Patent ID: 6481768
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A ball picking device for picking up a ball on a ground surface, comprising:a basket frame unit confining a ball receiving space, and having a ground contacting side formed with a plurality of ball-extension gaps that are in spatial communication with said ball receiving space, each of said ball-extension gaps being confined by a pair of deformable rod units, wherein each of said rod units is generally U-shaped and includes parallel left and right rods with top and bottom ends, and a transverse rod which interconnects said bottom ends of said left and right rods, said transverse rods of an adjacent pair of said rod units defining a respective one of said ball-extension gaps, each of said ball-extension gaps being slightly narrower than a diameter of the ball such that when said ground contacting side is moved toward the ground surface to register the ball with one of said ball-extension gaps, said deformable rod units that define said one of said ball-extension gaps will be pushed apart and will be deformed by the ball so as to enlarge said one of said ball-extension gaps and so as to permit extension of the ball into said ball receiving space; a top frame member that is connected to said top ends of said left and right rods of said rod units and that defines an opening to permit fetching of the ball that is disposed in said ball receiving space, said top frame member having a mounting seat that partitions said opening into first and second portions; a cover unit mounted movably on said top frame member for covering selectively said opening, said cover unit having first and second cover parts, each of which has a pivot end portion connected pivotally to said mounting seat, and a fastening end portion provided with a fastener for engaging removably said top frame member; and a handle member connected to said basket frame unit.