between the first and second rib ends, to form a generally spheroidal basket having an opening defined by first and second ends of the spine member, and first and second rib ends of each of the rib members, the opening having dimensions sufficient to allow a golf ball to pass therethrough, the basket being combined with a sleeve for receiving a handle.

Abstract: A portable hand-held collector for retrieving irregularly shaped nuts or objects from the ground while the user maintains a substantially erect posture. The body of the collector comprises a pair of tubes of substantially equivalent inner and outer diameter axially coupled by a rigid sleeve. The input tube is axially coupled to a tubular insert comprising an input orifice normally blocked by a plurality of flexible, spaced apart springs. When the collector is pressed down on target nuts, the springs resiliently yield to admit the nuts interiorly of the insert. After the nuts are captured within the input tube, the springs assume their original orientation preventing captured nuts from escaping. The inner diameter of the tabular insert is smaller than the inner diameter of the input tube, so an annular shoulder is formed. Incoming nuts pass the annular shoulder on their way into the input tube.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever for retrieving golf balls from water and other inaccessible places. The retriever consists essentially in a receptacle for a golf ball or balls and consists of a plurality of elongated rods disposed in spaced generally parallel relation to each other and which are mounted at their opposite ends to a pair of end plates. A golf shaft, pole, or the like is secured to the receptacle to provide a handle therefor. A stabilizing fin may be secured to the receptacle.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever which is attachable to the grip end of a standard golf club and which retrieves a lost ball in a partial loop at the retriever's end. The partial loop is formed to define approximately 66% of a full circle. For optimum retrieving effectiveness, the partial loop is oriented relative to the supporting shaft where it may be brought closely parallel with the resting surface of the golf ball. The retriever is formed into a spiral configuration at its club attachment end. To attach the retriever to a golf club, the club grip is guided into the center of the spiral configuration to coincide with its axis and then drawn telescopically as far out as permitted by the spiral until the retriever is firmly seated on the grip.

Abstract: A rake head attachment to be removably attached to a handle, such as the shaft of a golf club, and which is constructed so that it may easily and quickly be coupled to the shaft of the golf club. This is achieved by dropping the shaft between two spaced and parallel pieces mounted on the rake head, by turning the shaft into slots in the two pieces, and then by drawing the shaft through aligned holes at the inner ends of the slots until the hosel is firmly engaged by the pieces. The slots in the pieces are shaped and positioned such that the rake head is firmly held on the shaft of the golf club without any tendency for the rake head to turn or otherwise move with respect to the shaft.

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.

Abstract: A multipurpose ball collector, ball storage and ball dispenser uses a wheel driven rotating shaft and fixed projections to positively collect balls, a wire cage to store balls and a folding handle with a folding cage door to conveniently allow withdrawing of the balls during practice. The folding handles are pivoted and attach to each other during collection to provide structural integrity. For dispensing, the handles and attached to the cage to form a structure which lifts the cage to within easy reach for the practicing player. Collection arms can also be provided to assist in ball collection or carrying the cage to a storage location.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever comprising a partially ellipsoidal basket having a pocket for retaining the golf ball at the basket's far end, and a telescoping pole carrying the basket perpendicularly on the pole's far end. The basket is a partial section of an ellipsoidal surface greater than a semi-ellopsoid, and opens along its major or long axis toward the handle end of the pole. The basket comprises a flat central member and five radially spaced, upwardly curving webs separated by gaps smaller than the diameter of the ball. The pocket is formed by the gap between the two webs farthest from the pole.

Abstract: An appartus for enabling the remote handling and placement of golf balls and tees by an individual without requiring the individual to bend or stoop and which includes an elongated handle having a pair of generally concave opposing jaw portions which are selectively movable relative to one another and from which extend a pair of generally concave gripping elements which may be utilized to selectively engage a golf ball or golf tee and which further includes a cup for allowing the selective placement of the golf ball and golf tee relative to one another prior to inserting or setting the golf ball and tee into the ground.

Abstract: A tennis ball retriever at the handle end of a tennis racket has flexible petals arranged around a ball-receiving recess. Nap-catching pins attached to the petals project into the recess. When the retriever is forced over a tennis ball, the petals open outwardly, permitting the ball to enter the recess. The pins are forced elastically into the nap covering the ball, thereby holding the ball in place so that it may be lifted from the ground without stooping.

Abstract: A collapsible ball retriever and storage unit is in the form of a receptacle composed of a plurality of side grills pivotally hinged one to the next, and a top gate and a bottom grate being pivotally hinged to respective ones of the side grills. The side grills are pivotable relative to one another to convert them between erected and collapsed positions, whereas the top gate and bottom grate are pivotable relative to the side grills to convert the top gate and bottom grate between closed and retracted opened positions. The gate and grate are latchable to others of the side grills disposed opposite to the ones thereof to which the gate and grate are respectively hinged. The bottom grate is adapted to rigidly retain the side grills in their erected position when the bottom grate is disposed in the closed position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf ball retrieving device for removing golf balls from water hazards and other areas that otherwise would be difficult to access. The device comprises a uniquely shaped net particularly adapted to be removably attached to an end of an existing ball retriever having an extendable shaft. The net and frame are configured and arranged so as to easily retrieve golf balls from water hazards even when the golf ball is not in plain view. The device effectively sweeps a substantial portion of terrain as it is retracted toward the user enabling the user to retrieve golf balls that are contained in that area. The frame is configured to discourage weeds from entering and obstructing the net.

Abstract: An umbrella package is disclosed in which the umbrella is housed in a golf ball pick-up tube. A golf ball pick-up device may be already installed on the end of the tube, or housed therein as a separate component. The pick-up device is essentially a cylindrical element with an inwardly extending lip thereon past which a golf ball may be forced on its way into the tube. The umbrella in collapsed form is held within the tube by one or more end caps or pieces, sometimes in combination with a golf ball pick-up device, and even with the golf ball being part of the retaining mechanism.

Abstract: A combined golfing umbrella and golf ball retriever structure. In one embodiment golf ball retriever structure telescopes into and out of the handle end of a golfing umbrella. In another embodiment the golf ball retriever structure telescopes into and out of the umbrella screen end of a golfing umbrella.