Patent ID: 7311345
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf ball retriever for recovering a golf ball, comprising: a handle; a ball receiving body, said ball receiving body having an outer surface and an inner surface; a pair of spaced apart posterior fingers extending downwardly from the ball receiving body; a plurality of anterior fingers extending downwardly from the ball receiving body, each finger having an end tip; wherein the handle is connected to the ball receiving body; wherein the pair of posterior fingers defines a posterior opening slightly larger than a diameter of the golf ball whereby the ball may move freely therethrough; wherein the plurality of anterior fingers defines a cavity bounded by said inner surface; wherein the end tips of the anterior fingers define a cavity opening slightly smaller than the posterior opening formed by the pair of posterior fingers and slightly smaller than the diameter of the golf ball; and at least one protuberance fixedly disposed on said inner surface within the cavity defined by the anterior fingers, whereby said at least one protuberance assists the end tips of the anterior fingers in retaining the golf ball within said cavity by limiting movement of the ball towards the posterior opening.