Patent ID: 6357586
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A golf ball holding apparatus capable of holding a plurality of golf balls and configured to be associated with a golf bag, the apparatus comprising:a holding sleeve having two ends and an exterior sidewall, the sleeve having a plurality of openings formed in the sidewall, the openings being smaller than the diameter of the golf ball, each of the openings being elastic to allow immediate access to a golf ball and viewing of each of the golf balls, the immediate access allowing each golf ball to pass through the opening for either insertion and retention in or removal from the apparatus without having to remove an adjacent golf ball, wherein the holding sleeve comprises a flexible material; and attachment means for attaching to a golf bag, along its length, the exterior sidewall of the holding sleeve, the attachment means allowing the golf bag to bias the plurality of golf balls contained within the holding sleeve toward their respective openings for easy removal and insertion of a golf ball, the attachment means allowing a user to remove a golf ball with one hand by pinching the holding sleeve behind the golf ball and pulling on the holding sleeve perpendicular to the golf bag until the golf ball is removed from its respective opening, the attachment means allowing the user to insert a golf ball into any of the openings with one hand by forcing the golf ball toward the golf bag through the opening.