Patent ID: 6077170
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball retrieval attachment, comprising:a sheath portion presenting a cavity adapted to receive a golf club head and secure said attachment thereto;a tongue portion integrally attached to and depending from a bottom surface of said sheath portion;a ball retrieval member at a free end of said tongue, said ball retrieval member having a bore with an open front end sized to receive a golf ball therein and a rim formed around a circumference of said bore, said rim adapted to secure a ball within said bore upon a user placement of said bore about the ball; andsaid bore extending horizontally through said ball retrieval member and generally perpendicular to said sheath when said sheath is in an upright position and being tapered from said front end to a rear end with said rim being adjacent said front end to hold the ball between said rim and said rear end of said bore, a diameter of said rim being slightly less than the ball's diameter.