Patent ID: 6516982
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A45F,A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable golf ball holder comprising:a flared, elongated, slightly flattened, nearly cylindrical enclosure; a top surface forming an oblong top opening with a slightly flattened back surface with a minor axis slightly larger than that of the diameter of a regulation golf ball thereby allowing easy insertion of a regulation golf ball through the said top opening; a bottom surface forming a nearly circular bottom opening slightly smaller than that of a regulation golf ball; a front surface forming a front opening smaller than a regulation golf ball; the bottom opening located wherein a finger can be inserted through the bottom opening to force a golf ball through the top opening into the palm of that hand thereby allowing for removal of a regulation golf ball using only one hand by either a left or right-handed person; the cylindrical enclosure forming a slightly flattened back surface with a vertical extension formed integrally with the top rear portion of the top surface and the top portion of the slightly flattened back surface; the vertical extension forming an extension of the back surface which can be used to suspend the golf ball holder in a rotatable manner; the vertical extension containing a circular extension that protrudes from the back surface engaged into a belt clip so that the golf ball holder is suspended via the vertical extension in a rotatable manner the belt clip is comprised of a front leg and a back leg that are hingedly connected with a bridge that allows the front leg and said back leg to be compressed at one end thereby expanding the opening at the opposite end; the bottom portion of the front leg forms a curvature allowing the bottom portion of the front leg to be essentially perpendicular to the top portion of the front leg; the said bottom portion of the front leg forming a lip that allows for a secure interference fit with the belt or waistband of the user; the bottom portion of the back leg forms a curvature forming an angle of between 45 degrees and 90 degrees with the top portion of the leg.