Patent ID: 6082955
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball retrieving apparatus adapted to be pushed forward of a pushing vehicle, the apparatus comprising a plurality of golf ball collecting units coupled to a main frame assembly, wherein at least one of the golf ball collecting units is able to swivel relative to the main frame assembly, and at least one of the golf ball collecting units is able to move up and down relative to the main frame assembly;wherein a first golf ball collecting unit is coupled to a forward portion of the main frame assembly, a second golf ball collecting unit is coupled to one side of the main frame assembly, and a third unit is coupled to the other side of the main frame assembly,wherein a fourth golf ball collecting unit is attached to one side of the main frame assembly and also to one side and when being pushed forward by a pushing vehicle is behind a forward portion of the pushing vehicle, and a fifth golf ball collecting unit is attached to the other side of the main frame assembly and to the other side and when being pushed forward by a pushing vehicle is behind a forward portion of the pushing vehicle; andwherein the main frame assembly has a first frame member adapted to extend forwardly of the pushing vehicle, a second frame member attached to one side of the first frame member and a third frame member attached to the other side of the first frame member and the second and third members extending rearwardly from the first frame member to adjacent each side of the pushing vehicle and behind a front portion of the pushing vehicle.